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Overview

Sean P. Cumming is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to sports and human performance. Key areas covered include:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

Among their recent papers are:

  • Developmental Training Model for the Sport Specialized Youth Athlete: A Dynamic Strategy for Individualizing Load-Response During Maturation (2021), published in Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • Predicting the timing of the peak of the pubertal growth spurt in elite male youth soccer players: evaluation of methods (2020), published in Annals of Human Biology
  • One of these things is not like the other: time to differentiate between relative age and biological maturity selection biases in soccer? (2021), published in Science and Medicine in Football
  • Maturity Has a Greater Association than Relative Age with Physical Performance in English Male Academy Soccer Players (2021), published in Sports
  • The Main and Interactive Effects of Biological Maturity and Relative Age on Physical Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players (2020), published in Journal of Sports Medicine

Sean P. Cumming has frequently collaborated with several scholars, including:

  • Sean Williams
  • Lauren B. Sherar
  • Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
  • Chris Towlson
  • Robert M. Malina

The scientist has published extensively in well-known venues such as:

  • Annals of Human Biology
  • International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biology of Sport
  • Journal of Sports Sciences

Best Publications

  • Maturity-associated variation in the growth and functional capacities of youth football (soccer) players 13–15 years

    Robert M. Malina;Joey C. Eisenmann;Sean P. Cumming;Basil Ribeiro

  • Effects of a Motivational Climate Intervention for Coaches on Young Athletes’ Sport Performance Anxiety

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Biological maturation of youth athletes: assessment and implications

    Robert M Malina;Alan D Rogol;Sean P Cumming;Manuel J Coelho e Silva

  • Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents

    Rosangela B. Macedo;Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva;Nuno F. Sousa;João Valente-dos-Santos

  • Measurement of Multidimensional Sport Performance Anxiety in Children and Adults: The Sport Anxiety Scale-2

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Joel R. Grossbard

  • Maturity-associated variation in sport-specific skills of youth soccer players aged 13 – 15 years

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Anthony P Kontos;Joey C Eisenmann

  • Bio-banding in Sport: Applications to Competition, Talent Identification, and Strength and Conditioning of Youth Athletes

    Sean P. Cumming;Rhodri S. Lloyd;Rhodri S. Lloyd;Jon L. Oliver;Jon L. Oliver;Joey C. Eisenmann

  • Characteristics of youth soccer players aged 13–15 years classified by skill level

    Robert M Malina;Basil Ribeiro;João Aroso;Sean P Cumming

  • Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports: Increasing Harmony and Minimizing Hassle:

    Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Ronald E. Smith

  • Is Winning Everything? The Relative Contributions of Motivational Climate and Won-Lost Percentage in Youth Sports

    Sean P. Cumming;Frank L. Smoll;Ronald E. Smith;Joel R. Grossbard

  • Development and Validation of the Motivational Climate Scale for Youth Sports

    Ronald E. Smith;Sean P. Cumming;Frank L. Smoll

  • Competitive anxiety in young athletes: Differentiating somatic anxiety, worry, and concentration disruption

    Joel R. Grossbard;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Adolescent biological maturity and physical activity: biology meets behavior.

    Lauren B. Sherar;Sean P. Cumming;Joey C. Eisenmann;Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones

  • Discrimination of u-14 soccer players by level and position.

    MJ Coelho e Silva;AJ Figueiredo;F Simões;A Seabra

  • Effects of aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health indicators in older adults

    Raul A Martins;Manuel T Veríssimo;Manuel J Coelho e Silva;Sean P Cumming

  • Relations of Parent- and Coach-Initiated Motivational Climates to Young Athletes’ Self-Esteem, Performance Anxiety, and Autonomous Motivation: Who Is More Influential?

    Daniel J. O’Rourke;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Bio-Banding in Youth Sports: Background, Concept, and Application.

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Alan D Rogol;Manuel J Coelho-E-Silva

  • Maturity status of youth football players: a noninvasive estimate

    Robert M Malina;Sean P Cumming;Peter J Morano;Mary Barron

  • Trait Anxiety in Young Athletes as a Function of Parental Pressure and Motivational Climate: Is Parental Pressure Always Harmful?

    Daniel J. O’Rourke;Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming

  • Premier League academy soccer players’ experiences of competing in a tournament bio-banded for biological maturation

    Sean P. Cumming;Daniel J. Brown;Siobhan Mitchell;James Bunce

  • Motivational climate and changes in young athletes’ achievement goal orientations

    Ronald E. Smith;Frank L. Smoll;Sean P. Cumming;Sean P. Cumming

  • Effects of a motivational climate intervention for coaches on changes in young athletes’ achievement goal orientations

    Frank L. Smoll;Ronald E. Smith;Sean P. Cumming

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank L. Smoll
Frank L. Smoll University of Washington
Ronald E. Smith
Ronald E. Smith University of Washington
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Fiona Gillison
Fiona Gillison University of Bath
Anne M. Haase
Anne M. Haase University of Bristol
Matthieu Lenoir
Matthieu Lenoir Ghent University
Kent C. Kowalski
Kent C. Kowalski University of Saskatchewan
Yuichi Shoda
Yuichi Shoda University of Washington
Deborah L. Feltz
Deborah L. Feltz Michigan State University
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester

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