Associate Professor Joseph A Stone BSc, MSc, PhD

Stone, J., Kubayi, A., Smith, A., & North, J. (2025). Analysis of Throw-ins Strategy on Performance Metrics in Five Men’s European Football Leagues. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2025.2481697

Higham, A., Newman, J., Rumbold, J., & Stone, J. (2024). “Being a woman in the men’s game, it’s brutal”: a longitudinal photo-elicitation exploration of a woman football coach’s well-being. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1-26. http://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2024.2437169

Lethole, L., Kubayi, A., Toriola, A., Larkin, P., & Stone, J. (2024). ‘Goalkeepers are players too’: key attributes coaches’ look for in talented youth soccer goalkeepers. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 16 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-024-01002-4

Kubayi, A., & Stone, J. (2024). Effect of the away goal rule on the technical performance of football teams in the UEFA Champions League. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2024.2354114

Farrokh, D., Stone, J., Davids, K., Strafford, B., & Rumbold, J. (2024). Why isn’t flow flowing? Metatheoretical issues in explanations of flow. Theory and Psychology, 34 (2), 257-276. http://doi.org/10.1177/095935432412374

Fitzpatrick, A., Stone, J., Choppin, S., & Kelley, J. (2024). How are elite tennis matches won at Wimbledon? A comparison of close and one-sided contests. European Journal of Sport Science. http://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12063

Fitzpatrick, A., Stone, J., Choppin, S., & Kelley, J. (2023). Analysing Hawk-Eye ball-tracking data to explore successful serving and returning strategies at Wimbledon. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2023.2291238

Higham, A., Newman, J., Rumbold, J., & Stone, J. (2023). You wouldn’t let your phone run out of battery: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of male professional football coaches’ well-being. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. http://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2023.2260377

Higham, A., Rumbold, J., Newman, J., & Stone, J. (2023). Using video docuseries to explore male professional football head coaches’ well-being experiences throughout a season. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102488

Casal, C., Stone, J., Ivan-Baragano, I., & Losada, J. (2023). Effect of goalkeepers’ offensive participation on team performance in the women Spanish La Liga: a multinomial logistic regression analysis. Biology of Sport, 41 (1), 29-39. https://www.termedia.pl/Effect-of-goalkeepers-offensive-participation-on-team-performance-in-the-women-Spanish-La-Liga-a-multinomial-logistic-regression-analysis,78,50257,0,1.html

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J.A. (2022). Feasibility of parkour-style training in team sport practice: a Delphi study. Journal of sports sciences. http://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2154459

Davies, M., Stone, J., Davids, K., Williams, J., & O’Sullivan, M. (2022). Can’t jump, won’t jump: affordances of the horse-rider dyad underpin skill adaptation in showjumping using a constraints-led approach. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. http://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221107379

Nightingale, J., Appleyard, R., Mcnamara, J., Panchbhaya, M., Posnett, J., & Stone, J. (2022). Gender diversity in therapeutic radiography: A mixed methods exploration of the gender influences impacting on male students' career choices. Radiography, 28 (2), 258-266. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.02.005

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., Woods, C., Otte, F., Rudd, J., & Stone, J. (2022). Principles to guide talent development practices in sport: the exemplar case of British Rugby League Football. Journal of Expertise, 5 (1), 28-37. https://www.journalofexpertise.org/articles/volume5_issue1/JoE_5_1_Rothwell_etal.html

Higham, A., Newman, J., Stone, J., & Rumbold, J. (2021). Coaches’ Experiences of Morality in English Professional Football Environments: Recommendations for Creating a Moral Atmosphere. International Sport Coaching Journal. http://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2021-0026

Williams, M., Strafford, B., Stone, J., & Moran, J. (2021). Parkour-Based Activities in the Athletic Development of Youth Basketball Players. Frontiers in Physiology, 12. http://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.771368

Rothwell, M., Stone, J., & Davids, K. (2021). Exploring niche construction in sport coaching: an ecological dynamics analysis. Sports Coaching Review. http://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2021.1974692

Carey, L., Stone, J., & Lavallee, D. (2021). "Teamwork Done to a Tee”: A Golf Caddie’s Perspective on Their Perceived Role and Associated Skills. International Journal of Golf Science, 9 (1). https://www.golfsciencejournal.org/article/28084-teamwork-done-to-a-tee-a-golf-caddie-s-perspective-on-their-perceived-role-and-associated-skills

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J. (2021). Exploring coach perceptions of Parkour-style training for athlete learning and development in team sports. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. http://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2021-0005

Carey, L., Stone, J., Hunter, A.M., & Donaldson, D.I. (2021). A Bayesian approach to exploring expertise and putting success in adolescent and young adult golfers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102032

Anderson, E., Stone, J., Dunn, M., & Heller, B. (2021). Coach Approaches to Practice Design in Performance Tennis. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. http://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211027294

Fitzpatrick, A., Stone, J., Choppin, S., & Kelley, J. (2021). Investigating the most important aspect of grass court tennis: short points. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. http://doi.org/10.1177/1747954121999593

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J. (2021). Effects of Functional Movement Skills on Parkour Speed-Run Performance. European Journal of Sport Science. http://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1891295

Stone, J., Smith, A., & Barry, A. (2021). The undervalued set piece: Analysis of Soccer Throw-ins during the English Premier League 2018-2019 Season. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. http://doi.org/10.1177/1747954121991447

Rothwell, M., Stone, J., & Davids, K. (2020). Investigating the athlete-environment relationship in a form of life: An ethnographic study. Sport, Education and Society. http://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2020.1815690

Stone, J., Rothwell, M., Shuttleworth, R., & Davids, K. (2020). Exploring sport coaches’ experiences of using a contemporary pedagogical approach to coaching: An international perspective. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. http://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2020.1765194

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., Stone, J., O'Sullivan, M., Vaughan, J., Newcombe, D., & Shuttleworth, R. (2020). A department of methodology can coordinate transdisciplinary sport science support. Journal of Expertise, 3 (1), 55-65. https://www.journalofexpertise.org/articles/volume3_issue1/JoE_3_1_Rothwell.html

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J. (2020). Designing parkour-style training environments for athlete development: insights from experienced Parkour Traceurs. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. http://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2020.1720275

Judson, L.J., Churchill, S.M., Barnes, A., Stone, J.A., & Wheat, J. (2020). Joint moments and power in the acceleration phase of bend sprinting. Journal of Biomechanics, 109632. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109632

Judson, L., Churchill, S., Barnes, A., Stone, J., Brookes, I., & Wheat, J. (2019). Kinematic modifications of the lower limb during the acceleration phase of bend sprinting. Journal of Sports Sciences. http://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1699006

Fitzpatrick, A., Stone, J., Choppin, S., & Kelley, J. (2019). Important performance characteristics in elite clay and grass court tennis match-play. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2019.1685804

Strafford, B., Smith, A., North, J.S., & Stone, J. (2019). Comparative analysis of the top six and bottom six teams’ corner kick strategies in the 2015/2016 English Premier League. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2019.1677379

Beare, H., & Stone, J. (2019). Analysis of attacking corner kick strategies in the FA women’s super league 2017/2018. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2019.1677329

Judson, L., Churchill, S., Barnes, A., Stone, J., Brookes, I., & Wheat, J. (2019). Horizontal force production and multi-segment foot kinematics during the acceleration phase of bend sprinting. Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports, 29 (10). http://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13486

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2019). Exploring forms of life in player development pathways-the case of British rugby league. Journal of motor learning and development, 7 (2). http://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2018-0020

Stone, J., Nimmins, J., & Strafford, B. (2019). Effect of puck mass as a task constraint on skilled and less-skilled ice hockey players performance. Journal of motor learning and development, 7 (1), 1-12. http://doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2017-0058

Fitzpatrick, A., Stone, J., Choppin, S., & Kelley, J. (2019). A simple new method for identifying performance characteristics associated with success in elite tennis. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 14 (1), 43-50. http://doi.org/10.1177/1747954118809089

Migdalski, A., & Stone, J. (2019). Investigating lineout performance between the top and bottom four English Premiership rugby union teams in the 2016/17 season. International journal of performance analysis in sport. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2019.1570459

Stone, J., Strafford, B., North, J.S., Toner, C., & Davids, K. (2019). Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: An ecological dynamics perspective. Movement and sport sciences - Science and motricité. http://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2018031

Rothwell, M., Rumbold, J., & Stone, J. (2018). Exploring British adolescent rugby league players' experiences of professional academies and dropout. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2018.1549579

Judson, L.J., Churchill, S.M., Barnes, A., Stone, J.A., Brooks, I.G.A., & Wheat, J. (2018). Measurement of bend sprinting kinematics with three-dimensional motion capture : a test-retest reliability study. Sports Biomechanics. http://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2018.1515979

Burnie, L., Barratt, P., Davids, K., Stone, J., Worsfold, P., & Wheat, J. (2018). Coaches’ philosophies on the transfer of strength training to elite sports performance. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 13 (5), 729-736. http://doi.org/10.1177/1747954117747131

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2018). Harnessing socio-cultural constraints on athlete development to create a form of life. Journal of Expertise, 1 (1). https://www.journalofexpertise.org/articles/volume1_issue1/JoE_2018_1_1_Rothwell_Davids_Stone.html

Strafford, B., Van Der Steen, P., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2018). Parkour as a donor sport for athletic development in youth team sports: insights through an ecological dynamics lens. Sports medicine - open, 4, 21. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0132-5

Fitzpatrick, A., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2018). How do LTA mini tennis modifications shape children’s match-play performance? ITF Coaching and Sport Science Review, 26 (74), 4-7. http://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v26i74.259

Fitzpatrick, A., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2018). Effects of scaling task constraints on emergent behaviours in children's racquet sports performance. Human Movement Science, 58, 80-87. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2018.01.007

Rothwell, M., Stone, J., Davids, K., & Wright, C. (2017). Development of expertise in elite and sub elite British Rugby League players: a comparison of practice experiences. European Journal of Sport Science, 17 (10), 1252-1260. http://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2017.1380708

Hughes, A., Barnes, A., Churchill, S., & Stone, J. (2017). Performance indicators that discriminate winning and losing in elite men’s and women’s Rugby Union. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 17 (4), 534-544. http://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2017.1366759

Yeh, H.-.P., Stone, J., Churchill, S., Brymer, E., & Davids, K. (2017). Physical and emotional benefits of different exercise environments designed for treadmill running. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14 (7), 752. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070752

Stone, J., Maynard, I., North, J.S., Panchuk, D., & Davids, K. (2017). Temporal and Spatial Occlusion of Advanced Visual Information Constrains Movement (Re) organization in One-Handed Catching Behaviors. Acta Psychologica, 174, 80-88. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.01.009

Fitzpatrick, A., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2016). Effects of Lawn Tennis Association mini tennis as task constraints on children’s match-play characteristics. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35 (22), 2204-2210. http://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1261179

Yeh, H.-.P., Stone, J., Churchill, S., Wheat, J., Brymer, E., & Davids, K. (2015). Physical, psychological and emotional benefits of green physical activity: An ecological dynamics perspective. Sports Medicine, 46 (7), 947-953. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0374-z

Stone, J.A., Maynard, I.W., North, J.S., Panchuk, D., & Davids, K. (2015). Emergent perception–action couplings regulate postural adjustments during performance of externally-timed dynamic interceptive actions. Psychological Research, 79 (5), 829-843. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-014-0613-1

Stone, J., Maynard, I., North, J., Panchuk, D., & Davids, K. (2015). (De)synchronization of advanced visual information and ball flight characteristics constrains emergent information–movement couplings during one-handed catching. Experimental Brain Research, 233 (2), 449-458. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-4126-3

Stone, J., Panchuk, D., Davids, K., North, J., Fairweather, I., & Maynard, I. (2014). An integrated ball projection technology for the study of dynamic interceptive actions. Behavior Research Methods, 46 (4), 984-991. http://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0429-8

Conference papers

Higham, A., Newman, J., Rumbold, J., & Stone, J. (2024). Can a picture speak a thousand words? A longitudinal photo-elicitation exploration of football coaches’ well-being experiences and sensemaking [abstract only]. In FEPSAC 17th Congress 2024, Innsbruck, (pp. 779-780). FEPSAC: https://fepsac2024.eu/assets/images/FEPSAC%20CONGRESS%202024%20FINAL%20Abstractbook.pdf

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J. (2024). Feasibility of Parkour-style training in team sport practice: A Delphi study. In Runswick, O. (Ed.) Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN 2023), Manchester, UK, 17 May 2023 - 18 May 2023. https://www.esan-network.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/3/122302783/esan_2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf

Higham, A., Newman, J., Rumbold, J., & Stone, J. (2023). Using photovoice to see the bigger picture: An exploration of how football coaches experience and make-sense of well-being over the course of a competitive season. In 14th ICCE Global Coach Conference, Singapore. http://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2023-0102

Ding, J., Huang, Z., O'Donoghue, P., Strafford, B., & Stone, J. (2023). THE INFLUENCE OF SCORELINE ON PASSING PERFORMANCE IN ELITE SOCCER. In ECSS Paris 2023, Paris, 4 July 2023 - 7 July 2023 (pp. 158). https://www.ecss.mobi/DATA/CONGRESSES/PARIS_2023/DOCUMENTS/BOA_Paris_2023_Web.pdf

Stone, J., Strafford, B., Carey, L., Middleton, N., & Stubbs, W. (2023). Examining golf putting performance in representative environments using the Zen Greenstage. In Runswick, O. (Ed.) 10th meeting of Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network, ​Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport, 17 May 2023 - 18 May 2023 (pp. 18). https://www.esan-network.co.uk/uploads/1/2/2/3/122302783/esan_2023_book_of_abstracts.pdf

Jones, G., Stone, J., Rothwell, M., Rumbold, J., Davids, K., & Otte, F. (2021). Providing augmented information for learning transitions in football: The transitional learning model for coaches [abstract only]. In Sport Sciences Congress 2021, University of Lisbon, 13 July 2023 - 21 July 2023 (pp. 80). Sports Sciences Congress: https://ssc2021.net/book-of-abstracts/

Stone, J., Strafford, B., North, J., & Davids, K. (2019). Designing parkour-style training environments for athlete development: Insights from experienced Parkour Traceurs [abstract only]. In 3rd Scientific Conference on Motor Skill Acquisition, Kisakallio, Finland, 13 November 2019 - 15 November 2019.

Stone, J., Rothwell, M., & Davids, K. (2019). Exploring sports coaches receptiveness to alternative pedagogical approaches to coaching [abstract only]. In Bunc, V., & Tsolakidis, E. (Eds.) European College of Sport Science Conference, 3 July 2019 - 6 July 2019 (pp. 663). European College of Sport Science: https://www.stk-sport.co.uk/images/sports-science-research-ecss-2019-book-of-abstracts.pdf

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2019). The Influence of a Form of Sport Life on Athletic Experiences: An Ethnographic Study. In Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network 2019, London, England, 14 May 2019 - 15 May 2019.

Stone, J., Fitzpatrick, A., & Davids, K. (2017). Effects of an 8-week constraints-based coaching intervention on emergent behaviourin Mini Tennis. In Second Scientific Conference on Motor Skill Acquisition, Finland, 15 November 2017 - 17 November 2017. https://www.kisakallio.fi/en/events-2/events/second-scientific-conference-on-motor-skill-acquisition-15-17112017

Burnie, L., Barratt, P., Davids, K., Stone, J., Worsfold, P., & Wheat, J. (2017). Coaches' philosophies of strength and sport specific training in elite performance programmes. In European College of Sport Science conference.

Rothwell, M., Stone, J., & Davids, K. (2017). Development of expertise in British international and national Rugby League Players: a comparison of practice experiences. In Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network Conference, Coventry, England, 17 May 2017.

Hughes, A., Barnes, A., Churchill, S., & Stone, J. (2016). Performance indicators that discriminate winning and losing in elite men's and women's Rugby Union. In World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport.

Yeh, H., Stone, J., Churchill, S., Brymer, E., & Davids, K. (2016). Designing physical activity environments to enhance physical and psychological effects. Procedia Engineering, 147, 793-798. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.313

McInerney, C., Foster, L., Choppin, S., Stone, J., & Goodwill, S. (2016). A review of spatio-temporal metrics in invasion game sports. In World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XI.

Stone, J., Panchuk, D., Davids, K., North, J.S., & Maynard, I. (2014). Integrating advanced visual information with ball projection technology constrains dynamic interceptive actions. Procedia Engineering, 72, 156-161. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.06.027

Stone, J., Panchuk, D., Davids, K., North, J., & Maynard, I. (2014). An Integrated ball projection technology for the study of dynamic interceptive actions. In Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network.

Judson, L., Churchill, S., Barnes, A., Stone, J., & Wheat, J. (2017). Simplified marker sets for the calculation of centre of mass location during bend sprinting. In 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, 2017, German Sport University Cologne, 14 June 2017 - 18 June 2017. https://www.isbs2017.com/

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2017). Harnessing Socio-Cultural Constraints on Athlete Development to create a Form of Life. In Second scientific conference on motor skill acquisition, Kisakallion Urheiluopisto, Finland, 14 November 2017 - 17 November 2017.

Book chapters

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., Stone, J., Araujo, D., & Shuttleworth, R. (2020). The talent development process as enhancing athlete functionality: Creating forms of life in an ecological niche. In Baker, J., Cobley, S., & Schorer, J. (Eds.) Talent Identification and Development in Sport. International Perspectives. 2nd edition. New York: Routledge: http://doi.org/10.4324/9781003049111

Theses / Dissertations

Higham, A. (2024). An Exploration of Professional Coaches’ Well-being Experiences within Football Club Contexts. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Stone, J., Rumbold, J., & Newman, J. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00659

Strafford, B. (2022). Parkour as a donor sport for athlete development in team sports. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Stone, J., Davids, K., & North, J.

Presentations

Strafford, B. (2023). Understanding donor sports for athlete learning and development. Presented at: Sport Movement Skill Conference 2023, Minnesota, USA, 2023

Strafford, B., Davids, K., North, J., & Stone, J. (2021). Exploring coach perceptions of Parkour-style training for athlete development in team sports. Presented at: 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network

Stone, J. (2020). Representative Learning Designs in Sport practice: how technology can help. Presented at: Latrobe University Sport Coaching Symposium

Strafford, B. (2018). How Parkour-style training can enhance athleticism in sport performers. Presented at: Sheffield Industry Partnership Workshop, Rotherham United Football Club

Rothwell, M., Davids, K., & Stone, J. (2017). Harnessing Socio-Cultural Constraints on Athlete Development to create a Form of Life. Presented at: Second Scientific Conference on Motor Skill Acquisition, Finland, 2017

Stone, J., Rumbold, J., & Rothwell, M. (2017). Top gun to rugby league drop-out. Presented at: Sport and Medicine conference

Mcinerney, C., Foster, L., Choppin, S., Stone, J., & Goodwill, S. (2016). Spatio-temporal metrics that distinguish outcomes of field hockey plays. Presented at: XI World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 2016

Mcinerney, C., Foster, L., Choppin, S., Stone, J., & Goodwill, S. (2016). A review of spatio-temporal metrics in invasion game sports. Presented at: XI World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 2016

Stone, J., North, J., Panchuk, D., Davids, K., & Maynard, I. (2014). An Integrated ball projection technology for the study of dynamic interceptive actions.