Dr Vicky Gottwald
Senior Lecturer Sport and Exercise Sciences (Skill Acquisition)

Contact info
School of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP)
Location: George Building (Room 302)
Email: v.m.gottwald@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1248 382824
Twitter: @GottwaldVicky
Research Group: http://ipep.bangor.ac.uk/
Vicky is a researcher in skill acquisition with particular interest in coaching instruction. She is a UKCC Level 4 Coach and the Talent Identification and Transfer Lead for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science (WIPS). She has experience working with a number of high performance sporting organisations, including UK Sport, Weigthlifting Wales, Welsh Rowing, England Athletics and UK Deaf Sport.
- Conference contribution › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Identifying talent holistically: Using machine learning to capture the dynamic development of expertise in Olympic weightlifting. a preliminary analysis
Anderson, D., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport : SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 4Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- Published
Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis
Lawrence, G., Beattie, S., Woodman, T., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L., Gottwald, V. M. & Cassell, V. E., 20 Jun 2012, Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. s1 ed. Vol. 34. p. S101Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- Published
Pressure enhances online control when 'I' don't know I need to correct, but reduces it when 'I' do: Motor control strategies and state anxiety
Owen, R., Gottwald, V. & Lawrence, G., 21 Oct 2018, Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport: SCAPPS refereed abstracts repository. 1 ed. Vol. 50. p. 54Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
- Published
Breaking down the One Target Advantage: The role of pressure
Lawrence, G. P., Khan, M. A., Mottram, T. M. & Gottwald, V. M., 17 Oct 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Published
Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis
Hardy, L. J., Lawrence, G. P., Beattie, S., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V. M., Khan, M. A., Hardy, L. & Cassell, V., 7 Jun 2012.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Published
Systematically increasing contextual interference is beneficial for learning, but how long for?
Mandzuk, A. A., Mandzuk, A., Lawrence, G. P. & Gottwald, V. M., 29 Apr 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Paper › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
An external focus enhances performance: is it as black and white as we think?
Gottwald, V., Owen, R., Herrebroden, H., Becker, K., Marchant, D. & Simpson, T., 16 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
- Published
Ecological uses of external and internal foci of attention: A qualitative investigation into OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning.
Gottwald, V., Hardman, L., Owen, R., Gallicchio, G., Roberts, J. & Knight, C., 16 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
- Poster › Research › Not peer-reviewed
- Unpublished
A Prospective Study of The Developmental Biographies of Great British Pathway Athletes: Pathway to Podium
Dunn, E., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Oliver, S. & Roberts, R., 8 Jun 2018, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
- Poster › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Exploring factors influencing success within the WRU developmental pathway: A multidisciplinary, longitudinal approach.
Lowe, G., Evans, S., Gottwald, V., Jones, E. & Owen, J., 2 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review