Dr Mustafa Sarkar

On the back of my keynote at the AASP conference last year, it was great to be invited by Pete Jackson to take part in his podcast Slice of PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments) to discuss "Closing the Research to Practice Gap". www.sliceofpiepodcast.com/987202/episo...

Notwithstanding the limitations of citation metrics, I'm pleased to be ranked in the top 2% of sport/exercise scientists worldwide (for a second consecutive year) in 2024 according to the composite citation index (c-index) data just released. elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btc...

New study led by Michael Cooke (@kyleparadis.bsky.social) published in the latest (Sept) issue of International Sport Coaching Journal on coach and athlete perceptions of psychological safety. For access to full-text, please DM or request via following link (www.researchgate.net/publication/...).

New study led by Dr Joe Stanford published in the latest (August) issue of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (@laurahealybob.bsky.social)‬. As the article is the "Editor's Choice", it is free to read in full for the next 30 days via the following link: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

Expert blog: The resilience behind the Lionesses’ run to the Euro 2025 final With the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 showdown between England and Spain just two days away, Ben Ashdown and Dr Mustafa Sarkar explore the role of resilience in the Lionesses’ route to the final.

With the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 showdown between England and Spain on Sunday, Ben Ashdown and I explore the role of resilience in the Lionesses' route to the final in this NTU blog: www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Great to host a knowledge exchange event yesterday on "Developing Resilience in Football" at Nottingham Trent University with about 35 attendees working in football. We discussed research project findings and attendees reflected on how to integrate research on resilience into their own practice.

Great session yesterday with around 30 coach developers on the role (and balance) of challenge and support. Thanks to Martin Dighton and Marianne Davies for the invitation to join UK Coaching Coach Development Conversations. Looking forward to seeing where this conversation continues!

Huge congratulations to Dr Adrienn Szabadics on passing her PhD viva on Thursday with minor corrections (@profdamienpage.bsky.social). Amazing to see, and be part of, your research journey. Thanks to Prof Richard Thelwell and Dr Nicola Mallowan for providing a challenging and supportive examination.

We are excited to be sharing news of our new MSc in Sport Psychology at NTU launching in September 2025. The MSc course has an emphasis on youth development across 6 exciting modules. Please see the enclosed link for more information (www.ntu.ac.uk/course/scien...). Please RT/share.

New paper exploring what determines (in)effective post competition parent-child interactions in youth sport! We also explain what CA is, why conversation analysts don't make ontological or epistemological claims, and how CA papers could/should be judged! 🎥🎾🚘 @lizstokoe.bsky.social

Defining and characterizing team resilience in elite sport The objectives of this study were to develop a definition of team resilience and to identify the resilient characteristics of elite sport teams.Focus …

“Team resilience is a dynamic process that protects us from shared stressors and helps us adapt.”

This idea from Morgan, Fletcher, & Sarkar hits home right now. Science isn’t a solo game—it’s our ability to stick together and adapt that keeps us going.

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Huge congratulations to Dr Joe Stanford on passing his PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections (@laurahealybob.bsky.social). Amazing to see his research journey. Thanks to Prof Chris Harwood and Dr Louise Davis for a challenging and supportive examination.

Back in episode 297 of The Sport Psych Show I spoke with Ben Ashdown @AshdownBen and Dr Mustafa Sarkar @MusSarkar. We discuss behavioural indicators of resilience in athletes.

Listen to the full episode here buff.ly/VYofbMk

3 days to apply for this new and exciting Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology role at NTU. If you are a qualified sport psychology practitioner (e.g., HCPC) and have applied experience, then please consider applying. Deadline to apply is 21st February. Please share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLS027/s...

Enjoyable time delivering resilience workshops to students (elementary and secondary) and parents at Marymount International School in Rome. Thanks to Ms Foley, Dr Vitali, and Mr Kranwinkle for the invite and for hosting. Great to be part of a school-wide approach to developing resilience.

Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology:Clifton Campus

NEW SL Sport Psychology position at NTU. If you specialise in applied sport psychology and have experience as a qualified/registered sport psychology practitioner, please consider applying. Deadline to apply is Friday 21st February. Please share. vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Great to discuss resilience, motivation, and stress management as part of the WorldSkills UK Endorsed Trainer Programme yesterday. Thanks to Jenna Wrathall for hosting and to Adam McLane for facilitating the conversation on the day.

Really important implications for team resilience practice:

Great to have 2 resilience papers published in the latest (2025) issue of JASP: One on team resilience (led by Adrienn Szabadics; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) and one on resilience behaviours (led by Ben Ashdown; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). See links enclosed for the full texts.

Enjoyable time presenting with Ben Ashdown at the Nottingham Forest Staff Development Weekend to kick off the new year. Some great engagement and discussions with academy staff about understanding and assessing resilience in practice.

In light of yesterday's #NewYearsHonours announcements, my paper in SEPP exploring resilience and thriving in high achievers across 11 performance domains (many of whom were recognised in the Queen's Honours List) might be of interest. DM/email for the full text. psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-...