The Holistic-Ecological Approach (HEA) was introduced in 2010, and it is now important to
provide a critical review after a decade of research elaborating on the framework. The …

Professional football clubs are service enterprises engaged in the business of performance,
entertainment and financial profit. Developing young players may reap both sporting and …

In this article, three prevailing myths about team and organisational culture – an increasingly
popular topic in applied sport psychology research and practice – are identified, reviewed …

The purpose of the current paper is to explore the importance of culture in the development
of Mental Toughness (MT). This is done by means of a critical review of the current literature …

… In line with Nesti and Littlewood (Citation2011), we contend that the migratory journey is a
complex and challenging undertaking beset with numerous events, circumstance and chance …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to undertake an in-depth exploration of coaches’
and support staff perceptions regarding mental toughness and its development in the …

… Although not refuting this finding, our own practice in Premiership football at first team and
academy levels (Nesti and Littlewood, 2009) points to the importance of developing a strong, …

This study is the first empirical investigation that has explored levels of athletic identity in
elite-level English professional football. The importance of understanding athletes’ …

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The present study explored how the organizational cultural experiences of elite youth footballers
shaped their identity development and behavior. The first author occupied the position …