Simon Goldsmith BSc (Hons), MSc
Research Fellow
Summary
Simon is a Research Fellow within the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) with over 10 years of experience working within research and consultancy. Simon's academic background is in the discipline areas of public health and sport. He has an MSc in Public Health and a first class BSc (Honours) in Sport and Leisure Management from Sheffield Hallam University.
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About
Since joining SIRC in 2008, Simon has been involved in numerous research projects across SIRC's six core work strands. He has substantial experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and has managed and conducted research and consultancy projects for a wide range of clients including local and national government, charitable organisations, event organisers, County Sport Partnerships and National Governing Bodies. Simon's work has most notably spanned across the areas of sport, leisure and public health, from mass participation programme evaluations and community interventions through to working with elite athletes preparing for the Olympics and at World, European and flagship major events. Furthermore, Simon has vast experience in conducting field research; mostly economic impact field work at major events.
Major events
Economic impact
Sport participation
Consultation design and delivery
Monitoring and evaluation
School and community sport
Online survey design and management
Field research
Project management
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Publications
Journal articles
Moore, R., Ramchandani, G., Bullough, S., Goldsmith, S., & Edmondson, L. (2018). The world at their feet: a combined historical ranking of nations competing in football and futsal. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 6 (2), 49-59. http://doi.org/10.12691/ajssm-6-2-3.
Bullough, S., Moore, R., Goldsmith, S., & Edmondson, L. (2016). Player migration and opportunity: examining the efficacy of the UEFA home-grown rule in six European football leagues. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 11 (5), 662-672. http://doi.org/10.1177/1747954116667104
Moore, R., Bullough, S., Goldsmith, S., & Edmondson, L. (2014). A systematic review of Futsal literature. American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2 (3), 108-116. http://doi.org/10.12691/ajssm-2-3-8