Dr Simon Quick

Biography

Simon is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching in the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science. Prior to working at Essex, Simon taught Physical Education in secondary schools for 12 years and was a Director of Physical Education and Performance Sport. After completing his PhD in Sport Coaching whilst working, Simon moved to Higher Education and teaches areas including sport pedagogy, coach development and sport coaching. Simon's academic experience is accompanied by a significant array of practical coaching roles. Notably, he is a level 4 tennis coach, and has 15 years experience of coaching rugby and tennis at all levels. He also has numerous coaching qualifications in different sports including: Basketball, Lacrosse, Swimming and Football. More recently, Simon was selected as the recipient of the 2024 NAKHE Engaged Scholar Program Award. He has presented his research at multiple international conferences (including USCCE and NAKHE) . Research Interests: Simon's research in sport coaching focuses on how coaches mentally operate in dynamic social settings. As part of his PhD, he employed an ethnographic approach to explore situated coaching cognitions in ice hockey. He is interested in the both the empirical and conceptual development of sport coaching and how these developments can be used to improve coaches' practice. Simon has experience of using a range of qualitative approaches to examine in situ coaching practice including ethnography, stimulated recall and think aloud protocol. Simon's current research is centred on exploring the tension between athletic performance and athlete welfare in high performance sport. He is open to supervising students in areas including sport coaching ethics, sport coaching practice, coach development and physical education. Additional roles: External Examiner for Bangor University: FdSc /BSc Sport Science (Sports Coaching); FdSc Sport Science (Outdoor Recreation) 2024-28 External Examiner for University College Birmingham: BSc (Hons)/FdSc Sports Coaching and Fitness 2024-28

Qualifications

• PhD Leeds Beckett University, (2022)

• Post Graduate Certificate of Secondary Education (PGCE) University of Sheffield, (2009)

• MSc Sport Science University of Essex, (2008)

• BSc (Hons) Lancaster University, (2007)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Lecturer, Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science, University of Essex (18/9/2022 - present)

Other academic

• Senior Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Lincoln (1/1/2022 - 17/9/2022)