Dr. Adam Beavan, PhD

Researcher at TSG Hoffenheim Research Lab
PhD topic: Perceptual and cognitive training in football
(Joint degree with University of Technology Sydney)

PhD Topic

Perceptual and cognitive training in football (Finished: October 2020)

PhD Publications:

Beavan, A., Fransen, J., Spielmann, J., Mayer, J., Skorski, S., & Meyer, T. (2018). The Footbonaut as a new football-specific skills test: reproducibility and age-related differences in highly trained youth players. Science and Medicine in Football, 3(3), 177-182.https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2018.1548772

Beavan, A., Spielmann, J., Mayer, J., Skorski, S., Meyer, T., & Fransen, J. (2019). Age-Related Differences in Executive Functions Within High-Level Youth Soccer Players. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 13(2), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v13i2.131

Beavan, A., Spielmann, J., Mayer. (2019). Taking the First Steps Towards Integrating Testing and Training Cognitive Abilities Within High-Performance Athletes; Insights from a Professional German Football Club. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2773.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02773

Beavan, A. (2019). Extraordinary Tools Require Extraordinary Evidence. Science and Medicine in Football, 3:4, 263-264, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1678948

Beavan, A., Spielmann, J., Mayer, J., Skorski, S., Meyer, T., & Fransen, J. (2020). The Rise and Fall of Executive Functions in High-Level Football Players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 49, 101677.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101677

McGuckian, T., Beavan, A., Mayer, J., Chalkley, D., Pepping, GJ (2020). The association between visual exploration and passing performance in high-level U13 and U23 football players. Science and Medicine in Football. 4(4), 278-284. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1769174

Beavan, A., Chin, V., Spielmann, J., Mayer, J., Skorski, S., Meyer, T., & Fransen, J. (2021). A longitudinal analysis of the executive functions in high-level football players. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 42(5), 349-357. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2019-0312

Beavan, A., Fransen, J., Hanke, L., Spielmann, J., Skorski, S., Mayer, J., & Meyer, T. (2021) Using Stroboscopic Vision to Restrict Visual Feedback in a Football Specific Skill Assessment. Science and Medicine in Football 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1862420