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Ian Stonebridge is a Lecturer at the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Marjon University. His research focuses on coach learning, identity, and coaching behaviors in professional youth football. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University titled 'Who is a coach? Understanding coach subjectivities in professional youth football', supervised by Professor Christopher Cushion. Prior to academia, he was a professional footballer with over 250 first-team appearances and England Under-18 representation.
Qualifications include:
- PhD in Sport Coaching (Loughborough University)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
- MSc Sport Coaching (Loughborough University)
- BSc Hons (1st Class) Applied Sport Science and Coaching (University of St Mark & St John)
Research emphasizes coach subjectivity, elite youth development, and coaching methodologies. Recent work explores intelligibility and resistance in elite youth football coaching (2024) and coach identities across the 'coaching archipelago' (2023). Earlier studies investigated educational influences on youth soccer coaches' practices (2018).
No scientific awards explicitly listed. His career combines academic research with practical coaching experience in professional football environments.
Teaching and research activities are centered at Marjon University, with conference presentations at institutions like Northumbria University and Liverpool John Moores University.
