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.
- Poster › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Preliminary Validation of the Athlete Development Formulation Survey (ADFS)
Dunn, E., Anderson, D., Langham-Walsh, E., Lowery, M., Hardy, L., Lawrence, G., Woodman, T., Gottwald, V., Hardy, J., Roberts, R. & Oliver, S., 18 Oct 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Published
Relative Age Effect? No "Flipping" Way! Exploring the Relative Age Effect in Women's Artistic Gymnastics.
Langham-Walsh, E., Gottwald, V. & Hardy, J., 18 Oct 2019, p. 204.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Published
Stepping Beyond Tradition: Comparing traditional verbal coaching instructions to a constraints-led approach when learning boxing stance
Hardman, L., Owen, R. & Gottwald, V., 16 Jul 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Published
The prevalence, mechanism, and reporting behaviours of breast injury in international under-18 women’s rugby union players
Kirby, E., Jones, M., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 8 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
- Abstract › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Can learning under an external focus of attention counteract the negative effects of choking under pressure?
Gottwald, V. M., Lawrence, G. P. & Khan, M. A., Jun 2010, p. S82-S82.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Published
Injury surveillance in female youth rugby union: A pilot study in the community sport setting
Chandy, T., Evans, S., Gottwald, V. & Owen, J., 16 May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Published
‘One size fits all’ – or should it? An individualised approach to enhancing talent development environments
Lowe, G., Gottwald, V., Roberts, R., Hardy, J. & Owen, J., 19 Jul 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Review article › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Every story has two sides: evaluating information processing and ecological dynamics perspectives of focus of attention in skill acquisition.
Gottwald, V., Davies, M. & Owen, R., 24 May 2023, In: Frontiers. 5, 13 p., 1176635.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review