Examining the impact of physical appearance on impressions of coaching football teams

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    Coverage of Dr Thelwell's research on the physical characteristics of a teams' coach and how that can impact on the athletes and non-athletes

    Period8 Feb 2016

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    • TitleMichael Valkanis dressed for success after Melbourne City coaching debut
      Media name/outletThe Guardian
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date8/02/16
      DescriptionThe caretaker boss ditched his tracksuit as he took his bow in charge of City against Western Sydney – and the symbolism was impossible to ignore
      The article refers to Dr Thelwell's published paper in the International Journal of Sport Psychology in 2010 investigating the competing merits of the two sartorial approaches on football teams
      Producer/AuthorJonathan Howcroft
      URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/09/michael-valkanis-dressed-for-success-after-melbourne-city-coaching-debut
      PersonsRichard Thelwell