Dr Louise Ellis is an active researcher and has published work in the areas of sport psychology and biofeedback. Louise’s PhD in Sport Psychology focused on creating a high-pressure penalty kick protocol in professional football. Louise also explored the effect of an intervention on professional footballers in the real-world of training and competition.
Louise is keen to collaborate with academics, applied practitioners and organisations to produce high quality evidenced-based research in sports psychology and sport performance. Further details on Louise’s research interests can be viewed here.
The effect of a high-pressure protocol on penalty shooting performance, psychological, and psychophysiological response in professional football: A mixed methods study. Read the Abstract and full study here.
Louise’s research was picked up by the UK and Global media. The University of Huddersfield’s overview can be read here.
Full reference:
Ellis, L., & Ward, P. (2021). The effect of a high-pressure protocol on penalty shooting performance, psychological, and psychophysiological response in professional football: A mixed methods study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1957344
