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First published 2014-2

Developmental Contexts and Features of Elite Academy Football Players: Coach and Player Perspectives

David Morley, Gareth Morgan, Jim McKenna [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2025-6

Adolescent player development within institutional constraints in academy football

Megan Hill, Siobhan Mitchell, Joe Brookman [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2023-2

‘He’s got growth’: Coaches understanding and management of the growth spurt in male academy football

Megan Hill, Thomas John, Darragh McGee [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2023-12

Beyond the coaches eye: Understanding the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of maturity selection biases in male academy soccer

Megan Hill, Thomas John, Darragh McGee [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2014-12

Examining the Development Environments of Elite English Football Academies: The Players' Perspective

Andrew Mills, Joanne Butt, Ian Maynard [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2025-3

Racialisation and the inequitable experiences of racialised minority coaches in men's professional football club youth academies in England

Steven Bradbury, Dominic Conricode

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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First published 2011-3

Foreign players in the English Premier Academy League: ‘Feet-drain’ or ‘feet-exchange’?

Richard Elliott, Gavin Weedon

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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First published 2024-6

Facilitators and barriers associated with youth player transition to professional first-team football: A key stakeholder perspective

Mark McGuigan, Antonio Dello Iacono, Allistair McRobert [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2023-4

Visual exploratory activity and practice design: Perceptions of experienced coaches in professional football academies

David Eldridge, Chris Pocock, Craig Pulling [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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First published 2026

The misalignment between developmental pathways assumptions and enacted practice in youth football: Perspectives of technical directors in elite academies

Patrícia Coutinho, Belém B Pedroto, Mariana Vieira [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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