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Dr Jamie Poolton

Senior Lecturer

Jamie aims to inform the practice of optimising skill acquisition. His research has captured expert performance characteristics, investigated skill failure and examined alternative skill learning interventions. The findings are discussed across our Sports Coaching degrees and with our external partners.

Jamie holds an Honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science from The University of Birmingham and a PhD from The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Before arriving at Leeds Beckett in 2014, Jamie was Assistant Director of HKU's Institute of Human Performance and Assistant Professor of Skill Learning and Expert Performance. Jamie has established links with internationally excellent and world-leading research groups in the field of skill acquisition.

Current Teaching

Undergraduate (BSc):

Practical Coaching Pedagogy
Research Methods in Sports Coaching
Final Year Project

Postgraduate (MSc):

Optimising Skill Acquisition and Learning
Applied Coaching Project

Research Interests

In pursuit of informing the practice of optimising skill acquisition and performance, Jamie's research activity has concentrated on understanding the dynamics of perceptual-cognitive-motor performance and investigating the mechanisms underpinning sub-standard performance (skill failure), in order to develop skill learning interventions that promote resilient perceptual-motor skills. The work is informed by theories/models of implicit learning, reinvestment, attentional control, ecological dynamics and working memory.

The work readily transfers across domains, including sport, education, special populations and surgery, heightening the potential for real-world impact. The practical utility of the research is regularly discussed with both the next and current generation of professional coach practitioners studying our Sports Coaching degrees, national and international governing bodies of sport, physical and surgical educators and research teams across the Carnegie School of Sport

0113 81 23557
J.Poolton@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Cavendish Hall, 111, Headingley Campus

Carnegie School of Sport

Ask Me About

Sport

Selected Outputs

Shim J; van der Kamp J; Rigby BR; Lutz R; Poolton JM; Masters RSW (In press) Taking aim at the Müller–Lyer goalkeeper illusion: An illusion bias in action that originates from the target not being optically specified. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40 (3), pp. 1274-1281.

https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036256
Wilson R; Alder D; Miller-Dicks M; Poolton J (In press) An examination of perceptual-motor recalibration in a 1-vs-1 anticipation test. Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-12.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2275486
Ashford M; Cope E; Abraham A; Poolton J (2022) Coaching player decision making in rugby union: exploring coaches espoused theories and theories in use as an indicator of effective coaching practice. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, pp. 1-22.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2153822
Stead J; Poolton J; Alder D (2022) Performance slumps in sport: A systematic review. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 61 pp. 102136-102136.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102136
Hawkins T; Alder DB; Poolton J (2021) Golf swing technician Jim Christine: Bridging the gap between the science of the golf swing and the art of golf coaching: A Commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 16 (6), pp. 1387-1389.

https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211027763
Alder D; Broadbent DP; Poolton J (2021) The combination of physical and mental load exacerbates the negative effect of each on the capability of skilled soccer players to anticipate action. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (9), pp. 1030-1038.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1855747
Wilson R; Alder D; Dicks M; Poolton J (2020) Examining the effect of reduced action capabilities on defensive anticipation in a 1-vs-1 task. Science and Medicine in Football

https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2020.1865561
Ashford M; Burke K; Barrell D; Abraham A; Poolton J (2020) The impact of rule modifications on player behaviour in a talent identification and development environment: A case study of the Rugby Football Union's Wellington Academy Rugby Festival. Journal of Sports Sciences, pp. 1-7.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1795559
Ashford M; Abraham A; Poolton J (2020) A Communal Language for Decision Making in Team Invasion Sports. International Sport Coaching Journal, pp. 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2019-0062
Uiga L; Poolton J; Capio C; Wilson M; Ryu D; Masters R (2020) The role of conscious processing of movements during balance by young and older adults. Human Movement Science, (70),

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.102566
Alder DB; Poolton J; Broadbent D; Stead J (2019) The impact of physiological load on anticipation skills in badminton : From testing to training. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37 (16), pp. 1816-1823.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1596051
Masters RSW; Capio CM; Poolton JM; Uiga L (2018) Perceptual modification of the built environment to influence behaviour associated with physical activity: Quasi-experimental field studies of a stair banister illusion. Sports Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0869-5
van Ginneken WF; Poolton JM; Capio CM; van der Kamp JG; Choi SY; Masters RSW (2018) Conscious control is associated with freezing of mechanical degrees of freedom during motor learning. Journal of Motor Behavior, 50 (4),

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2017.1365045
van Ginneken WF; Poolton JM; Masters RSW; Capio CM; Kal EC; van der Kamp J (2017) Comparing the effects of conscious monitoring and conscious control on motor performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 30 pp. 145-152.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2017.03.001
Capio CM; Poolton JM; Eguia KF; Choi CS; Masters RS (2017) Movement pattern components and mastery of an object control skill with error-reduced learning. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 20 (3), pp. 1-5.

https://doi.org/10.3109/17518423.2016.1140844
Poolton JM; Zhu FF; Malhotra N; Leung GK; Fan JK; Masters RS (2016) Multitask training promotes automaticity of a fundamental laparoscopic skill without compromising the rate of skill learning. Surgical endoscopy, 30 (9), pp. 4011-4018.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-015-4713-9
Ryu D; Mann DL; Abernethy B; Poolton JM (2016) Gaze-contingent training enhances perceptual skill acquisition. Journal of vision, 16 (2), pp. 1-21.

https://doi.org/10.1167/16.2.2
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Leung G; Zhu F; Fan JK; Masters RS (2015) Exploring personality dimensions that influence practice and performance of a simulated laparoscopic task in the objective structured clinical examination. Journal of surgical education, 72 (4), pp. 662-669.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.12.011
Zhu FF; Yeung AY; Poolton JM; Lee TM; Leung GK; Masters RS (2015) Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Area Promotes Implicit Motor Learning in a Golf Putting Task. Brain stimulation, 8 (4), pp. 784-786.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.02.005
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Uiga L; Masters RS (2015) Examining Movement-Specific Reinvestment and Performance in Demanding Contexts. Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 37 (3), pp. 327-338.

https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2014-0220
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Omuro S; Masters RSW (2015) Dimensions of movement specific reinvestment in practice of a golf putting task. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 18 pp. 1-8.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.11.008
Ryu D; Abernethy B; Mann DL; Poolton JM (2015) The contributions of central and peripheral vision to expertise in basketball: How blur helps to provide a clearer picture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 41 (1), pp. 167-185.

https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038306
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Masters RSW (2015) An implicit bias in error management?. Annals of Surgery, 261 (2), pp. e34-?.

https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000562
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Fan JKM; Masters RSW (2014) Conscious Motor Processing and Movement Self-Consciousness: Two Dimensions of Personality That Influence Laparoscopic Training. Journal of Surgical Education, 71 (6), pp. 798-804.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.04.003
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Masters RSW (2014) An implicit bias in error management?. Annals of Surgery

https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000562
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Fan JKM; Masters RSW (2014) Conscious Motor Processing and Movement Self-Consciousness: Two Dimensions of Personality That Influence Laparoscopic Training. Journal of Surgical Education

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.04.003
Zhu FF; Poolton JM; Maxwell JP; Fan JK; Leung GK; Masters RS (2014) Refining the continuous tracking paradigm to investigate implicit motor learning. Experimental psychology, 61 (3), pp. 196-204.

https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a000239
Ryu D; Abernethy B; Mann DL; Poolton JM; Gorman AD (2013) The Role of Central and Peripheral Vision in Expert Decision Making. Perception, 42 (6), pp. 591-607.

https://doi.org/10.1068/p7487
Capio CM; Poolton JM; Sit CHP; Eguia KF; Masters RSW (2013) Reduction of errors during practice facilitates fundamental movement skill learning in children with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57 (4), pp. 295-305.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01535.x
Malhotra N; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Ngo K; Masters RS (2012) Conscious monitoring and control (reinvestment) in surgical performance under pressure. Surgical endoscopy, 26 (9), pp. 2423-2429.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2193-8
Zhu FF; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Hu Y; Maxwell JP; Masters RS (2011) Implicit motor learning promotes neural efficiency during laparoscopy. Surgical endoscopy, 25 (9), pp. 2950-2955.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1647-8
Poolton JM; Chan MS; Masters RSW (2011) The home team advantage gives football referees something to ruminate about. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 6 pp. 545-552.
Koedijker JM; Poolton JM; Maxwell JP; Oudejans RRD; Beek PJ; Masters RSW (2011) Attention and time constraints in perceptual-motor learning and performance: Instruction, analogy, and skill level. Consciousness and Cognition, 20 (2), pp. 245-256.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2010.08.002
Zhu FF; Poolton JM; Wilson MR; Maxwell JP; Masters RSW (2011) Neural co-activation as a yardstick of implicit motor learning and the propensity for conscious control of movement. Biological Psychology, 87 (1), pp. 66-73.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.02.004
Masters R; Poolton J; van der Kamp J (2010) Regard and Perceptions of Size in Soccer: Better is Bigger. Perception, 39 (9), pp. 1290-1295.

https://doi.org/10.1068/p6746
Masters RSW; Poolton JM; Maxwell JP (2008) Stable implicit motor processes despite aerobic locomotor fatigue. Consciousness and Cognition, 17 (1), pp. 335-338.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.03.009
Masters RSW; Poolton JM; Maxwell JP; Raab M (2008) Implicit Motor Learning and Complex Decision Making in Time-Constrained Environments. Journal of Motor Behavior, 40 (1), pp. 71-79.

https://doi.org/10.3200/jmbr.40.1.71-80
Poolton JM; Masters RSW; Maxwell JP (2007) Passing thoughts on the evolutionary stability of implicit motor behaviour: Performance retention under physiological fatigue. Consciousness and Cognition, 16 (2), pp. 456-468.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2006.06.008
Poolton JM; Zachry TL (2007) So you want to learn implicitly? Coaching and learning through implicit motor learning techniques. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, (2), pp. 67-78.
Poolton JM; Maxwell JP; Masters RSW; Raab M (2006) Benefits of an external focus of attention: Common coding or conscious processing?. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24 (1), pp. 89-99.

https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410500130854
Poolton JM; Masters RSW; Maxwell JP (2005) The relationship between initial errorless learning conditions and subsequent performance. Human Movement Science, 24 (3), pp. 362-378.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2005.06.006

Masters RSW; Poolton JM (2012) Advances in implicit motor learning. In: Williams AM; Hodges NJ ed. Skill Acquisition in Sport: Research, Theory and Practice.