Dr Christian Edwards

Peer Reviewed Articles 

Edwards, C, & Jones, R.L. (2018). Humour in sports coaching: "It's a funny old game". Sociological journal online

Jones, R.L., Edwards, C. & Viotto, F (2016). Activity Theory, complexity and sports coaching: An epistemology for a discipline. Sport, Education and Society. 21(2), 200-216

EDITED BOOK

Edwards, C. & Corsby, C. (2019). Context and contingency: Exploring research in sports coaching and pedagogy. Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

Edwards, C. N. (2019). Introduction: Context and Contingency. (pp. 1-11). In C.L.T. Corsby and C.N. Edwards (Eds), Exploring Research in Sports Coaching and Pedagogy: Context and contingency. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Edwards, C. & Jones, R.L. (2016). The legitimacy of ethnographic film: Literary thoughts and practical realities. In G. Molnar & L. Purdy (Eds.), Ethnographies in Sport and Exercise Research. (pp 155-164). London: Routledge.

Jones, R.L., Thomas, G., Felix, T., Viotto Filho, T., & Edwards, C. (2016). Yrjö Engeström. In L. Nelson, R. Groom & P.Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application. (pp.113-122). London: Routledge.

Jones, R.L., Bailey, J., Santos, S., & Edwards, C. (2012). Who is Coaching? Developing the Person of the Coach. In: D. Day (Ed) Sports and Coaching: Past and Futures. (pp 1-12) Crewe: MMU Institute for Performance Research Publication

ORAL PRESENTATION

Edwards, C. (2021). Sports Coaching: A Humorous Endeavour. Presented (online) at the CRiC PhD Seminar Series. Semester 2: Session 5. 19^th February 2021

Edwards, C. (2020). 'The Welsh way'. Developing principles of the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Presented at the UEFA Pro License Student Exchange. Season 8, Course 3. Nyon, Switzerland, 15^th-18^th April 2019.  

Jones, R.L., & Edwards, C. (2019). Applying sports science to sports coaching: A contested terrain. Presented at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Campus Sogndal. June.

Jones, R.L., Santos, S., Silva, L.D.M., Fonseca, J. & Edwards, C. (2011). Further thoughts on 'who is      coaching'? Keynote lecture given at the 3^rd Congresso Internactional de Jogos Desportivos, University of Porto, Portugal. 13-15^th July.

Neil, R., Faull, A., Wilson, K., Nichols, T., Edwards, C., Cullinane, A., Bowles, H. R. C., & Holmes, L.  (2011, Sept). The provision of sport psychology support within a United Kingdom University: Insights into working with a Soccer, Field Hockey, and Cricket team. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Honolulu, USA.

Invited Lectures

Edwards, C. (2020). Leadership in non-supporting environments: A case study perspective. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), High Performance Coaching Programme, Cardiff, UK June.

Edwards, C. (2020).'Care[ing]' in Leadership. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), High Performance Coaching Programme, Cardiff, UK. May

Edwards, C. (2020). A PBL approach to sports coaching. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), High Performance Coaching Programme, Cardiff, UK. February.

Edwards, C. (2019). The Coach as Orchestrator: An elite coaching perspective. Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), High Performance Coaching Programme, Cardiff, UK. October

Edwards, C. (2019). Doing Problem Based Learning. UEFA/FAW Pro Licence Course. Dragons Park, Newport, UK. May.

My teaching responsibilities require me to deliver across both the undergraduate and postgraduate pathways. I am also the module leader for two MSc modules Managing Pedagogic Problems, and Understanding the Sporting Environment, In addition, I am a level 5, 6 and 7 personal tutor for Sports Coaching students and supervise BSc, MSc and PhD postgraduate thesis.

On-going PhD Supervision

Baker, C (2017 - ) Trust and Distrust in coaching: Better understanding sporting relationships (ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship). Director of Studies (DoS).

Stacey Ailing (2021 - ) An exploration of emotion[s] with in an elite sporting sub-culture. (DoS)

Eleanor Glynn (2021 - ) A year on football Twitter: The continued use of discriminatory Language online.

Dean Holden (2019 - )The Micro-politics of Sports Coaching: An Auto-ethnographical Tale.

Grants

External

FIFA Research Scholarship (2021). Developing football coaching practice to improve players tactical flexibility and game intelligence using video analysis [with Dr Gethin Thomas] (total value:12,000 USD)

ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship (2017). Trust and distrust in coaching: Better

understanding sporting relationships (with Chris Baker [& Professor Robyn Jones] Cardiff Metropolitan

University) (total value = circa £90, 000).

Internal

SIP Funding Grant (2021).The strategic development of coach education provision within Sport Wales. [with Dr Gethin Thomas] Cardiff Metropolitan University (total value £2500)

Get Started Funding (2020): Developing an innovative teaching and learning framework through     Piort Galperin's cultural-historical theory. [with Dr Gethin Thomas]  Cardiff Metropolitan University (total value: £2500)

Awarded Reverse SIP Funding Grant (2015). The Welsh Colleges Football at Cardiff Met: Exploring new Grounds (with [Dr Gethin Thomas] Cardiff Metropolitan University) (total value = £3000).

Academic Leadership

2019 - Director of Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, Sports Coaching, Innovation and Research Hub.

2017 – Conference Lead Organiser and Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4^th CRiC     Conference, Cardiff, Wales, September 6-7^th, 2017.

Academic Recognition

2011 - Winner of the Dean of Sport's Award for the Best Postgraduate Profile

I have several external links in various areas;

Member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Member of the British Sociological Association (BSA)

Member of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA)

Member of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA)

Member of the Football Association of Wales (FAW) steering committee: A sustainable Association for the future.

Consultancy work carried out for a range of National Governing Bodies (NGB's) including; Football Association of Wales (FAW), Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Sport Wales, Welsh Cycling, Table Tennis Wales, Welsh Hockey, Welsh Tennis, GB Swimming, GB Boxing.

CRiC Conference Lead Organiser and Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4^th CRiC Coaching Conference, Cardiff, Wales, September 6-7^th, 2017

Professional Football Player

Overall 400 football league appearances for

Swansea City FC (1992-1998)

Nottingham Forest (1998- 2003)

Bristol Rovers (2003-2006)

Crystal Palace, Tranmere Rovers, Bristol City (loan)

International Appearances

Wales Full International

Wales B

Wales U21's

Coaching Profile

Director of Cardiff Metropolitan Men's Football & 1^st Team Manager (2009-Present)

Assistant Manager Aberystwyth Town FC (2008-2009)

UEFA Pro Licence Coach

Coaching Achievements

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2012/2013                   Welsh League Division 3 Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2012/2013                   BUCS Division 2B Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2012/2013                   BUCS Conference Cup Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2013/2014                   Welsh League Division 2 Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2014/2015                   BUCS 1A Play off Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2015/2016                   Welsh League Division 1 Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2016/2017                   WPL Europa League Play off Runners Up

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2016/2017                   BUCS Champions

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2017/2018                   BUCS Premier South Champions

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2017/2018                   BUCS Champions

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2017/2018                   WPL Europa League Play off Runners Up

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2018/2019                   WPL League Cup Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2018/2019                   WPL Europa League Play off Winners

Cardiff Metropolitan University        2019/2020                   BUCS Finalists*

*Note: The Final was not played due to the COVID 19