Dr Gavin Lawrence

Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science

Contact info

Room 207, School of Psychology and Sport Science Exercise, George Building

Email: g.p.lawrence@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: 01248388283

Bio:

I am a senior lecturer conducting Sport and Exercise Science research within the Institue of the Psychology of Elite Performance.  This aspect of Performance Psychology research resides in effective coaching, performance development and expertise.  I am particularly interested in investigating how we can accelerate the journey to expertise via adopting a multidisaplinary approach to understading the performer.  Throughout this research, I work with high profile Sports Organisations e.g., UK Sport, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Weightlifting Wales, England Athletics and UK Deaf Sport. 

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    A Retrospective Enquiry into the Holistic Development of Elite British Olympic Weightlifters

    Anderson, D., Lawrence, G. & Gottwald, V., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Expertise. 5, 4, p. 147-168 22 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A review of virtual environments for training in ball sports

    Miles, H. C., Pop, S. R., Watt, S. J., Lawrence, G. P. & John, N. W., 1 Oct 2012, In: Computers and Graphics. 36, 6, p. 714-726

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Adults with Down syndrome demonstrate peripheral not central deficits when integrating movements during multiple target sequences

    Reilly, N., Lawrence, G., Mottram, T. & Khan, M., 30 Jun 2017, In: The Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 5, 1, p. 82-102

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    An internal focus of attention is optimal when congruent with afferent proprioceptive task information

    Gottwald, V., Owen, R., Lawrence, G. & McNevin, N., Mar 2020, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 47, 101634.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions? Part 2 - Conveying information

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Apr 2014, In: Code for Coaches: The BCU's magazine for coaches. 175, p. 3-5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions? Part 3 - Directing the performers focus of attention

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Aug 2014, In: Code for Coaches: The BCU's magazine for coaches. 177, p. 3-7

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Can the location negative priming process operate in a proactive manner?

    Buckolz, E., Guy, S., Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 May 2006, In: Psychological Research. 70, 3, p. 218-227

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Capturing the holistic profile of high performance Olympic weightlifting development

    Anderson, D., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 30 Sept 2022, In: Frontiers. 4, 17 p., 986134.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Changing performance pressure between training and competition influences action planning because of a reduction in the efficiency of action execution

    Cassell, V. E., Beattie, S. & Lawrence, G., Jan 2018, In: Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31, 1, p. 107-120

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Coaching corner: Exploring coaching theory and practice; are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions; Conveying information??

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Feb 2014, In: Journal of Canoe Wales. 123, p. 36-40

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Coaching corner: Exploring coaching theory and practice; are you maximising the effectiveness of your coaching sessions; Structuring Practice?

    Davies, M. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Canoe Wales. 122, p. 34-38

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Differences in visuomotor control between the upper and lower visual fields.

    Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., 1 Jul 2005, In: Experimental Brain Research. 164, 3, p. 395-398

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Does high state anxiety exacerbate distractor interference?

    Roberts, J. W., Lawrence, G. P., Welsh, T. N. & Wilson, M. R., Apr 2021, In: Human Movement Science. 76, 102773.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Early promise versus late bloomers: a longitudinal and multidisciplinary analysis of relative age effects throughout an elite weightlifting pathway.

    Gottwald, V., Anderson, D. & Lawrence, G., 25 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Expertise. 4, 4, p. 335-364 30 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Enhancing the motor learning of youth soccer players through preventing an internal focus of attention: The effect of shoes colour

    De Giorgio, A., Sellami, M., Kuvacic, G., Lawrence, G., Padulo, J., Mingardi, M. & Mainolfi, L., 15 Aug 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 8, 15 p., e0200689.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Published

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, then is combining observation with imagery worth a million? A symposium on the interaction between observation and imagery processes.

    Cumming, J., Law, B., Rymal, A. M., Lawrence, G. P., Bolkowy, R. & Latimer, A. E., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 33, S1, p. S11-S12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Impact of attentional focus on motor performance within the context of "early" limb regulation and "late" target control

    Roberts, J. W. & Lawrence, G. P., Jul 2019, In: Acta Psychologica. 198, 102864.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Inferring online and offline processing of visual feedback in target-directed movements from kinematic data.

    Khan, M. A., Franks, I. M., Elliott, D., Lawrence, G. P., Chua, R., Bernier, P. M., Hansen, S. & Weeks, D. J., 12 Jul 2006, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 30, 8, p. 1106-1121

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Influence of motor imagery training on hip abductor muscle strength and bilateral transfer effect

    Alenezi, M., Hayes, A., Lawrence, G. & Kubis, H.-P., 7 Sept 2023, In: Frontiers in Physiolology. Section: Exercise Physiology. 14, 16 p., 1188658.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Internal and External Focus of Attention in a Novice Form Sport

    Lawrence, G. P., Gottwald, V. M., Hardy, J. & Khan, M. A., Jan 2013, In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 82, 3, p. 431-441

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    It Ain’t What You Do—It’s the Way That You Do It: Is Optimizing Challenge Key in the Development of Super-Elite Batsmen?

    Jones, B., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Kuncheva, L., Brandon, R., Bobat, M. & Thorpe, G., 13 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Expertise. 3, 2, p. 144-168

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Lets go Surfing now, everybody's learning how; attentional strategies on expert and novice surfing performance under both practice and competition conditions

    Lawrence, G. P., Virian, J., Oliver, S. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 2020, In: European Journal of Sport Science. 20, 2, p. 229-239 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    New evidence of relative age effects in “super-elite” sportsmen: A case for the survival and evolution of the fittest

    Jones, B., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 36, 6, p. 697-703

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Online versus offline processing of visual feedback in the control of movement amplitude.

    Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G. P., Fourkas, A., Franks, I. M., Elliott, D. & Pembroke, S., 1 May 2003, In: Acta Psychologica. 113, 1, p. 83-97

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis

    Lawrence, G. P., Cassell, V. E., Beattie, S. J., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L. J. & Gottwald, V. M., 27 Oct 2013, In: Psychological Research. 78, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Programming strategies for rapid aiming movements under simple and choice reaction time conditions

    Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G., Buckolz, E. & Franks, I. M., 1 Mar 2006, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 59, 3, p. 524-542

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Representational Momentum in the Expertise Context: Support for the Theory of Event Coding as an Explanation for Action Anticipation

    Anderson, D. N., Gottwald, V. M. & Lawrence, G. P., 14 Aug 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 1838.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Representational Momentum reveals visual anticipation differences in the upper and lower visual fields.

    Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P., Hayes, A. E. & Khan, M. A., 1 May 2015, In: Experimental Brain Research.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Sequential aiming in pairs: the multiple levels of joint action

    Roberts, J. W., Maiden, J. & Lawrence, G. P., May 2021, In: Experimental Brain Research. 239, 5, p. 1479-1488 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Sequential aiming movements and the one-target advantage in individuals with Down syndrome

    Lawrence, G. P., Reilly, N. E., Mottram, T. M., Khan, M. A. & Elliott, D., 8 Sept 2013, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 34, 11, p. 3858-3866

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Sequential aiming with one and two limbs: Effects of target size

    Mottram, T. M., Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G. P., Adam, J. J. & Buckolz, E., 21 Jun 2014, In: Acta Psychologica. 151, p. 83-88

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Testing anxiety's effect on movement planning and correction: Online upper-limb corrections are not completely automatic

    Lawrence, G., Owen, R., Gottwald, V. & Khan, M., Feb 2023, In: Human Movement Science. 87, 1, 24 p., 103022.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    The Benefit of Punishment Sensitivity On Motor Performance Under Pressure

    Manley, H., Beattie, S., Roberts, R., Lawrence, G. & Hardy, L., Jun 2018, In: Journal of Personality. 86, 3, p. 339-352

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    The Identification of ‘Game Changers’ in England Cricket’s Developmental Pathway for 3 Elite Spin Bowling: A Machine Learning Approach

    Jones, B., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Kuncheva, L., Du Preez, T., Brandon, R., Such, P. & Bobat, M., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Expertise. 2, 2, p. 92-120 29 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    The contribution of peripheral and central vision in the control of movement amplitude.

    Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A., Buckolz, E. & Oldham, A. R., 1 Jun 2006, In: Human Movement Science. 25, 3, p. 326-338

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. Published

    The dual role of vision in sequential aiming movements

    Khan, M. A., Sarteep, S., Mottram, T., Lawrence, G. P. & Adam, J. J., 1 Mar 2011, In: Acta Psychologica. 136, 3, p. 425-431

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    The effect of state anxiety on the online and offline control of fast target-directed movements

    Hardy, L. J., Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A. & Hardy, L., 1 Jul 2013, In: Psychological Research. 77, 4, p. 422-433

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    The influence of foreperiod duration on the preparation and control of sequential aiming movements

    Khan, M., Kurniawan, A., Khan, M., Khan, M., Smith, K., Carlsen, A., Benson, S. & Lawrence, G., Feb 2024, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77, 2, p. 242-256 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    The influence of perturbing the working surface during reaching and grasping in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

    Utley, A., Sugden, D. A., Lawrence, G. P. & Astill, S., 15 Jan 2007, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 29, 1, p. 79-89

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    The influence of target size on the integration of sequential movements for single and dual limb actions

    Mottram, T., Khan, M. A. & Lawrence, G. P., Jun 2012, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 34, S1, p. S111-S111

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Published

    The integration of sequential aiming movements: Switching hand and direction at the first target

    Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A., Mottram, T. M., Adam, J. J. & Buckolz, E., 29 Jan 2016, In: Acta Psychologica. 164, p. 181-87

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  43. Published

    The interaction between practice and performance pressure on the planning and control of fast target directed movement.

    Allsop, J. E., Lawrence, G., Gray, R. & Khan, M. A., Sept 2017, In: Psychological Research. 81, 5, p. 1004-1019

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  44. Published

    The movement kinematics and learning strategies associated with adopting different foci of attention during both acquisition and anxious performance

    Lawrence, G. P., Gottwald, V., Khan, M. A. & Kramer, R., 2 Nov 2012, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 3, 468

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    The reliance on visual feedback for online and offline processing

    Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A., Mourton, S. & Bernier, P., 1 Apr 2011, In: Motor Control. 15, 2, p. 232-246

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  46. Published

    The utilization of visual feedback from peripheral and central vision in the control of direction

    Khan, M., Lawrence, G. P., Franks, I. M. & Buckolz, E., 1 Sept 2004, In: Experimental Brain Research. 158, 2, p. 241-251

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  47. Published

    The utilization of visual feedback in the control of movement direction: Evidence from a video aiming task.

    Khan, M. A., Lawrence, G. P., Franks, I. M. & Elliott, D., 1 Jul 2003, In: Motor Control. 7, 3, p. 290-303

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. E-pub ahead of print

    Thirty years of longitudinal talent development research: A systematic review and meta-aggregation

    Lawrence, G., Dunn, E., Gottwald, V., Oliver, S., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Woodman, T., 22 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Watch me if you can: imagery ability moderates observational learning effectiveness

    Roberts, R. J., Lawrence, G. P., Callow, N. & Roberts, R., 5 Sept 2013, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  50. Published

    What’s your number? The effects of trial order on the one-target advantage

    Bested, S. R., Khan, M., Lawrence, G. & Tremblay, L., May 2018, In: Acta Psychologica. 186, May, p. 110-117

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  51. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  52. Published

    Efficacy of a Virtual Environment for Training Ball Passing Skills in Rugby

    Miles, H. C., Pop, S. R., Watt, S. J., Lawrence, G. P., John, N. W., Perrot, V., Mallet, P., Mestre, D. R., Morgan, K., Gavrilova, M. L. (Editor), Tan, C. J. (Editor) & Mao, X. H. (Editor), 1 Jan 2014, Transactions on Computational Science XXIII; Special Issue on Cyberworlds. Springer Verlag, p. 98-117

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

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