{"id":102,"date":"2016-09-12T09:11:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T09:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:03:15","slug":"the-ou-sport-research-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=102","title":{"rendered":"OU Sport &#038; Exercise Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lead: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bl3269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Ben Langdown<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Convenor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/sd24695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Steph Doehler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cluster members:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/sd24695\" >Steph Doehler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/jd25239\" >Dr\u00a0Jane Dorrian<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Caroline_Heaney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Caroline Heaney<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/njk84\" >Dr Nichola Kentzer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bl3269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Ben Langdown<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/clw469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Candice Lingam-Willgoss<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/jl23226-0\" >Dr Jim Lusted<\/a>,<a href=\"www.ianmac-PSHE.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian MacDonald<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/km6745\" >Kieran McCartney<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bo355\" >Professor Ben Oakley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Helen-Owton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Helen Owton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/srp279\" >Simon Penn<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/jp6933\" >Dr Jessica Pinchbeck<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/sjrr3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Simon Rea<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/abt48\" >Dr Alex Twitchen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/gw3862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Gavin Williams<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/jw6326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Jeremy Wilcock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/nw3734\" >Nigel Wright<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/kaw3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Professor Emeritus Kath Woodward<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>____________________________________________<\/strong><strong>____________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/sd24695\" ><strong>Steph Doehler<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is an academic at the Open University, having joined as a\u00a0Staff Tutor in 2020, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.\u00a0She has also been an Associate Lecturer since 2016.\u00a0Steph is a sport sociologist,\u00a0and her current research focuses centre on\u00a0athlete activism, media framing, and the social construction of athletes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item_citation\"><strong>Doehler, S.<\/strong>\u00a0(2022).\u00a0Role model or quitter? Social media\u2019s response to Simone Biles at Tokyo 2020.\u00a0In:\u00a0<i>Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research &#8211; annual conference<\/i>, 18-19 Mar 2022, California State University, Fullerton.<br \/>\nURL:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cssor.org\/\" >https:\/\/www.cssor.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"item_citation\"><strong>Doehler, S.<\/strong>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0Taking the star-spangled knee: the media framing of Colin Kaepernick.\u00a0<i>Sport in Society<\/i>\u00a0(Early Access).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doehler, S.<\/strong>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0A hero\u2019s journey: the monomythical narrative of Diego Maradona\u2019s World Cup appearances.\u00a0<i>Funes. Journal of Narratives and Social Sciences<\/i>, 5 pp. 4\u201317.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>____________________________________________<\/strong><strong>____________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/jd25239\" >Dr\u00a0Jane Dorrian\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>is a Staff Tutor at The Open University.\u00a0Her PhD investigated the professional identities of early years practitioners and this is still a research area that Jane is interested\u00a0 and active in. She is also involved in projects that explore physical literacy in the early years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dorrian, J.<\/strong>\u00a0(2022).\u00a0Rethinking the Design of School Readiness Assessments.\u00a0In: Betts, A. L. and Thai, K-P. eds.\u00a0<i>Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness.<\/i>\u00a0Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, pp. 96\u2013112.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dorrian, J.<\/strong>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0An exploration of factors affecting the baseline assessment scores of children attending morning or afternoon sessions in nursery settings in Wales.\u00a0<i>Early Years<\/i>\u00a0(Early Access).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>____________________________________________<\/strong><strong>____________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Caroline_Heaney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Caroline Heaney<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caheaney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >@caheaney<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. Her research interests primarily relate to the psychological aspects of sports injury, with a particular focus on the education and training of sports injury rehabilitation professionals such as physiotherapists. Her work evidences the value of sport psychology education to the attitudes and practices of these professionals and seeks to influence professional practice and training.\u00a0Recent publications (<a href=\"https:\/\/caroline735.wordpress.com\/carolines-publications\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >full list available<\/a>) include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heaney, C. <\/strong>(2022).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taylorfrancis.com%2Fchapters%2Fedit%2F10.4324%2F9781003153450-15%2Funderstanding-mental-health-wellbeing-sport-caroline-heaney&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cben.langdown%40open.ac.uk%7C73804cf08a9747e0239408da851dc759%7C0e2ed45596af4100bed3a8e5fd981685%7C0%7C0%7C637968660179762802%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WW2%2B5vNrNOMuB7RuyrN6kDN1QivYnE91Mc1t89yK%2FTE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" >Understanding mental health and wellbeing in sport<\/a>. In: C. Heaney, N. Kentzer, &amp; B. Oakley (eds.).\u00a0<em>Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 185-201). London: Routledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heaney, C.A.<\/strong>, Walker, N.C., Green, A.J.K. &amp; Rostron, C.L. (2017).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F21679169.2016.1267794&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cben.langdown%40open.ac.uk%7C73804cf08a9747e0239408da851dc759%7C0e2ed45596af4100bed3a8e5fd981685%7C0%7C0%7C637968660179762802%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fX4YENofRna4xlhwGZ8GHhK248JYe6Jxns%2BZVWA4fjg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" >The impact of a sport psychology education intervention on physiotherapists<\/a>.\u00a0<em>European Journal of Physiotherapy,\u00a0<\/em>19(2), 97-103.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heaney, C.A<\/strong>, Walker, N.C., Green, A.J.K. &amp; Rostron, C.L. (2015).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/41405\/\" >Sport psychology education for sport injury rehabilitation professionals: A systematic review<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Physical Therapy in Sport<\/em>, 16(1), 72-79.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Caroline-Heaney-2-e1465480485998.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Caroline-Heaney-2-e1465480485998.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Heaney -2\" width=\"113\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/njk84\" >Dr Nichola Kentzer\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/nicholakentzer\" >@nicholakentzer<\/a>)\u00a0is a Lecturer in Sport, Exercise and Coaching at the Open University. Before starting as a full time academic at the university, she worked as an Associate Lecturer at the OU from 2010. Prior to moving full time to the OU, she worked as a higher education (HE) lecturer in sport and exercise science\/psychology and teacher education for almost 10 years. Nichola\u2019s specialist area is sport psychology. She is a British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accredited and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Sport Psychologist and has provided sport psychology support to a wide range of performers. Despite her professional qualifications and accreditations in sport psychology, Nichola completed her PhD in education, more specifically examining the experiences of in-service trainee teachers in further education with a focus on mentoring.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lindsay, R., Vseteckova, J., Horne, J., Smith, L., Trott, M., de Lappe, J., Soysal, P., Pizzol, D., and\u00a0<strong>Kentzer, N.<\/strong>\u00a0(2022).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/81564\/\" >The prevalence of physical activity among informal carers: a systematic review of international literature<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Sport Sciences for Health<\/i>\u00a0(Early Access).<\/li>\n<li>Horne, J.,\u00a0<strong>Kentzer, N.,<\/strong>\u00a0Smith, L., Trott, M., and\u00a0Vseteckova, J.\u00a0(2021).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/74928\/\" >A Systematic Review on the Prevalence of Physical Activity, and Barriers and Facilitators to Physical Activity, in Informal Carers in the United Kingdom<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Journal of Physical Activity and Health<\/i>, 18(2) (Early Access).<\/li>\n<li>Heaney, C.,\u00a0<strong>Kentzer, N<\/strong>.,\u00a0and\u00a0Oakley, B.\u00a0(2021).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/79754\/\" >Effective athletic development: Closing thoughts<\/a>.\u00a0In: Heaney, C.,\u00a0<strong>Kentzer, N<\/strong>., and Oakley, B. eds.\u00a0<i>Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective.<\/i>\u00a0New York: Routledge, pp. 247\u2013250.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bl3269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Ben Langdown<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BenLangdown\" >@BenLangdown<\/a>) is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at the Open University. His research interests lie in the fields of motor control, sports biomechanics, strength and conditioning and junior development in sport. Having been head of sports science for The PGA from (2005-2016) his previous research has a particular focus towards the sport of golf. Specifically, Ben has researched into the areas of movement variability and strength and conditioning for golf, exploring the differences between high and low skilled players as well as the relationships between physical screening and sports kinematics. His recent publications\u00a0<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bl3269#tab2\" >full list available<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">)<\/span> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Langdown, B.<\/strong> (2022). The Junior Golfer.\u00a0In: Bliss, A. ed.\u00a0<i>Strength and Conditioning for Golf<\/i><i>: A Guide for Coaches and Players<\/i>.<i>\u00a0<\/i>London: Routledge, pp. 100-120.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Langdown, B.L.,<\/strong>\u00a0Bridge, M.W., and Li, F-X. (2022).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/82552\/\" >The Influence of an 8-Week Strength and Corrective Exercise Intervention on the Overhead Deep Squat and Golf Swing Kinematics<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Wells, J.E.T. and\u00a0<strong>Langdown, B.L.<\/strong>\u00a0(2020).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/69851\/\" >Sports science for golf: A survey of high-skilled golfers\u2019 \u201cperceptions\u201d and \u201cpractices\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Journal of Sports Sciences<\/i>, 38(8), 918\u2013927.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Langdown-Photography-5155-low-res.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-527 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Langdown-Photography-5155-low-res-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/clw469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Candice Lingam-Willgoss<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caliwi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >@caliwi<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is a Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. Her research interests primarily relate to issues related to exercise adherence as well as career transitions in sport. Candice is currently undertaking her PhD which is looking at risk and transitional experiences of elite sports women.\u00a0Recent publications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Howells, K. &amp;\u00a0<strong>Lingam-Willgoss, C.<\/strong>\u00a0(2016) Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance? [online]\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/health\/sport-and-fitness\/physical-fitness\/becoming-superhero-what-are-the-limits-human-performance\" >Openlearn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lingam-Willgoss, C<\/strong>. (2015) The Colour of Success: Can uniform colour impact on team success? [online]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/health\/sport-and-fitness\/sport\/the-colour-success-can-uniform-colour-impact-on-team-success\" >Openlearn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lingam-Willgoss, C<\/strong>. (2015) Will Davis Cup victory spur on a new generation of British tennis stars.\u00a0 [online]\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/will-davis-cup-victory-spur-on-a-new-generation-of-british-tennis-stars-51525\" >The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-LW.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-LW-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"C LW\" width=\"125\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-LW-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-LW.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/jl23226-0\" >Dr Jim Lusted<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/DrJimLusted\" >@DrJimLusted<\/a>) is a\u00a0\u00a0Lecturer in Sport and Fitness\u00a0at The Open University. Jim&#8217;s research interests revolve around a critical examination of social inequalities in sport, focusing particularly on the structural and institutionalised barriers to participation for minoritised social groups. He has undertaken commissioned research for several institutions including The Football Association, The England and Wales Cricket Board, The Youth Sport Trust, Sporting Equals, Northamptonshire Sport and the Northampton Leisure Trust.<\/p>\n<p>He has a particular interest in grassroots, recreational sport, developed from his PhD thesis completed in 2009 which investigated the implementation of The FA&#8217;s equality policy into grassroots football. More recently he has turned attention to the social barriers to sport coaching, having recently co-edited the Routledge collection\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Race-Ethnicity-and-Racism-in-Sports-Coaching\/Bradbury-Lusted-Sterkenburg\/p\/book\/9780367854287\" rel=\"nofollow\" >&#8221;Race&#8217;, Ethnicity, Racism and Sport Coaching&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim&#8217;s full list of publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.co.uk\/citations?user=2-3xAokAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow\" >here<\/a>\u00a0and his ORCID ID is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8916-4524\" rel=\"nofollow\" >here<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lusted, J.,<\/strong>\u00a0Kilvingon, D. and Qureshi, A. (2021).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/83747\/\" >Coaching Ethnically Diverse Participants: \u2018Race,\u2019 Racism, and Anti-Racist Practice in Community Sport<\/a>.\u00a0In: Ives, B., Potrac, P., Gale, L., and Nelson, L. eds.\u00a0<i>Community Sport Coaching: Policies and Practice.<\/i>\u00a0London: Routledge, pp. 77\u201395.<\/li>\n<li>Bradbury, S.,\u00a0<strong>Lusted, J.,<\/strong>\u00a0and Van Sterkenberg, J. eds. (2020).\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/71946\/\" >&#8216;Race&#8217;, Ethnicity, Racism and Sport Coaching<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure. Abingdon: Routledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-pic-2020v2.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jim-pic-2020v2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.ianmac-PSHE.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ian MacDonald<\/strong><\/a> has been tutoring with the Open University&#8217;s Sport and Fitness Team since 2008 and became part of the central academic team in 2025. Following his initial studies and early career teaching Sport Sciences, he has held a variety of roles in public health teams with a focus on children and young people. These have encompassed strategic work on local health and well-being policy and interventions, implementing evidence based practice across areas including healthy weight, mental health and substance use. He has an increasing interest in the interplay between exercise and mental health, as well as the growth of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPED). In addition to his Open University duties, he freelances and supports organisations working with young people&#8217;s health including Mentor UK and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/I-Macdonald.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-94 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/I-Macdonald-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"I Macdonald\" width=\"125\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/I-Macdonald-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/I-Macdonald.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/km6745\" >Kieran McCartney\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>has been a Staff Tutor in the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport (ECYS) since August 2017 and a Tutor in Sport and Fitness since 2008. He also works as a Tutor in the Faculty of\u00a0Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>McCartney, K.<\/strong> (2021)<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/flyers.peterlang.com\/June_2021\/978-1-78997-945-9_normal_English.pdf?web=1&amp;wdLOR=c2EA77C3A-58FB-4CE8-900A-3A4053A7BCFC\" rel=\"nofollow\" > Mobile Education &#8211; Personalised Learning and Assessment in Remote Education: A Guide for Educators and Learners, Digital Learning and the Future<\/a>, Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang UK. from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/view\/title\/74019\" rel=\"nofollow\" >https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/view\/title\/74019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>McCartney, K.N,<\/strong> &amp; Forsyth, J. (2017). The efficacy of core stability assessment as a determiner of performance in dynamic balance and agility tests.\u00a0<em>Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 12<\/em>(3), 640-650. doi:https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14198\/jhse.2017.123.08<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/bo355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Ben Oakley<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oakley212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >@Oakley212<\/a>) is Professor in Sports Performance Education<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">. He originally established Sport and Fitness qualifications at the Open University in 2006 having previously been an Olympic Coach in windsurfing at the Seoul and Barcelona Games.\u00a0<\/span>The majority of Ben&#8217;s recent work explores talent development in sport. Ben is particularly interested in the complex blend of genetic, personal, environmental and practice\/training factors that contribute to sporting success. Recent publications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Oakley, B.\u00a0<\/strong>(2021).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/79711\/\" >Athletic development: A holistic view of the journey<\/a>.\u00a0In: Heaney, C., Kentzer, N., and <strong>Oakley, B.<\/strong> eds.\u00a0<i>Athletic Development. A Psychological Perspective.<\/i>\u00a0New York: Routledge, pp. 5\u20137.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oakley, B.<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitchen, Alex\u00a0(2018).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/41512\/\" >How might online distance learning contribute to coach development<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Applied Coaching Research Journal<\/i>, 2, pp. 24\u201331.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oakley, B.<\/strong>\u00a0(2015).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/chasing-perfection\/articles\/all\/insights-from-chasing-perfection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Insights from Chasing Perfection<\/a>; a close look at how technology, data and the mind contribute to the fine margins of sustained sporting success,\u00a0<em>Channel 4.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oakley, B.<\/strong>\u00a0(2015).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-other-giant-leap-for-mankind-how-this-athlete-set-a-world-record-thats-still-standing-20-years-later-44156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >The other giant leap for mankind<\/a>: how this athlete set a world record that\u2019s still standing 20 years\u00a0later,\u00a0<em>The Conversation,\u00a0<\/em>5th\u00a0August.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ben-Oakley-2015.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ben-Oakley-2015-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ben-Oakley-2015\" width=\"125\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ben-Oakley-2015-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Ben-Oakley-2015.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Helen-Owton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Helen Owton <\/a><\/strong>founded The OU Sport Research Group in 2015. Helen is a Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Her research specialisms lie in innovative qualitative investigations of sporting embodiment, sensory work and gender. Helen has successfully supervised numerous PhD students to completion, currently supervising 2 PhD students and welcomes applications from prospective PhD students in the areas of sport and physical activity. Recent publications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Helen-Owton\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >full list available<\/a>) include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Owton, H.<\/strong> (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/359300447_Oh_Shit_moments_Motorcycling_'thrownness'_and_the_Startle_Effect\" >&#8220;Oh Shit!&#8221; moments: Motorcycling, &#8216;thrownness&#8217; and the Startle Effect<\/a>. <em>Cultural Studies<\/em>, 22(5),\u00a0513-519.<\/li>\n<li>Yusuf, Z., Wensley, D., Singh, S., <strong>Owton, H.<\/strong> &amp; Allen-Collinson, J. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/356021063_P43_Experiences_of_asthma_in_the_UK-resident_adult_South_Asian_population_a_qualitative_study\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" >Experiences of asthma in the UK-resident adult South Asian population: a qualitative study<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\">Thorax<\/em>, 76(2), A88-A89.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Owton, H.<\/strong> (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/354786229_Quest_for_Freedom_Intense_Embodied_Experiences_of_Motorcycling\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" >Quest for Freedom: Intense Embodied Experiences of Motorcycling<\/a>\u00a0(2021). <em>Cultural Studies<\/em>, 22(2),\u00a0154-162.<\/li>\n<li>Allen-Collinson, J., Jennings, G., Vaittinen, A., and\u00a0<strong>Owton, H. <\/strong>(2019). <a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/53922\" >Weather-wise? Sporting embodiment, weather work and weather learning in running and triathlon<\/a>.\u00a0<em>International Review for the Sociology of Sport<\/em>, 54(7), 777-792.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/srp279\" >Simon Penn<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a Sport, Fitness and Coaching lecturer who joined the Open University in 2013 as a tutor and became a full time academic in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Simon co-edited the book \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/books\/edit\/10.4324\/9781315684291\/advanced-personal-training-paul-hough-simon-penn?context=ubx&amp;refId=810f16f3-4b12-421a-9f2d-3fe9fc9aa93e\" rel=\"nofollow\" >Advanced Personal Training: Science to practice<\/a>\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0The book reviews scientific literature to identify optimal training strategies for fitness instruction and programming.\u00a0\u00a0The book enables health and fitness industry specialists to combine professional experience with strategies underpinned by scientific evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Simon is currently researching the optimal method of delivering feedback in an online environment.\u00a0\u00a0He is researching the innovative use of screencasting for increasing the personal, and supportive nature of feedback and has\u00a0recently published an article examining the impact of the feedback medium on student learning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Penn, S.<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Brown, N. (2022).<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/82935\/\" >\u00a0Is Screencast Feedback Better Than Text Feedback for Student Learning in Higher Education? A Systematic Review<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Ubiquitous Learning: an international journal<\/i>, 15(2) pp. 1\u201318.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/jp6933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><strong>Dr Jessica Pinchbeck<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caheaney\" >@open_jessica<\/a>)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at The Open University. Jessica&#8217;s research interests lie within female sports participation across the lifespan, which also includes the influence of the family on\u00a0sport particpation. Her PhD thesis investigated\u00a0the sociolocultural influences of women&#8217;s participation in netball, including the role of the family during childhood and into adulthood.<\/p>\n<div>Jessica\u2019s work is designed to promote and raise awareness of the importance of the sociocultural factors that influence female sports participation\u00a0and influence those involved in coaching\u00a0female athletes in sport as well as educating parents on how they can support their child. \u00a0Recent publications (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/jp6933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >full list available<\/a>) include:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pinchbeck, J.<\/strong>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/79712\/\" >The Family Behind the Athlete<\/a>.\u00a0In: Heaney, C., Kentzer, N., and Oakley, B. eds.\u00a0<i>Athletic Development: A Psychological Perspective.<\/i>\u00a0New York: Routledge, pp. 141\u2013162.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinchbeck, J.\u00a0<\/strong>(2021).\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/79807\/\" >\u201cIt\u2019s more than just playing a sport\u201d. A socio-cultural analysis of participation in netball across the lifespan<\/a>.<\/i>\u00a0PhD thesis, The Open University.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinchbeck, J.<\/strong>\u00a0(2016) \u2018Making young children give everything to football is a bad idea \u2013 here\u2019s why\u2019 [online]\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/making-young-children-give-everything-to-football-is-a-bad-idea-heres-why-61526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >The Conversation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinchbeck, J<\/strong>\u00a0(2016) \u2018Rugby: A game of risk and reward\u2019 [online].\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/health\/sport-and-fitness\/sport\/rugby-game-risk-and-reward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Openlearn.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jess-P-e1470409768879.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jess-P-e1470409768879.jpg\" alt=\"Jess P\" width=\"125\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/sjrr3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Simon Rea<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/SimonRea4\" >@SimonRea4<\/a>) is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness. He is researching experiences of offender learners on sport and fitness courses. The aims of this project are to understand why degree level study of sport and fitness is popular with offender learners and their experiences of studying whilst in prison. \u00a0Also, he is interested in assessing the value of degree level study once offenders have been released from prison and the rates of recidivism. He has recently written a text book \u2018Sports Science: A complete introduction\u2019 and has contributed to 11 other text books.\u00a0Recent publications\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rea, S.<\/strong>\u00a0(2016). European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/health-sports-psychology\/health\/sport-and-fitness\/sport\/european-championships-2016-home-nations-dare-dream-or-will-it-be-early-brexit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >OpenLearn<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rea, S.<\/strong> (2015).\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Simon-Rea\/e\/B00JAW3SXK\/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Sports Science<\/a>: A complete introduction.\u00a0<\/em>London, John Murray Learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rea, S.<\/strong> (2014). Mind Games: the psychiatrist hoping to help England stay in the World Cup.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/mind-games-the-psychiatrist-hoping-to-help-england-stay-in-the-world-cup-27891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >The Conversation<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SimonRea.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SimonRea-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"SimonRea\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SimonRea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SimonRea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SimonRea.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/abt48\" ><strong>Dr Alex Twitchen<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/etelligentcoach\" >@etelligentcoach<\/a>) is an experienced coach and coach developer with a passion for understanding and exploring how coaches learn and improve their practice. Alex also has an interest in motor sports and completed his PhD thesis examining the history of safety in motor racing.\u00a0Alex has worked for a number of national bodies principally in designing curriculum and quality assurance processes around coach learning and development. Recent publications include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Twitchen, A.<\/strong>\u00a0and Oakley, B. (2019).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/69201\/\" >Back to the Future: Rethinking Coach Learning and Development in the UK<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Applied Coaching Research Journal<\/i>, 4 pp. 32\u201341.<\/li>\n<li>Oakley, B.\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Twitchen, A.<\/strong>\u00a0(2018).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oro.open.ac.uk\/41512\/\" >How might online distance learning contribute to coach development<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Applied Coaching Research Journal<\/i>, 2 pp. 24\u201331.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alex-Twitchen.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Alex-Twitchen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><b>________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/research\/people\/nw3734\" ><strong>Nigel Wright<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0joined The Open University in 2009\u00a0as an Associate Lecturer and is currently a Lecturer in Sport and Fitness\u00a0with\u00a0expertise in exercise science and training.\u00a0Nigel&#8217;s research interests are\u00a0within exercise science\u00a0and the quality of educational practice.<\/p>\n<p><b>________________________________________________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/people\/kaw3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >Dr Kath Woodward<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woodward_kath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >@woodward_kath<\/a>)\u00a0is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Open University, where she was recently head of the sociology department. She works on feminist, psychosocial critical theories, embodiment and affect, mostly within the field of sport. Recent books include Embodied Sporting Practices, (Palgrave, 2009)Sex Power and the Games, (2012,Palgrave) on the explanatory reach of sex, gender and the idea of enfleshed selves and Sporting Times, (2012, Palgrave) on temporalities in sport, developing a conceptualization of the intensities and expressiveness of \u2018real time\u2019, which led to an invitation to curate the Chasing Time Exhibition at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (June, 2014-January,2015). Kath has worked extensively on boxing which has led to publications, Boxing Masculinity and Identity, the \u201cI\u201d of the Tiger, (2006, Routledge )and Globalising Boxing, (Bloomsbury, 2014) and a film about boxing and art, A Bloody Canvas (RTE, 2010), about which she has written in journals. Ethnography, Sport in History and in Objects and Materials (2014, Routledge). Kath has taught interdisciplinary undergraduate social sciences and sociology and women\u2019s studies at undergraduate and post graduate levels. She is the author of the popular introductory social sciences text, Social Sciences; the Big Issues (2013,Routledge, 3rd edition). She has also published on feminist theories and methods with Sophie Woodward, Why Feminism Matters, (2009, Palgrave) and the psychosocial approaches which inform much of her work, Introduction to Psychosocial Studies (Routledge, 2015). Kath is a co-editor of the journal Sociology and editor of Frontiers in Gender Sex and Sexuality. She was Principal Investigator with Tim Jordan on an AHRC funded project on &#8216;Being in the Zone&#8217;, in music, sport and the cultural industries, which inspires the forthcoming Culture, Intensity and Peak Performance: Being in the Zone, Routledge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Woodward.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Woodward-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"K Woodward\" width=\"125\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Woodward-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/K-Woodward.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead: Dr Ben Langdown Convenor: Steph Doehler Cluster members:\u00a0Steph Doehler, Dr\u00a0Jane Dorrian,\u00a0Dr Caroline Heaney, Dr Nichola Kentzer, Dr Ben Langdown, Candice Lingam-Willgoss, Dr Jim Lusted,Ian MacDonald, Kieran McCartney, Professor Ben Oakley, Dr Helen Owton, Simon Penn,\u00a0Dr Jessica Pinchbeck, Simon Rea, Dr Alex Twitchen, Gavin Williams, Jeremy Wilcock, Nigel Wright,\u00a0Professor Emeritus Kath Woodward ________________________________________________________ Steph Doehler\u00a0is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/?page_id=102\" class=\"more-link\" >Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OU Sport &#038; Exercise Research Group<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/sport-research-group\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}