After completing my undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Liverpool Hope University, I have recently started my current position as a PhD researcher at Bangor University, working with a supervisory team consisting of Dr Vicky Gottwald, Dr Germano Gallicchio (Bangor University) and Dr Robin Owen (Liverpool Hope University). 

• BSc: (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science. Dissertation title: "A Constraints-Led Approach to learning the boxing stance"
  School of Health and Sport Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, 2023

I am currently working on a project titled "Language Matters: A comprehensive analysis of attentional focus for proprioception and target aiming". Within this project, I will be using both qualitative and quantitative research designs to explore attentional focus in a broader context than it's traditional interpretation.

2024

• PublishedEcological 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
• PublishedStepping 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

I have also worked within an applied sport setting. Coming from a competitive background in amateur boxing, I have earned my Level 2 England Boxing coaching certificate through Kingsway Boxing Club. I have also worked within various other Boxing and MMA clubs, depending on where I'm situated. I have also qualified as a Level 4 Strength & Conditioning coach.