About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Sports Performance Analysis at the University of Derby after joining in June 2022. I am a fellow of the HEA, and previously spent 13 years as a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I led the MSc Sport and Exercise programmes for seven years (Psychology, Physiology, Biomechanics & Sport Coaching).

I have over ten years of experience working in elite soccer at all professional levels, analysing team and individual player performance. I have staffed 42 full England international matches, over 100 English Premier League games, 30 UEFA Cup matches and 2 League Cup Finals (Winners 2008; Runner Up 2009). I have also acted as a coach educator and assessor on the English FA Level 4 ‘UEFA Advanced Licence’ Performance Analysis module.

My research is focused on developing our socio-pedagogical understanding of the elite sporting context. I have co-edited 3 books (Research Methods in Sports Coaching, 2014; Learning in Sports Coaching, 2016; Research Methods in Sports Coaching, 2025, Routledge), and authored 32 journal articles, 3 research reports and 17 book chapters.

I have successfully supervised six PhDs and one Masters by Research degree to completion. I have also examined 13 PhDs and 6 Masters by Research degrees and I'm currently supervising five PhD students at the University of Derby and collaborating with international PhD students at the University of Madrid.

I have successfully completed a number of funded research projects with The English Institute of Sport (PI), Canoe England (PI), Sport England (PI) and the English Football Association (CI).

Teaching responsibilities

Module Leader

• Introduction to Sports Performance Analysis (L4)
• Applied Sport Performance Analysis (L7)

Additional Teaching

• Applied Sport Science (L6)
• Advanced Research Methods (L7)

Current PhD Student Topic Areas

• Sports Performance Analysis
• Coach Education
• Organisational Change
• Recruitment in Football

Professional interests

Journal Board Membership

• Editorial Board Membership  (2015-18) Sports Coaching Review
• Book Review Editor (2015-18) Sports Coaching Review
• Editorial Board Membership (Present) International Journal of Coaching Science

Academic Peer Reviewer

• European Journal of Sport Science
• International Journal of Coaching Science
• International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
• International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
• International Sport Coaching Journal
• International Review for the Sociology of Sport
• Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
• Journal of Mind, Brain, and Culture
• Journal of Sports Sciences
• Performance Enhancement & Health
• Perceptual and Motor Skills
• Psychology of Sport & Exercise
• Qualitative Research in Sport Health and Exercise
• Sage Open
• Soccer and Society
• Sport, Education & Society
• Sports Coaching Review
• Sports Management Review
• Quest
• Sport, Business, Management
• Symbolic Interaction

Book Reviewer

• Routledge

Research interests

Research Expertise

• Research methods and research methodologies in sport
• Learning in sports coaching and coach education contexts
• Mentoring in elite sport
• The use of performance analysis in elite sport
• Player recruitment and development in elite sport
• Management and organisational change in elite sport

Membership of professional bodies

Academic Advisory Committee Member, International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport (Present)

International Association of Sport Performance Analysis (ISPAS) and Premier League Accreditation Assessor and Mentor (2025-Present).

Qualifications

• 2014 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PG Cert AP, Fellow HEA), Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2012 PhD - Towards an understanding of the use of video-based performance analysis in the coaching process, Loughborough University
• 2004 MPhil – The development of perceptual expertise in elite youth soccer, Staffordshire University
• 1999 BSc (Hons) Sports Studies - Psychology and Coaching, Staffordshire University

Recent conferences

Invited Presentations:

Groom, R. (2025, November). Exploring practitioner decision making in talent development environments: a multidisciplinary case study of an English Premier League football academy. Association of Sporting Directors: Session 9 - Leading Multiple Teams, Wednesday 24^th of November, Online Webinar and Roundtable. 

Groom, R. (2025, November). Using data to make evidence-based decisions in football: Recruiting managers, players and staff. Hudl Insight Conference 2025. Fulham Pier, London, UK. August 27^th -30^th [Research Stage Speaker].

Groom, R., Wilson, R., Tinsley, S., Parmar, N., & Nicholls, S. (2024, August). Research and practice in elite sport. World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XIV. Middlesex University, London, UK. August 27^th -30^th [Key Note Speaker].

Groom, R. (2018, September). The use of video-based performance analysis in the coaching process. World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XII. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia. September 19^th – 23^rd. [Key Note Speaker].

Groom, R. (2018, May). Learning and video-based feedback in sport: critical questions. Birmingham City Football Club, Foundation Phase Conference, Birmingham City Football Club, St Andrews, Birmingham, UK.

Groom, R. (2018, March). Video-based performance analysis in the coaching process. Department of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Research Forum, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK.

Groom, R. (2016, April). Science and Sports Performance. Manchester Grammar School, Junior School Sports Science Day. Classes taught: Y5, Y5 and Y6.

Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2015, October). Volunteer insight. For UK Sports Volunteering Research Network, University of Manchester.

Groom, R., & Taylor, B. (2014, May). Sports volunteering: The importance of reward and recognition. Invited speakers for Sport England.

Conference Presentations:

• Solomons, J., Bekker, S., Groom, R., & Kraak, W. (2025). World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology. International Journal of Sport & Health Sciences Vol 19(1). Singapore, 9-10^th
• Bedeau, D., Parmar, N., & Groom, R. (2024). Premier League U18 and U23 coaches’ and players’ perceptions of performance analysis and video-based feedback. World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XIV. Middlesex University, London, UK. August 27^th -30^th.
• Gibson, L., Groom, R., Bostock, J & Akehurst, S. (2020). The Micro-political nature of implementing, supporting and coping with organisational change in a professional football club academy. Loughborough University, London, 17^th of September 2020
• Jones, L., Taylor, W. G., Groom, R., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2017). Moving beyond coercion versus care: Using situational irony to analyse the use of surveillance technologies in an elite youth football academy. The 4^th International Coaching Conference, Cardiff, UK, 6^th September 2017
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2017). Actions and strategies of a professional football coach during a period of organisational change. Paper presented at the 11^th Annual ICCE Global Coach Conference, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 1^st August, 2017
• Britton, I., Groom, R., Taylor, W., & Nelson, L. (2017). The use of video-based feedback in wheelchair rugby: Early findings. UK Paralympic Performance Conference, St Georges Park, Burton, Derbyshire, UK, 30^th March, 2017
• Britton, I., Groom, R., Taylor, W., & Nelson, L. (2016). The use of video-based feedback in wheelchair rugby: Early findings. English Institute of Sport (EIS) National Conference, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK, 13^th December, 2016
• Gibson, L., Draper, N., & Groom, R. (2016). Understanding the behaviours and actions of others during organisational change in professional youth football. Paper presented at the 5^th International Conference for Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, University of Chichester, UK, 1^st September, 2016
• Britton, I., Groom, R., Taylor, W., & Nelson, L. (2015). An overview of the video-based performance analysis feedback literature: An EIS funded PhD. English Institute of Sport (EIS) National Conference, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK, 9^th December, 2015, 57
• Kolić, P., Taylor, B., Groom, R., & Nelson, L. (2015). An evaluation of high-performance coach education in the UK (UKCC L4). MMU Sports and Coaching Conference, Crewe, UK, 9^th September, 2015
• Kolic, P. V., Groom, R., Nelson, L., & Taylor, W. G. (2015). ‘High performance coach education: Scoping and mapping the literature (2003 – 2014).’ Paper presented at the 10^th ICCE Global Coach Conference, Vierumäki, Finland, 23^rd to 25^th August 2015
• Sawiuk, R. & Groom, R. (2015). Exploring the concept of multiple mentors in elite formal sports coach mentoring. MMU Sports and Coaching Conference, Crewe, UK, 9^th September, 2015
• Groom, R., Cushion, C., & Nelson, L. (2014). Exploring the construction of professional knowledge and coaching identity through the analysis of interactional practices in elite level youth soccer. 4^th International Conference on Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, Loughborough, UK, 2^nd September 2014, 45-46
• Sawiuk, R., Groom, R., & Taylor, B. (2013). The problematic nature of contextual, institutional, and micro-political influences on [over]formalized elite sports mentoring programmes: ‘We’ve had to play the game’. MMU Sports and Coaching Conference, Crewe, UK, 26^th June 2013
• Gibson, L., Groom, R., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2011). Ambiguity, manageability, and orchestration: Implementing and coping with complex organisational change in elite soccer. Paper presented at the Sports and Coaching: Past and Futures Conference, 25^th-26^th June 2011, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
• Groom, R., Taylor, W. G., Nelson, L., & Potrac, P. (2011). Problematising the use of video: Foucaultian notions of corrective training and athlete discipline. Sports and Coaching: Pasts and Futures, Crewe, UK, 26th June 2011
• Groom, R. (2011). Business strategy and high performance management in the English Premier League. Sports and Coaching: Pasts and Futures, Crewe, UK, 25^th June 2011
• Uphill, M. A., Groom, R., & Jones, M. V. (2007). Effect of emotions on working memory and game involvement in basketball players. In: Theodorakis, Y., Goudas, M. and Papaionnou, A., eds. 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology Book of Abstracts. University of Thessaly. p. 223 ISBN 9789608992306

Experience in industry

Previous Academic Employment Experience

• Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2009 - 2022 Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching Manchester Metropolitan University
• 2015 - 2022 MSc Sport and Exercise (Programme Leader) Four pathways: Sports Coaching, Physiology, Psychology (BPS), Biomechanics)

Applied Experience

• 2005 - 2009 Head of Performance Analysis Tottenham Hotspur FC (1st Team)
• 2004 - 2005 Performance Analyst Fulham FC U18 Team (PT)
• 2003 - 2004 Performance Analyst QPR FC U17 Team (PT)
• 2001 - 2005 Performance Analyst with England Men’s Teams U16-U20s and England Women’s Teams U16-Senior Team/Researcher in Science and Football Liverpool John Moores University

International experience

I am collaborating internationally with colleagues at the University of Madrid in Spain and China examining youth soccer coach behaviour. I am also working with colleagues at the University of Southern Denmark and the Norwegian School of Sport Science examining talent development environments in international soccer. I have also supervised international PhD students at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Additional interests and activities

Completed Funded Research Projects (£102,198 Total/£84,198 as PI)

I have significant experience leading and managing externally funded research projects.

• March 2014 - Sport England ‘Volunteer Insight’ Ryan Groom (Research Project Manager, PI), Bill Taylor and Lee Nelson (CI). £27,200
• April 2014 – November 2014 - The English Football Association (the FA) ‘A review of the QA processes for coaching awards’ Bill Taylor (PI) and Ryan Groom (CI). £18,000
• November 2014 – April 2015 – Canoe England ‘Coaching Workforce Audit’ Ryan Groom (Research Project Manager, PI), Bill Taylor and Lee Nelson (CI). £26,998
• April 2015 – May 2018 – The English Institute of Sport ‘The use of performance analysis in elite sport: An ethnography of practice’ Ryan Groom (Research Project Manager, PI), Bill Taylor and Lee Nelson (CI). £30,000

Research Reports

• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2014). Volunteering Insight. Report for Sport England
• Taylor, B., & Groom, R. (2014). A review of the QA processes for coaching awards. Report for The English Football Association (the FA)
• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2014). Coaching Workforce Audit. Report for Canoe England

Research Dissemination Presentations (Key Findings)

• Groom, R. (2017, December). Learning and video-based feedback in sport: critical questions. English Institute of Sport, National Conference, Hinckley, UK
• Groom, R., & Taylor, B. (2015, July). Coaching workforce audit. Invited speakers for Canoe England
• Taylor, B., & Groom, R. (2014, November). A review of the QA processes for coaching awards. For The English Football Association (the FA)
• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2014, April). Volunteer insight. For Sport England

Invited Presentations 

• Groom, R. (2025, November). Exploring practitioner decision making in talent development environments: a multidisciplinary case study of an English Premier League football academy. Association of Sporting Directors: Session 9 - Leading Multiple Teams, Wednesday 24^th of November, Online Webinar and Roundtable.
•  Groom, R. (2025, November). Using data to make evidence-based decisions in football: Recruiting managers, players and staff. Hudl Insight Conference 2025. Fulham Pier, London, UK. August 27^th -30^th [Research Stage Speaker].
• Groom, R., Wilson, R., Tinsley, S., Parmar, N., & Nicholls, S. (2024, August). Research and practice in elite sport. World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XIV. Middlesex University, London, UK. August 27^th -30^th [Key Note Speaker].
• Groom, R. (2018, September). The use of video-based performance analysis in the coaching process. World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XII. University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Croatia. September 19^th – 23^rd. [Key Note Speaker]
• Groom, R. (2018, May). Learning and video-based feedback in sport: critical questions. Birmingham City Football Club, Foundation Phase Conference, Birmingham City Football Club, St Andrews, Birmingham, UK
• Groom, R. (2018, March). Video-based performance analysis in the coaching process. Department of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Research Forum, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
• Groom, R. (2016, April). Science and Sports Performance. Manchester Grammar School, Junior School Sports Science Day. Classes taught: Y5, Y5 and Y6
• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2015, October). Volunteer insight. For UK Sports Volunteering Research Network, University of Manchester
• Groom, R., & Taylor, B. (2014, May). Sports volunteering: The importance of reward and recognition. Invited speakers for Sport England

Postgraduate Supervision

Completions

PhD (6)

• PhD Ian Britton (2018). The use of performance analysis in elite sport: An ethnography of practice (Director of Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University)
• PhD Petra Kolić (2018). The impact of high performance coach education: An evaluation of the UKCC Level 4 programme (Co-Supervisor, Manchester Metropolitan University)
• PhD Luke Gibson (2019). Micro-politics and organisational change in elite soccer (Academic Lead Supervisor, University of Derby)
• PhD Alex Consterdine (2020). The coach-athlete relationship in elite athletics (Co-Supervisor, Manchester Metropolitan University)
• PhD Jocelyn Solomons (2023). Stakeholder perceptions of women’s rugby development in South Africa (Co-Supervisor, Stellenbosch University)
• PhD Jianyi Zhang (2026) Examining organisational change in youth football: A case study of the Chinese Super League (CSL) and The English Premier League (EPL) (Co-Supervisor, University of Derby)

MA by Research (1)

• MA by Research Hannah Ward (2017). An ethnographic exploration of the coach-athlete relationship in elite women’s football (Director of Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University)

On-Going (5)

• PhD Darren Leaver (2022-2025) Examining transfer in youth soccer (Co-Supervisor, University of Derby)
• PhD Jamie Drummond (2022-2028) Coach education and coach learning: landscapes of practice (Director of Studies, University of Derby)
• PhD Emily Brett (2023-2026) Examining the implementation of performance analysis within a football environment: Understanding the challenges, solutions, and applied implications to practice (Co-Supervisor, University of Derby)
• PhD Will Frost (2023-2026) A contemporary analysis of organisational structures and processes of player recruitment in European football’s top 5 leagues: A qualitative examination of the implementation of video and data-based recruitment (Co-Supervisor, University of Derby)
• PhD Daniel Bedeau (2023-2029) The use of sports performance analysis within academy youth football (Director of Studies, University of Derby)

Postgraduate Examinations

Doctor of Philosophy (13)

• Amanda Hughes, PhD Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘Enacting community sport policy in rugby union through Whole Sport Plans: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the Rugby Football Union.’ Internal Examiner (July, 2022)
• Rebecca O’Hanlon, PhD Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘You can leave the military, but the military never leaves you: An ethnographic study examining the influence of a sport and physical activity-based support programme on veterans undertaking the military to civilian transition.’ Internal Examiner (December, 2021)
• Orbay Ünsoy, PhD University of Manchester, ‘Developing a decision-making framework for player recruitment in European football.’ External Examiner (October, 2021)
• Matt Crowther, PhD University of Central Lancashire, ‘An exploration of the epistemological basis of red ball and white ball cricket - The what, how and why of coaching cricket to developing athletes.’ External Examiner (September, 2021)
• Chris Mills, PhD Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘Constructing affective club commitment: A study of volunteer in English associational golf clubs.’ Internal Examiner (March, 2021)
• Sam Wood, PhD Liverpool John Moores University, ‘[Riding] by the seat of our [Lycra]: Understanding British Cycling’s coach education pathway.’ External Examiner (July, 2020)
• Tom Leeder, PhD University of East Anglia, ‘Understanding the learning and development of sports coach mentors.’ External Examiner (May, 2020)
• Olatunbosun Olaniyan, University of Huddersfield, ‘An investigation in the evolution and future digitisation in elite sport: It’s influence within on-pitch decision-making.’ External Examiner (April, 2020)
• Scott, Nicholls, PhD Middlesex University, ‘The use of performance analysis in Olympic and Paralympic sport: The perspective of coaches and analysts.’ External Examiner (December, 2019)
• Jordan Peel, PhD Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘Strategic capability in community sport.’ Internal Examiner (April, 2019)
• Craig Fairburn, PhD University of Hull, ‘Juggling multiple identities in elite rugby league: A neophyte performance analysts' perspective.' External Examiner (April, 2017)
• Craig Wright, PhD University of Central Lancashire, ‘Performance Analysis.’ External Examiner (April, 2015)
• Ashley Allanson, PhD University of Hull, ‘Understanding coach educators' experiences of everyday practice: a narrative-biographical study.’ External Examiner (June, 2014)

Masters by Research (6)

• Joshua Appleyard, Masters by Research (MSc), ‘The pedagogical delivery of performance analysis within elite and elite youth football: a case study.’ University of Hull (April, 2020)
• Sarah Wilkinson, Masters by Research (MA) Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘Understanding adolescent physical activity: a mixed method analysis of activity profiles through primary school physical education.' Internal Examiner (December, 2017)
• Besim Ali, Masters by Research (MSc) Kingston University, Performance Analysis, External Examiner (November, 2014)
• Adam Kirkpatrick, Masters by Research (MA) Manchester Metropolitan University, 'The influence of symbolic communities on soccer culture in the greater Los Angeles area: a study into why Latinos learn to play a distinctive form of soccer.' Internal Examiner (December, 2013)
• Joel Wyatt, Masters by Research (MSc) University of Hull, ‘Video-based coaching of running technique: a case study in elite level rugby league.’ External Examiner (September, 2013)
• Michael Booroff, Masters by Research (MSc) University of Hull, ‘Exploring the interplay between biography, philosophy and contextual demands: a coach’s political use of video-based feedback.’ External Examiner (April, 2013)

Independent Chair (3)

• Matthew Jacques, PhD, Manchester Metropolitan University, Muscular Dystrophy, Independent Chair (February, 2019)
• Peter Callus, MPhil to PhD transfer viva, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sports Genetics, PhD Transfer, Independent Chair (February, 2018)
• Areej Elmaazi, MPhil to PhD transfer viva, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sports Injury, Independent Chair (March, 2015)

Recent publications

Publications (56 Outputs)

Books (3)

• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P. (Eds.). (2025). Research methods in sports coaching (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P. (Eds.). (2016). Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application. London: Routledge.  
• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P. (Eds.). (2014). Research methods in sports coaching. London: Routledge.

Peer Review Journal Articles (32)

•  Nicholls, S. B., Groom, R., Francis, J. W., Parmar, N., & James, N. (2026). From roots to branches: Developing relational, practical, and technical competencies in performance analysis.International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. DOI: 1177/17479541261433962
• Howell, N., Groom, R., & Nicholls, S. B. (2026). Winning in Premier League 2: a statistical model of technical performance indicators. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. DOI: 1080/24748668.2026.2643996
• Solomons, J., Bekker, S., Groom, R., & Kraak, W. (2026). Beyond the 3 + 1 Cs: Exploring the coach-athlete relationship in South African women’s rugby. Journal of Sport Sciences. DOI: 1080/02640414.2026.2619338
• Pickford, B., Groom, R., & Gibson, L. (2025). Exploring practitioner decision making in talent development environments: a multidisciplinary case study of an English Premier League football academy. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. DOI: 10.1177/17479541251389219
• Bowyer, G., Groom, R., & Gibson, L. (2025). Leader succession: exploring the recruitment process of the 1^st Team Managers by Sporting Directors in English professional football. Managing Sport and Leisure. DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2025.2529204 
• Frost, W., Groom, R., & Nicholls, S. (2025). The use of performance analysis and data driven approaches within senior men’s football recruitment. International Journal of Sport Science & Coaching. DOI: 10.1177/17479541251315948
• Kim, V., Pote, L., Groom, R., Thomas, E., & Nicholls, S. (2024). Relative age effect in male and female elite international amateur boxing. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(29), 1806-1811. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2413722 
• Solomons, J., Bekker, S., Groom, R., & Kraak., W. (2024). Insights into coaching effectiveness: Perspectives from coaches and players in South African Women’s Rugby. International Journal of Sports Science Coaching, DOI: 10.1177/17479541283625 
• Britton, I., Groom, R., & Nelson, L. (2024). Dramaturgical analysis of a coaching team’s interactional performances: an ethnography of video-based coaching in a Paralympic sporting context. Sport, Education & Society. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2024.2317355 
• Nelson, L., James, N., Nicholls, S., Parmar, N., & Groom, R. (2023). The importance of appearing trustworthy in the workplace: performance analysts’ perspectives. Sport, Education & Society. DOI: 1080/13573322.2023.2288844
• Sawiuk, R., Lewis, C., Leeder, T., & Groom, R. (2022). Planning, delivering, and evaluating formalised sport coach mentoring: Exploring the role of the Programme Director. Sport Coaching Review. DOI: 10.1080/21640629.2022.2045139
• Parnell, D., Bond, A., Widdop, P., Groom, R., & Cockayne, D. (2021). Recruitment in elite football: a network approach, European Sport Management Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/16184742.2021.2011942
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2021). Understanding ‘vulnerability’ and ‘political skill’ in academy middle management during organisational change in professional youth football: Towards an understanding of ‘actions, strategies and professional interests.’ Journal of Change Management, 21(3), 358-382. DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2020.1819860
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2020). Developing a professional leadership identity during organisational change in professional youth football. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise & Health, 12(5), 764-780. DOI: 1080/2159676X.2019.1673469
• Kolic, P., Groom, R., Nelson, L., & Taylor, B. (2020). (Dis)joint(ed) action, reciprocity, and professional status: An ethnographic investigation of two UKCC CL4 awards. Sport, Education & Society, 25(9), 1043-1057. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2019.1687443
• Yi, Q., Groom, R., Dai, Liu, H., Ángel Gómez, M. (2019). Differences in technical performance of players from ‘the big five’ European football leagues in the UEFA Champions League. Frontiers Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02738
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2019). The micro-politics of organizational change in professional youth football: Towards an understanding of ‘actions, strategies and professional interests.’ International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 14(1), 3-14, DOI:1177/1747954118766311
• Parnell, D., Widdop, P., Groom, R., & Bond, A. (2018). The emergence of the sporting director role in football and the potential of social network theory in future research. Managing Sport and Leisure, 23(4-6), 242-254. DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2018.1577587
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2018). The micro-politics of organizational change in professional youth football: Towards an understanding of ‘the professional self.’ Managing Sport and Leisure. 23 (1-2), 106-122. DOI: 1080/23750472.2018.1497527
• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2018). Ambiguity, manageability and the orchestration of organisational change: A case study of an English Premier League academy manager. Sports Coaching Review, 7(1), 23-44. DOI: 1080/21640629.2017.1317173
• Sawiuk, R., Taylor, W. G., & Groom, R. (2018). Exploring formalized elite coach mentoring programmes in the UK: ‘We’ve had to play the game.’ Sport, Education & Society, 23(6), 613-631. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2016.1248386
• Sawiuk, R., Taylor, W. G., & Groom, R. (2017). An analysis of the value of multiple mentors in formalised elite coach mentoring programmes. Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy, 22(4), 403-413. DOI: 10.1080/17408989.2016.1268587
• Taylor, W.G., Potrac, P., Nelson, L. J., Jones, L., & Groom, R. (2017). An elite hockey player’s experiences of video-based coaching: A poststructuralist reading. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 52(1), 112-125. DOI: 10.1177/1012690215576102
• Lewis, C., Groom, R., & Roberts, S. (2014). Exploring the value of coach effectiveness training within women’s youth soccer: A pilot study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 12(3), 245-257. DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2014.893614
• Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Cushion, C., & Groom, R. (2014). Carl Rogers, learning and educational practice: Critical considerations and applications in sports coaching. Sport, Education & Society, 19(5), 513-531. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2012.689256
• Uphill, M., Groom, R., & Jones, M. (2014). The influence of in-game emotions on basketball performance. European Journal of Sport Science, 14(1), 76-83. DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2012.729088
• Nelson, L., Potrac, P., & Groom, R. (2014). Receiving video-based feedback in elite ice-hockey: A player's perspective. Sport, Education & Society, 19(1), 19-40. DOI: 1080/13573322.2011.613925
• Groom, R., Cushion, C., & Nelson, L. (2012). Analysing coach-athlete ‘talk in interaction’ within the delivery of video-based performance feedback in elite youth soccer. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise & Health, 4(3), 439-458. DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2012.693525
• Nelson, L., & Groom, R. (2012). The analysis of athletic performance: Some practical and philosophical considerations. Sport, Education & Society, 17(5), 687-701. DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2011.552574
• Groom, R., Cushion, C.J., & Nelson, L. (2011). The delivery of video-based performance analysis by England youth soccer coaches: Towards a grounded theory. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 23(1), 16-32. DOI: 1080/10413200.2010.511422
• Groom, R., & Cushion, C. (2005). Using video-based coaching with players: A case study, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 5(3), 40-46
• Groom, R., & Cushion, C. (2004). Coaches’ perceptions of the use of video analysis: A case study. The FA Coaches Association Journal - Insight, 3(7), 56-58

Book Chapters (17)

• Gibson, L., & Groom, R. (2025) Case studies. In Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P. (Eds.). (2025, January). Research methods in sports coaching 2^nd edition (pp. 118-128). London: Routledge.
• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac. P. (2025). Introduction. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Research methods in sports coaching 2nd edition (pp. 1-8). London: Routledge.
• Sawiuk, R., Groom, R. & Fidler, L. (2019). Mentoring in coach education: The importance of role models, context and gender. In E. Cope, & M. Partington (Ed.), Practical sport coaching (pp. 55-68). London: Routledge
• Parnell, D., Groom, R., Widdop, P., & Ward, S. (2018). The sporting director: exploring current practice and challenges in elite football. In Chadwick, S., Anagnostopoulos, C., Widdop, P., & Parnell, D. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of football business and management (pp. 155-170). London: Routledge
• Groom, R., & Sawiuk, R. (2018). Making the transitions from the UEFA Advanced Licence to the UEFA Professional Licence (or not). In F. Chambers (Ed.), Learning to mentor in sports coaching: A design thinking approach (pp. 56-76). London: Routledge
• Taylor, B. & Groom, R. (2016). A review of the QA processes for coaching awards. In W. Allison, A. Abrahams, & A. Cale (Eds), Advances in coach education and development (pp. 41-50). London: Routledge
• Groom, R., Nelson, L., Potrac, P., & Coyles, A. (2016). Burrhus Frederic Skinner: Environmental reinforcement in coaching. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application (pp. 9-21). London: Routledge
• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P. (2016). Introduction: Towards a theoretical connoisseurship of learning in sports coaching. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application (pp. 1-5). London: Routledge
• Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Potrac, P., Maskrey, C. (2016). Paulo Freire: Problem-Posing coach education. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application (pp. 137-149). London: Routledge
• Nelson, L., Potrac, P., Groom, R., & Marshall, P. (2016). Herbert Blumer: Coaching and learning as symbolic interaction. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application. (pp. 177-188). London: Routledge
• Potrac, P., Nelson, L., Groom, R., & Greenough, K. (2016). Lev Vygotsky: Learning through social interactions in coaching. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Learning in sports coaching: Theory and application (pp. 101-112). London: Routledge
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• Groom, R., Nelson, L., Potrac, P., & Smith, B. (2014). Writing and representing research. In L. Nelson, R. Groom, & P. Potrac (Eds.), Research methods in sports coaching. (pp. 86-97). London: Routledge
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Research Reports (3)

• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2014). Volunteering Insight. Report for Sport England.
• Taylor, B., & Groom, R. (2014). A review of the QA processes for coaching awards. Report for The English Football Association (the FA).
• Groom, R., Taylor, B., & Nelson, L. (2014). Coaching Workforce Audit. Report for Canoe England.