Dr Adam L Kelly
Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport)
- Email:
- Adam.Kelly@bcu.ac.uk
Professor Adam L. Kelly is Professor of Sport and Exercise and Course Leader for Professional Doctorate in Sport (DSport) at Birmingham City University. He also founded the newly established BCU Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab, where he currently leads key projects with the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the BESTA Cricket Project.
Alongside completing a PhD at the University of Exeter, he is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES CSci), and FA UEFA A Licenced Coach.
Professor Kelly’s research interests explore organisational structures in youth sport to better understand the athlete development process and help create more appropriate settings. He is collaborating with a number of global, national, and regional organisations across a range of sports, including cricket, rugby union, soccer, squash, and swimming.
He has generated over £1m in research funding and presented at over 50 international conferences, as well as author of more than 130 scientific articles and book chapters. Professor Kelly has also led three journal editorials and two edited books, including the recent release of Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners.
Areas of Expertise
- Talent identification
- Athlete development
- Youth sport
- High performance
Qualifications
- PhD Sport and Health Science
- MSc Sport and Health Science
- MSc Psychology
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- BA (Hons) Football Studies
- PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientist (BASES)
- Chartered Scientist (CSci)
- UEFA A Licence
- FA Advanced Youth Award
- TC4S Workshop Facilitator
Memberships
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES)
- The English Football Association (The FA)
Teaching
- High Performance Sports Coaching
- Psychological Perspectives of Athletic Development
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- The Coaching Process
Research
Postgraduate Supervision
- Achuthan Shanmugaratnam
Evaluating and designing best practice guidelines across the six dimensions of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme - Johann Lux
Evaluating the effectiveness of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the KPIs of Member Associations - Hina Shafi
A mixed methods investigation into the barriers preventing female British South Asian cricketers accessing and developing in talent pathways - Omar Green
An investigation into developing ethnic minority talent and creating an inclusive talent development system elite male cricket - Steven Rimmer
The role of Burton Albion Football Club in improving community health outcomes - Kevin Braybrook
Exploring female football coaches’ barriers in male professional pathways - Matt North
Assessment of Nutritional Status of Academy Footballers - Daniel Jackson
Physical capacities, training load, and injury risk reduction strategies in non-league professional football players
Publications
Book editorials
- Kelly, A. L. (Ed.). (2023). Talent identification and development in youth soccer: A guide for researchers and practitioners. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032232751
- Kelly, A. L., Côté, J., Jeffreys, M., & Turnnidge, J. (Eds). (2021). Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780367357801.
Journal editorials
- Diogo, D., Santos, S., Travassos, B., Figueiredo, P., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). Sports science in youth. Children.
- Kelly, A. L., Jiménez Sáiz, S. L., dos Santos, S. D., & Lorenzo-Calvo, A. (2022). Talent identification and development in youth sports. Sports.
- Kelly, A. L., Côté, J., Turnnidge, J., & Hancock, D. J. (2021). Birth advantages and relative age effects: Exploring organisational structures in youth sport. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
Referred journal articles
- Doncaster, G., Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Cain, A., Partington, M., Nelson, L., & O’Gorman, J. (2024). Relative age effects and the Premier League's Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP): A comparison of birthdate distributions within and between age groups. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise [ePub ahead of print].
- Morganti, G., Brustio, P. R., Ruscello, B., Apollaro, G., Padua, E., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). Birth advantages in male Italian soccer: How they influence players youth career and their future career status. Sports, 12(4), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12040103
- Kelly, A. L., Coutinho, D., Radnor, J. M., Burke, K., Barrell, D., Jackson, D., & Brustio, P. R. (2024). Disentangling gender and relative age effects in women’s and girls’ rugby union. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 9(2), 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk9020061
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Johnston, K., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., & Kelly, A L. (2023). Talent inclusion: An ‘imperfect solution’ to genetic testing in sport - Response to commentaries. Current Issues in Sport Science [ePub ahead of print].
- Asimakidis, N. D., Bishop, C. J., Beato, M., Mukandi, I. N., Kelly, A. L., Weldon, A., & Turner, A. N. (2024). A survey into the current fitness testing practices of elite male soccer practitioners: From assessment to communicating results. Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 1376047. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1376047
- Coutinho, D., Travassos, B., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., & Kelly, A. L. (2024). Special Issue “Sports Science in Youth”. Children, 11(2), 202. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11020202
- de la Rubia, A., Kelly, A. L., García-González, J., Lorenzo, J., Mon-López, D., & Maroto-Izquierdo, S. (2024). Biological maturity vs. relative age: Independent impact on physical performance in male and female youth handball players. Biology of Sport, 41(3), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.132999
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R., Herbison, J. D., Turnnidge, J., Till, K., Vitali, F., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Talent identification and development in an English Premiership rugby union club: The perspectives of players and coaches. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1120033
- de la Rubia, A., Lorenzo-Calvo, J., Rojas-Valverde, D., Mon-López, D., Radnor, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Bio-banding in handball: Academy players’ perceptions based on maturity status and gender. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(12), 871-881. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2145-6454
- Safi, A., Zariwala, M. G., Deb, S., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (2023). Incentivized physical activity intervention promoting daily steps amongst university employees in the workplace through a team-based competition. Frontiers in Public Heath, 11, 1121936. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1121936
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Bradley, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Genetic associations with acceleration, change of direction, jump height, and speed in English academy football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004634
- Newbury, J. W., Brown, M. A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Gough, L. A. (2023). An observation of the vitamin D status in highly trained adolescent swimmers during the UK autumn and winter months. Physiologia, 3(3), 442-450. https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia3030031
- Newbury, J. W., Sparks, S. A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Gough, L. A. (2023). Nutritional supplement use in a UK high-performance swimming club. Nutrients, 15(15), 3306. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153306
- McAuley, A. B. T., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Johnston, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Maturity-associated polygenic profiles of under 12-16 compared to under 17-23 male English academy football players. Genes, 14(7), 1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14071431
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2023). All roads lead to Rome? Exploring birthplace effects and the ‘southern question’ in Italian soccer. Soccer & Society [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2023.2226077
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., Reeves, M. J., Dugdale, J. H., & Wilson, M. R. (2023). Exploring the role of socioeconomic status and psychological characteristics on talent development in an English soccer academy. Science and Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2023.2213191
- Radnor, J. M., Oliver, J. L., Dobbs, I., Wong, M., Brown, T. W., Lloyd, R. S., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Selection into youth cricket academies: The influence of relative age and maturity status. Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(3), 272-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2208924
- Brown, T. W., McAuley, A. B. T., Khawaja, I., Gough, L., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Talent identification and development in male cricket: A systematic review. Journal of Expertise, 6(2), 176-206.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Johnston, K., Varley, I., Herbert, A. J., Suraci, B., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., & Kelly, A L. (2023). Talent inclusion and genetic testing in sport: A practitioner’s guide. Current Issues in Sport Science, 8(1), Article 008. http://doi.org/10.36950/2023.1ciss008
- Johnston, K., McAuley, A. B. T., Kelly, A. L., & Baker, J. (2023). Language games and blurry terminology: Can clarity enhance athlete development? Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5(1150047). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1150047
- Brustio, P. R., Modena, R., Boccia, G., Vogliazzo, M., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Youth-to-senior transition in women's and girls' football: Towards a better understanding of relative age effects and gender-specific considerations. PLoS One, 18(5), e0283781. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283781
- Coutinho, D., Kelly, A. L., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., Pizarro, D., & Travassos, B. (2023). Exploring the effects of tasks with different decision-making levels on ball control, passing performance, and external load in youth football. Children, 10(2), 220. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020220
- Brustio, P. R., Kelly, A. L., Lupo, C., & Ungureanu, A. N. (2022). The influence of contextual factors on the relative age effect in male international rugby union: The impact of sociocultural influences and playing position. Children, 9(12), 1941. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9121941
- Kelly, A. L., Calvo, A. L., Dos Santos, S. D. L., & Jiménez Sáiz, S. L. (2022). Special Issue "Talent Identification and Development in Youth Sports". Sports, 10(12), 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10120189
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic variations between youth and professional development phase English academy football players. Genes, 13(11), 2001. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13112001
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Cook, R., Jiménez, S. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2022). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes at an English football academy: A machine learning approach. Sports, 10(10), 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100159
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2022). Relative age effects and the youth-to-senior transition in Italian soccer: the underdog hypothesis versus knock-on effects of relative age. Science & Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2125170
- Jiménez, S. L., Mateus, N., Weldon, A., Bustamante-Sánchez, Á., Kelly, A. L., & Sampaio, J. (2022). Analysis of the most demanding passages of play in elite youth soccer: a comparison between congested and non-congested fixture schedules. Science & Medicine in Football [ePub ahead of print]. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2117404
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Zariwala, M. G., & Walker, N. (2022). Workplace physical activity barriers and facilitators: A qualitative study based on employees physical activity levels. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), 9442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159442
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., Jackson, D. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). A systematic review of the genetic predisposition to injury in football. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 5, 97-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-022-00187-9
- Queeney, J., Kelly. A. L., McGourty, P., & Horgan, P. (2023). The relative age effect in the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA): A mixed methods approach. Science and Medicine in Football, 7(3), 242-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2096918
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Technical capabilities and genetic associations in English professional football players: A preliminary study. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 63(2), 230-240. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.22.13945-9
- Jiménez, S. L., Bustamante-Sánchez, Á., Kelly, A. L., Pareja-Galeano, H., & Lago-Penas, C. (2022). Influence of the situational variables on the performance of the teams competing in the Chinese Super League. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 22(4), 455-466. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2022.2078095
- North, M., Kelly, A. L., Ranchordas, M. K., & Cole, M. (2022). Nutritional consideration in high performance youth soccer: A systematic review. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 4, 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-022-00171-3
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Baker, J., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic associations with personality and mental toughness profiles of English academy football players: An exploratory study. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 61(102209). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102209
- Kelly, A. L., Brown, T., Reed, R., Côté, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2022). Relative age effects in male cricket: A personal assets approach to explain the immediate, short-term, and long-term developmental outcomes. Sports, 10(3), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10030039
- Newbury, J. W., Foo, W. L., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Chessor, R. J., Sparks, S. A., Faghy, M. A., Gough, H. C., & Gough, L. A. (2022). Nutritional intakes of highly trained adolescent swimmers before, during, and after a national lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic. PloS one, 17(4), e0266238. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266238
- Molina, J. J., Rodriguez-Ruiz, D., Diez-Vega, I., Kelly, A. L., & Jiménez Sáiz, S. L. (2022) Control de la musculaura flexora-extensora de la articulacion de la rodilla en jugadoras de voleibol de alto nivel. Revista de Ciencias del Deporte, 18(3), 221-232.
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Deb, S., & Walker, N. (2022). A comparison of physical activity and sedentary lifestyle of university employees through ActiGraph and IPAQ-LF. Physical Activity and Health, 6(1), 5-15. https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.163
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes in an English Premiership Rugby Union Academy: A preliminary study through an ecological lens. Sports, 10(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10020013
- Gough, L. A., Faghy, M., Clarke, N., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Lun Foo, W. (2022). No independent or synergistic effects of carbohydrate-caffeine mouth rinse on repeated sprint performance during simulated soccer match play in male recreational soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football, 6(4), 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.2021277
- Brown, T., Gough, L. A., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Performance trajectories of bowlers and batters from youth level to senior professional status in cricket. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 22(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2021.1993028
- Radnor, J. M., Staines, J., Bevan, J., Cumming, S. P., Kelly, A. L., Lloyd, R. S., & Oliver, J. L. (2021). Maturity has a greater association than relative age with physical performance in English male academy soccer players. Sports, 9(12), 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120171
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Baker, J. (2021). The relative age effect in international rugby union: Consequences of changing the cut-off date and exploring youth to senior transitions. High Ability Studies, 34(1), 1-20. http://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2021.1997722
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., McAuley, A. B. T., Till, K., Hall, M., Pacini, D., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). The anthropometric, physical, and relative age characteristics of an English Premiership rugby union academy. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 1(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v1i1.67
- Carter, J. L., Kelly, A. L., Williams, R. A., Ford, T. J., & Cole, M. (2021). Exploring sports nutritionists’ and players’ perspectives of nutrition practice within English professional football during the COVID-19 pandemic. Science and Medicine in Football, 5(S1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.1984559
- Evans, D., Jackson, D., Kelly, L. A., Williams, C. A., McAuley, A. B. T., Knapman, H., & Morgan, P. (2021). Monitoring post-match fatigue during a competitive season in elite youth soccer players. Journal of Athletic Training, 57(2), 184-190. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0245.21
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021). The relative age effect in male and female English age-grade rugby union: Exploring the gender-specific mechanisms that underpin participation. Science and Medicine in Football, 6(3), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2021.1955145
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Genetic testing in professional football: Perspectives of key stakeholders. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 4, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-021-00131-3
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2022). Defining “elite” status in sport: From chaos to clarity. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 52, 193-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-021-00737-3
- Kelly, A. L., Jiménez Sáiz, S. L., Calvo, A. L., de la Rubia, A., Jackson, D. T., Jeffreys, M. A., Ford, C., Owen, D., & dos Santos, S. D. L. (2021). Relative age effects in basketball: Exploring the selection into and successful transition out of a national talent pathway. Sports, 9(7), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9070101
- Kelly, A. L., Côté, J., Turnnidge, J., & Hancock, D. (2021). Editorial: Birth advantages and relative age effects. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(721704). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.721704
- Brown, T. W., Greetham, P., Powell, A., Gough, L., Khawaja, I., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The sociodemographic profile of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) talent pathways and first-class counties. Managing Sport and Leisure, 28(6), 655-669. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2021.1949382
- Newbury, J. W., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., McNaughton, L., Sparks, A., Chessor, R., & Gough, L. (2021). The time-to-peak blood bicarbonate, pH, and strong ion difference following the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate in highly-trained adolescent swimmers. PLoS ONE, 16(7), e0248456. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248456
- de la Rubia, A., Calvo, A. L., Bjørndal, C. T., Kelly, A. L., García-Aliaga, A., & Lorenzo-Calvo, J. (2021). The impact and evolutionary trend of relative age effects on the competition performance of Spanish international handball players: A longitudinal study from 2005 to 2020. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(673434). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.673434
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., McAuley, A. B. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Talent identification in an English Premiership rugby union academy: Multidisciplinary characteristics of selected and non-selected male under-15 players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(688143). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.688143
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., McAuley, A. B. T., Hall, M., Gale, C., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Talent identification and development in male rugby union: A systematic review. Journal of Expertise, 4(1), 33-55.
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Kelly, A. L., de Vos, J., & Côté, J. (2021). Athlete perceptions of “playing-up” in youth soccer. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 34(4), 862-885. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2021.1875518
- Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., & Walker, N. (2021). An evaluation of physical activity levels amongst university employees. Advances in Physical Education, 11(2), 158-171. https://doi.org/10.4236/ape.2021.112012
- Kelly, A. L., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Talent identification and the relative age effect in male professional and international rugby union: From entry to expertise. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3(640607). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.640607
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Jackson, D. T., Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Côté, J., & Williams, C. A. (2021). A multidisciplinary investigation into “playing-up” a chronological age group in an English football academy. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(8), 854-864. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1848117
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Taylor, J. J., Jeffreys, M. A., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). “Birthday-banding” as a strategy to moderate the relative age effect: A case study into the England Squash Talent Pathway. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(573890). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.573890
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., Pierce, S., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). Youth sport and COVID-19: Contextual, methodological, and practical considerations. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2(584252). https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2020.584252
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Jackson, D. T., & Wilson, M. R. (2020). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as part of the talent development process in an English football academy. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 20(6), 1035-1051. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2020.1824865
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Jackson, D. T., Turnnidge, J., & Williams, C. A. (2020). Speed of thought and speed of feet: Examining perceptual-cognitive expertise and physical performance in and English football academy. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 3, 88-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-020-00081-2
- Brogden, C., Gough, L. A., & Kelly, A. L. (2020). The effects of a soccer-specific fitness test on eccentric knee-flexor strength. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 30(4), 568-572. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsr.2019-0532
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020). The association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms with athlete status in football: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(2), 200-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1812195
- Kelly, A. L., & Williams, C. A. (2020). Physical characteristics and the talent identification and development processes in youth soccer: A narrative review. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 42(6), 15-34. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000576
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2020). Youth sport in the time of COVID-19: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. Managing Sport and Leisure, 27(1-2), 62-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1788975
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Football genomics: A systematic review of current empirical research. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(5), 714-752. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1776401
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Gough, L. A., Knapman, H., Morgan, P., Cole, M., Jackson, D. T., & Williams, C. A. (2020). A longitudinal investigation into the relative age effect in an English professional football club: Exploring the ‘underdog hypothesis’. Science and Medicine in Football, 4(2), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1694169
- Bradley, B., Johnson, D., Hill, M., McGee, D., Kana-ah, A., Sharpin, C., Sharp, P., Kelly, A. L., Cumming, S. P., & Malina, R. M. (2019). Bio-banding in academy football: Player’s perceptions of a maturity matched tournament. Annals of Human Biology, 46(5), 400-408. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2019.1640284
- Vahia, D., Kelly, A. L., Knapman, H., & Williams, C. (2019). Variation in the correlation between heart rate and session rating of perceived exertion based estimations of internal training load in youth soccer players. Pediatric Exercise Science, 31(1), 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0033
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., & Williams, C. A. (2018). Developing a football-specific talent identification and development profiling concept – The Locking Wheel Nut Model. Applied Coaching Research Journal, 2(1), 32-41.
Chapters in edited books
- Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L., (in press). Transformational Leadership in Sport. In S. Jowett, R. Keegan, & L. Davis (Eds.) Social Psychology in Sport. Human Kinetics.
- Kelly, A. L. (2023). Disciplinary Approaches and Chapter Summaries: Introducing Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Verbeek, J., Dugdale, J. H., & Reeves, M. J. (2023). Technical: Examining Subjective and Objective Performance Parameters that Contribute Towards Developmental Outcomes and Career Progression. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., & Wood, G. (2023). Tactical: Measuring and Developing Tactical Knowledge and Performance in Youth Soccer Players. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Radnor, J. M., Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Oliver, J. L. (2023). Physical: Considering the Influence of Maturity Status on Physical Performance. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Dugdale, J. H., Dickson, A. C. S., Murata, A., Kelly, A. L., & Neely, K. C. (2023). Psychological: Supporting Psychosocial Growth, Development, and Potential Challenges Experienced in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- McLaren, C. D., Bruner, M. W., Martin, L. J., Kelly, A. L., Shanmugaratnam, A., & Simard, M. (2023). Social: Investigating Social Influences on Talent and Development in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Reeves, M. J., Roberts, S. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Sociocultural: Reflecting on the Social and Cultural Influences on Talent in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Murata, A., McAuley, A. B. T., Ferguson, M. P., Toms, M. R., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Activities and Trajectories: Exploring Pathways of Athlete Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kent, S., Morris, R., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Career Transitions: Navigating Players from Youth Team to First Team. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Finnegan, L., Till, K., & Smith, K. L. (2023). Relative Age Effects: Looking Back and Moving Forward. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Goldman, D. E., Côté, J. & Turnnidge, J. (2023). Playing-Up and Playing-Down: Conceptualising a ‘Flexible Chronological Approach’. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Santos, S., Coutinho, D., Kelly, A. L., Jiménez Sáiz, S. L., Lorenzo-Calvo, A., & Sampaio, J. (2023). Creativity: Creating Supportive and Enriching Environments. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Lefebvre, J. S., Kelly, A. L., Côté, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2023). Transformational Coaching: Developing a Global Rating Scale to Observe Coach Leadership Behaviours. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., Suraci, B., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). Genetics: Understanding the Influence and Application of Genetics in Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- North, M., Kelly, A. L., Carter, J., Gough, L., & Cole, M. (2023). Nutrition: Optimising Development and Performance Through Nutrition. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Eveleigh, C., Bergmann, F., Höner, O., Braybrook, K., Vahia, D., Finnegan, L., Finn, S., Verbeek, J., Jonker, L., Ferguson, M. P., & Dugdale, J. H. (2023). International Perspectives: Evaluating Male Talent Pathways from Across the Globe. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Emmonds, S., Gledhill, A., Kelly, A. L., & Wright, M. (2023). Gender: Disentangling Talent Identification and Development in Women’s and Girls’ Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Francis, J. W., Sims, D., Bendall, A., Kelly, A. L., & Wood, A. (2023). Para-Soccer: Emphasising the Complex and Multidimensional Factors When Identifying and Developing Players with Disabilities. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Vahia, D., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The Goalkeeper: Highlighting the Position Data Gap in Talent Identification and Development. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Baker, J., Kelly, A L., McAuley, A. B. T., & Wattie, N. (2023). Language Games: Improving the Words We Use in Soccer Research and Practice. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Matthews, A. D., Wekesser, M. M., Erickson, K., Pierce, S., & Kelly, A. L. (2023). The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rethinking Directions for Talent Development in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., & Turnnidge, J. (2023). From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice in Youth Soccer. In A. L. Kelly (ed.) Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Dimundo, F., Till, K. (in press). Talent identification in male youth rugby. In K. Till, J. Weakly, S. Whitehead, & B. Jones (Eds.). The young rugby player. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., & Turnnidge, J. (in press). Group banding strategies in children’s organised sport: Looking beyond fixed chronological age. In M. R. Toms & R. Jeanes (Eds.) Handbook of coaching children in sport. Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., Dimundo, F., Till, K. (2022). Talent identification in male youth rugby: An ecological perspective. In K. Till, J. Weakly, S. Whitehead, & B. Jones (Eds.). Youth rugby. Routledge.
- Kelly, A., L., Côté, J., Jeffreys, M., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Introducing birth advantages and relative age effects in sport. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 1-12). London: Routledge.
- Kelly, A. L., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021). Relative age effects in rugby union: A narrative review. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 30-56). London: Routledge.
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Côté, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). “Playing-up” in youth soccer. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 77-94). London: Routledge.
- Jeffreys, M., Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Birthday-banding in the England Squash Talent Pathway. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 95-106). London: Routledge.
- Verbeek, J., Lawrence, S., van der Breggen, J., Kelly, A. L., & Jonker, L. (2021). The average team age method and its potential to reduce relative age effects. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 107-124). London: Routledge.
- Thomas, C., Oliver, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Bio-banding in youth soccer: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 125-156). London: Routledge.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Baker, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). How nature and nurture conspire to influence athletic success. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 159-183). London: Routledge.
- Brown, T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Relative access to wealth and ethnicity in professional cricket. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 184-206). London: Routledge.
- Murata, A., Herbison, J. D., Côté, J., Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Competitive engineering in the youth sport context: Theory, practice, and future directions. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 222-236). London: Routledge.
- Turnnidge, J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021). Organizational structures: Looking back and looking ahead. In A. L. Kelly, J. Côté, M. Jeffreys, & J. Turnnidge (Eds.) Birth advantages and relative age effects in sport: Exploring organizational structures and creating appropriate settings (pp. 239-246). London: Routledge
Referred conference presentations
- Cattle, A., Johnston, K., Kelly, A. L., McAuley, A. B. T., & Baker, J. (2024, March). Artificial intelligence and machine learning in sport: A scoping review. Paper presented at the annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Symposium (ECSEPS), Toronto, Canada. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., Cook, R., Jiménez, S. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2023, November). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes at an English football academy: A machine learning approach. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Coventry, England.
- Morganti, G., Kelly, A. L., Apollaro, G., Pantanella, L., Esposito, M., Grossi, A., & Ruscello, B. (2023, November). All roads lead to Rome? Exploring birthplace effects and the ‘southern question’ in Italian soccer. Paper presented at the Conferencia Virtual Pobreza en Latinoamérica, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas de la Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Abstract retrievable here.
- Redman, G., Pierce, S., Kelly, A. L., & Weimerskirch, K. (2023, June). Chaos caused by different cut-off dates: The relative age effect and redshirting in United States collegiate volleyball. Paper presented at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Conference, Toronto, Ontario. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Zwenk, F., Mann, D., & Verbeek, J. (2023, May). The Royal Dutch Football Association Relative Age Solutions Project—part two: A Delphi study. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Kelly, A. L., Zwenk, F., Mann, D., & Verbeek, J. (2023, May). The Royal Dutch Football Association Relative Age Solutions Project—part one: A call for action. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Coutinho, D., Kelly, A., L., Santos, S., Figueiredo, P., Pizarro, D., & Travassos, B. (2023, May). Emphasize motor actions or information exploration. Different decision-making tasks effects. Paper presented at the World Congress of Science and Football (WCSF) Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Kelly, A. L., Brown, T., Reed, R., Côté, J., & Turnnidge, J. (2023, May). Relative age effects in male cricket: A personal assets approach to explain the immediate, short-term, and long-term developmental outcomes. Paper presented at the 10th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference, Manchester, England.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Baker, J. (2023, May). The relative age effect in international rugby union: Consequences of changing the cut-off date and exploring youth to senior transitions. Paper presented at the 10th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference, Manchester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Jiménez Sáiz, S. L., Calvo, A. L., de la Rubia, A., Jackson, D. T., Jeffreys, M. A., Ford, C., Owen, D., & dos Santos, S. D. L. (2022, November). Relative age effects in basketball: Exploring the selection into and successful transition out of a national talent pathway. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Newbury, J., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Gough, L. (2022, November). Citrulline malate did not improve aerobic swimming performance in highly trained swimmers. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Herbison, J. D., Turnnidge, J., Till, K., Vitali, F., & Kelly, A. L. (2022, November). Talent identification and development in an English Premiership rugby union club: The perspectives of players and coaches. Paper presented at the Congresso Nazionale SISMeS 2022 [Italian Society of Movement Science and Sport's National Congress 2022], Milan, Italy.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2022, July). A multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development processes in an English Premiership Rugby Union Academy. Paper presented at 16th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC), Padova, Italy.
- Pierce, S., O’Neil, L., Matthews, A., Wekesser, M., Wright, E., Kochanek, J., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., & Erickson, K. (2022). (Re)imagining youth sport: Stakeholders views of the impact of COVID-19 on the future of youth sport. Paper presented at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Conference, Hawaii, USA. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021). Talent identification and the relative age effect in male professional and international rugby union: From entry to expertise. Paper presented online at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference.
- Kelly, A. L., Jackson, D. T., Barrell, D., Burke, K., & Till, K. (2021, October). The relative age effect in male and female English age-grade rugby union: Exploring the gender-specific mechanisms that underpin participation. Paper presented online at the annual Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Conference. Abstract retrievable here.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., Jackson, D. T., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, September). A systematic review of the genetic predisposition to injury in football. Paper presented online at the 26th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Erickson, K., & Turnnidge, J. (2021, July). Youth sport in the time of COVID-19: Considerations for researchers and practitioners. Paper presented online at the COVID-19 – An Unequal Impact? Conference at Birmingham City University. Abstract retrievable here.
- Carter, J. L., Kelly, A. L., Williams, R. A., Ford, T. J., & Cole, M. (2021, July). Exploring sports nutritionists’ and players’ perspectives of nutrition practice within English professional football during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented online at the COVID-19 – An Unequal Impact? Conference at Birmingham City University. Abstract retrievable here.
- Brown, T., Greetham, P., Gough, L., Khawaja, I., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Talent identification and development in male cricket: A systematic review. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., McAuley, A.B., T., Till, K., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Characteristics that differentiated selected and non-selected male under-15 players at an English Premiership rugby union academy. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2021, May). Genetic testing in professional football: Perspectives of key stakeholders. Paper presented online at the 9th Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN) Conference.
- Wright, E., O’Neil, L., Pierce, S., Wekesser, M., Matthews, A., Kochanek, J., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Erickson, K. (2021, April). Youth sports and COVID19: Parents’ current experiences and hopes for their child’s return to play. Paper presented online at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting. Abstract retrievable here.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, November). The association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms with athlete status in football: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paper presented online at the inaugural Exercise & Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Twitter Conference. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. K., Till, K., Jackson, D., Barrell, D., & Burke, K. (2020, October). The relative age effect in male and female English youth rugby union. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). Abstract retrievable here.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Hall, M., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, October). The physiological profile of an English Premiership rugby union academy: Implications for long-term athlete development. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). Abstract retrievable here.
- McAuley, A. B. T., Hughes, D. C., Tsaprouni, L. G., Varley, I., Suraci, B., Roos, T. R., Herbert, A. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2020, October). Genetic association research in football: A systematic review. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). Abstract retrievable here.
- Newbury, J. W., Cole, M., Kelly, A. L., Chessor, R. J., Sparks, S. A., McNaughton, L. R., & Gough, L. A. (2020, October). The time-to-peak blood bicarbonate, pH, and strong ion difference following the ingestion of sodium bicarbonate in highly-trained adolescent swimmers. Paper presented online at the 25th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS). Abstract retrievable here.
- Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (December, 2019). Promoting physical activity amongst university employees through the ’10,000’ step challenge. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Winner of the ‘Best Student Poster Presentation Award’
- Kelly, A. L., Gough, L., & Brogden, C. (2019, November). The effects of a soccer-specific fitness test on eccentric knee-flexor strength. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Jackson, D., Blagrove, R., Thain, P., Turner, E., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, November). Running speed demands of competitive match play in non-league professional soccer. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Safi, A., Kelly, A. L., Cole, M., & Walker, N. (2019, November). An evaluation of physical activity levels amongst university employees. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Leicester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Wilson, M. R., Williams, C. A., Goldman, D. E., Jackson, D. T., & Côté, J. (2019, September). A multidisciplinary investigation into ‘playing-up’ a chronological age group in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 5th annual Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Worcester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Brown, T. W., Khawaja, I., Jackson, D. T., Greetham, P., Powell, A., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, September). Sociodemographic profile of England’s cricket talent pathways and first-class counties. Paper presented at the 5th annual Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Worcester, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Jeffreys, M., Taylor, J., & Gough, L. (2019, July). ‘Birthday-banding’ as a strategy to moderate the relative age effect: A case study into the England Squash talent pathway. Paper presented at the 24th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Prague, Czech Republic.
- Kelly, A. L., Wilson, M. R., Gough, L. A., Knapman, H., Morgan, P., Cole, M., & Williams, C. A. (2019, May). The reversal effect of relative age in an English professional football club. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), London, England.
- Dimundo, F., Cole, M., Blagrove, R. C., Gale, C. J., & Kelly, A. L. (2019, May). Talent identification and development in male rugby union: A systematic review. Paper presented at the 8th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), London, England. Winner of the ‘Best Student Poster Presentation Award’
- Goldman, D. E., Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Chen, J., Côté, J., Berge, S., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2019, March). A case study assessment of coach leadership behaviours and athlete engagement and social interactions in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Eastern Canada Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium (ECSEPS): An Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) International Regional Conference, Toronto, Canada. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Turnnidge, J., Goldman, D. E., Chen, J., Côté, J., Berge, S. K. K., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, December). A preliminary investigation into coach leadership behaviours at an English football academy using an observational methodology: The Coach Leadership Assessment System (CLAS) case study. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Kelly, A. L., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, November). Thinking inside the box: The effect of player numbers on locomotor activity and skill behaviour during competitive match-play in under-9 English academy football. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Conference, Harrogate, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Goldman, D. E., Turnnidge, J., Chen, J., Côté, J., Williams, C. A., Wilson, M. R., & Kelly, A. L. (2018, October). An observational assessment of athletes’ engagement and social interactions in an English football academy: The Revised Athlete Behaviour Coding System (R-ABCS) case study. Paper presented at the annual Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) Conference, Toronto, Canada. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, September). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as predictors for age-specific talent development in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 12th annual World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS), Opatija, Croatia.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, September). The role of 0–10 m sprint ability as a predictor for holistic talent development in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 12th annual World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS), Opatija, Croatia.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, July). A fully-integrated multidisciplinary investigation into the talent development process in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
- Vahia, D., Kelly, A. L., Knapman, H., & Williams, C. A. (2018, July). Heart rate and sessional rating of perceived exertion based estimations of internal training load in youth soccer players. Paper presented at the 23rd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2018, April). Developing a football-specific interdisciplinary talent identification concept – The Locking Wheel Nut Model. Paper presented at the inaugural 2018 Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland (MSAI) Conference, Cork, Republic of Ireland. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, December). The geodemographic effect: Parental socio-economic classification, financial risk, and the ability to cope with performance and developmental pressures differentiate talent in academy football players. Paper presented at the annual British Psychological Society Department of Sport & Exercise Psychology (BPS DSEP) Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, September). Technical testing and match analysis statistics as predictors for age specific talent identification in an English football academy. Paper presented at the 4th Cluster for Research for Coaching (CRiC) and Sports Coaching Review International Coaching Conference, Cardiff, Wales. Abstract retrievable here.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, July). Speed of thought and speed of feet: The analysis of perceptual-cognitive expertise and sprint ability in academy football players. Paper presented at the 22nd annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Essen, Germany.
- Kelly, A. L., Williams, C. A., & Wilson, M. R. (2017, May). The role of coach-led practice and sampling for talent identification in professional academy football: The early preparation concept. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network (ESAN), Coventry, England. Abstract retrievable here.
- Thomas, C. H., Oliver, J., Kelly, A. L., & Knapman, H. (2017, April). A pilot study of the demands of chronological age group and bio-banded match play in elite youth soccer. Paper presented at the annual British Association of Sport & Exercise Science (BASES) Student Conference in Plymouth, England. Abstract retrievable here.
Media Work
- Kelly, A. L. (2022, September). Outliers, Revisited with Malcolm Gladwell [audio podcast episode]. In Revisionist History.
- Kelly, A. L., & Brown, T. (2021, November). British South Asians in cricket - Looking back and ahead [audio podcast episode]. In Sheikhy’s Sports Journeys & Life on the Ground Pod.
- Kelly, A. L., & Brown, T. (2021, November). Cricket’s racism scandal: What happens now? In Rain Stopped Play.
- Kelly, A. L. (2021, August). Relative age effects and how to potentially identify more talent with Dr Adam Kelly [audio podcast episode]. In Play, Train, Grow.
- Kelly, A. L. (2021, June). "It is unethical to have a talent system based on the luck of the draw of when you were born" – A conversation with Adam Kelly [audio podcast episode]. In The Talent Equation.
Work With Industry
- FIFA
- The South Asian Cricket Academy SACA)
- England Cricket Board (ECB)
- Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
- England Rugby Football Union (RFU)
- England Squash
- England Basketball
- Warwickshire County Cricket Club
- Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club
- City of Birmingham Swimming Club
- Burton Albion FC
Links and Social Media
- Twitter – @AdamKelly07
- Research Gate
- Google Scholar