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Lecturer in Performance Analysis

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John Francis returned to the University of Worcester in 2018 as a Lecturer in Performance Analysis. He has an array of applied and research experience in performance analysis with elite abled-bodied and disabled sports teams. John has provided support to a variety of teams during six European Championships, three World Championships, one World Cup and a Paralympic Games. His research has involved working closely with the British Wheelchair Basketball squads, where his findings helped the male and female performance squads secure a bronze medal and a fourth place finish at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. More recently, he has begun exploring how coaches, athletes and support staff perceive the use of performance analysis to help improve the delivery of the sport science discipline. John usesmore...

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Nicholls, S., Groom, R., Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Parmar, N. and James, N. (2026) From roots to branches: Developing relational, practical, and technical competencies in performance analysis. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1747-9541 (print) 2048-397X (eISSN) (In Press)
Dale, O. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2026) Disrupting the set piece: Patterns in defensive lineout strategies in the 2022/23 English championship. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Online (First). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1747-9541
Baker, Edward, Boardman, Phil, Kelly, A. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2025) Scouting in English male professional football academies: practices and perceptions between full-time, part-time, and volunteer scouts. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Online (First). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1747-9541
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Simmons, C. and Buckley, G. (2025) Assessing the Impact of Video Telestration on Memory Recall in Elite Youth Male Football Players. In: World Congress of Science and Soccer, 17th-20th June 2025, Glasgow, Scotland. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Kyte, J., Bateman, Michael and Nicholls, S. (2025) The landscape of validity and reliability practices from applied performance analysts: Establishing a best practice framework. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Online (First). pp. 1-23. ISSN 1747-9541 (print) 2048-397X (eISSN)
Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737, Høigaard, R. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2024) Editorial: Adapted & (dis)ability sport. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. pp. 1-3. ISSN 1664-1078
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Bateman, Michael (2024) Applied validity and reliability practices within sports performance analysis: Perceptions and practical implications. In: 14th World Congress of Performance Analysis in Sport, 27th - 30th August 2024, Middlesex, London.
Ridge, Ian, Vinson, Don ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-4828 and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2024) The impact of Threshold Concepts in a football academy. In: CRiC 6th International Coaching Conference, 14th-16th June 2024, University of Northumbria, UK. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Kyte, Jamie and Bateman, Michael (2024) The role of the analyst: Comparative analysis of Applied Performance Analyst job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022). International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. ISSN Print: 2474-8668 Electronic: 1474-8185
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Kyte, J. and Bateman, Michael (2023) What do Applied Performance Analyst employers really want?: Comparative analysis of job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022). In: BASES Conference 2023, 16-17th November 2023, Coventry. ISSN 1466-447X
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Sims, D., Bendall, A., Kelly, A. and Wood, A. (2023) Para-Soccer: Talent Identification and Development in Para-Soccer. In: Talent Identification and Development in Youth Soccer: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN Paperback: 9781032232751 Hardback: 9781032232775
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2023) The role of the analyst: Comparative analysis of Applied Performance Analyst job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022). [Dataset] (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Smith, J., Rands, S. and Bateman, M. (2023) Telestration: Key Learnings and Future Considerations. In: Sunderland AFC A&D Stand Up, 26th April 2023, Sunderland AFC.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Smith, Jordan, Rands, Steve and Bateman, Michael (2022) Assessing the Efficacy of Video Telestration in Aiding Memory Recall Among Elite Professional Football Players: Key Learnings and Future Considerations. In: PAC22 Catapult Conference, 29/11/2022, London. (Unpublished)
Smith, Jordan, Rands, Steve, Bateman, Michael and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2022) Assessing the Efficacy of Video Telestration in Aiding Memory Recall Among Elite Professional Football Players. Sports Innovation Journal, 3. pp. 61-81. ISSN 2688-3961
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2022) Is telestration actually useful? & Looking at talent ID in Para-Football. In: Birmingham City Academy Performance Analysis and Data CPD Event, 20 April 2022, Birmingham.
Andersen, Lasse Winther, Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Bateman, Michael (2021) Danish Association Football Coaches’ Perception of Performance Analysis. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 22 (1). pp. 149-173. ISSN 1474-8185
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2021) Performance Analysis in Paralympic and Elite Disability Sport: Reflections on the past & opportunities for the future. In: International Paralympic Committee’s VISTA21: Application to the podium – translating research and development to athlete performance, 16/12/2021, Virtual Conference. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2021) Home advantage in Para-Sport. In: Home Advantage in Sport: Causes and the Effect on Performance. Routledge, pp. 321-332. ISBN 9780367533267
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, A. and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2021) Predicting field-goal success according to offensive, defensive and contextual variables in elite men’s wheelchair basketball. PLoS One, 16 (1). ISSN Print 1932-6203 Online 1932-6203
Loo, J.K., Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Bateman, Michael (2020) Athletes’ and coaches’ perspectives of performance analysis in women’s sports in Singapore. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 20 (6). pp. 960-981. ISSN 1474-8185
De Martin Silva, L. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2020) "It is like a little journey”: Deaf international futsal players’ and coaches' experiences in collaborative blended learning. International Sport Coaching Journal, 8 (2). pp. 183-196. ISSN Print 2328-918X Online 2328-9198
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2020) Next Steps: Communicating Key Performance Analysis Messages. In: HUDL: Next Steps Webinar Series 2020, Virtual Conference.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, A. and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2019) Making Every "Point" Count: Identifying the Key Determinants of Team Success in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. p. 1431. ISSN Online: 1664-1078
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2019) Engaging Masters Students Through Blackboard Collaborate. In: 'TEL' Me More Showcase, 07/03/2019, University of Worcester, UK. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, A. and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2019) A New Reliable Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. Article-16. ISSN Online: 1664-1078
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2019) Sports Performance Analysis and the Analyst in Elite Wheelchair Basketball. PhD thesis, University of Worcester.
De Martin Silva, L. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2018) Deaf International Futsal Players’ Learning Experiences in Preparation for a Major Competition: a Longitudinal Study. In: UK Coaching Applied Coaching Research Conference 2019: Shaping the Future of Coaching, 19th February 2019, Derby County Football Club, Derby, UK. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2018) Letter to the Editor RE: The Balance Between Science and Practice - Some Thoughts from an Academic Practitioner. The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 57 (Autumn). p. 5.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672, Owen, A. and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2017) The Performance Analysis Process in Elite Wheelchair Basketball is "Worthless Without Trust". In: ICCE Global Coaching Conference 2017, 31st July-2nd August 2017, Liverpool John Moores University. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2017) Did British Wheelchair Basketball Listen To The Numbers in Rio? In: Institute of Sport and Exercise Science Research Seminar, 19th May 2017, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, A., Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672 and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2017) Modelling Shooting Performance Across Major International Tournaments in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball. In: Vista 2017: Opportunities, Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science & Sport Medicine Support, 20-23 September 2017, Toronto, Canada. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672, Owen, A. and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2017) Key Determinants of Team Success in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball. In: UK Paralympic Performance Conference 2017, 29th-30th March 2017, St George's Park, Burton upon Trent. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, A., Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672 and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2016) Modelling Shooting Performance in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball. In: BASES 2016 Conference, 29-30 November 2016, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. ISSN 0264-0414 Online: 146-447X (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672, Donovan, Mick and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2015) Development of a Valid and Reliable Performance Analysis Template for Assessing Team Performance in Elite Men's Wheelchair Basketball. In: BASES Conference 2015, 1-2 December 2015, St. George’s Park, Burton upon Trent. ISSN 0264-0414 Online: 146-447X (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Molnar, Gyozo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672, Donovan, Mick and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 (2015) Trust Within a High Performance Sport: A Performance Analyst’s Perspective. In: BASES Conference 2015, 1-2 December 2015, St. George’s Park, Burton upon Trent. ISSN 0264-0414 Online: 146-447X (Unpublished)
Nagata, A. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2014) Propulsion in Wheelchair Basketball. In: Optimal Management of the Paralympic Shoulder, English Institute of Sport, 23rd October 2014, Quorn Grange Hotel, Loughborough. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Jones, Gareth (2014) Elite Rugby Union Players Perceptions of Performance Analysis. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 14 (1). pp. 188-207. ISSN 1474-8185 Online: 1474-8185
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Jones, Gareth (2013) The Effect of Game Location on Positional Profiles of a Professional Rugby Union Team During a Competitive Season. In: Performance Analysis of Sport IX. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 107-113. ISBN Hardback: 9780415643399 Paperback: 9780415870313
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Beeching, Kelvin and Jones, Gareth (2013) Try Scoring in the RFU Championship. In: 4th International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport – Performance Analysis Workshop, 2nd - 5th April 2013, University of Alicante, Spain.
Beeching, Kelvin, Williams, S. and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2013) The Effect of Pitch Size on Technical Demands in Small Sided Possession Games in Amateur Footballers. In: 4th International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport – Performance Analysis Workshop, 2nd - 5th April 2013, University of Alicante, Spain.
Garrett, C., Beeching, Kelvin and Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2013) Analysis of Team Performance During the 2011 English County Cricket Clydesdale Bank 40 Competition. In: 4th International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport – Performance Analysis Workshop, 2nd - 5th April 2013, University of Alicante, Spain.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2013) Elite Rugby Union Players Perceptions Towards Performance Analysis. Masters thesis, University of Worcester.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2012) Performance Analysis Workshop. In: Careers in Sport, 25th October 2012, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2012) Performance Analysis Workshop. In: Worcestershire County Cricket Coaches Development Day, 20th October 2012, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 (2012) Introduction to Performance Analysis. In: The 2012 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Coaching Summit: From Grassroots to Greatness: The coach, the athlete, the legacy, 22nd April 2012, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Jones, Gareth (2012) The Effect of Game Location on Positional Profiles During a Competitive Season in Professional Rugby Union: Implications for the Coaching Process. In: World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport IX, 25th - 28th July 2012, University of Worcester.
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, Alun and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 A New Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball - Reliability Dataset. [Dataset] (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Owen, Alun and Peters, D.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-7737 A New Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball - Action Variable Clips. [Dataset] (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 2015 European Wheelchair Basketball Team Performance Analysis Dataset. [Dataset] (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 How to increase field-goal shooting success in elite men’s wheelchair basketball. [Dataset] (Unpublished)
Francis, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665 and Bateman, Michael The landscape of validity and reliability practices from applied performance analysts: Establishing a best practice framework. [Dataset] (Unpublished)

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1.	Assessing the Efficacy of Video Telestration in Aiding Memory Recall Among Elite Professional Football Players	1127	834
2.	Sports Performance Analysis and the Analyst in Elite Wheelchair Basketball	877	1901
3.	Trust Within a High Performance Sport: A Performance Analyst’s Perspective	688
4.	Key Determinants of Team Success in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball	560	176
5.	Elite Rugby Union Players Perceptions of Performance Analysis	530	34
6.	Development of a Valid and Reliable Performance Analysis Template for Assessing Team Performance in Elite Men's Wheelchair Basketball	509
7.	The Performance Analysis Process in Elite Wheelchair Basketball is "Worthless Without Trust"	436	283
8.	The Effect of Pitch Size on Technical Demands in Small Sided Possession Games in Amateur Footballers	419	71
9.	Elite Rugby Union Players Perceptions Towards Performance Analysis	415	4037
10.	Modelling Shooting Performance Across Major International Tournaments in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball	397	5
11.	The Effect of Game Location on Positional Profiles During a Competitive Season in Professional Rugby Union: Implications for the Coaching Process	377	184
12.	Try Scoring in the RFU Championship	356	113
13.	Analysis of Team Performance During the 2011 English County Cricket Clydesdale Bank 40 Competition	352	243
14.	Modelling Shooting Performance in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball	344
15.	Did British Wheelchair Basketball Listen To The Numbers in Rio?	329	34
16.	The Effect of Game Location on Positional Profiles of a Professional Rugby Union Team During a Competitive Season	319	4
17.	"It is like a little journey”: Deaf international futsal players’ and coaches' experiences in collaborative blended learning	288	404
18.	Propulsion in Wheelchair Basketball	274	180
19.	Deaf International Futsal Players’ Learning Experiences in Preparation for a Major Competition: a Longitudinal Study	270	27
20.	Danish Association Football Coaches’ Perception of Performance Analysis	265	340
21.	2015 European Wheelchair Basketball Team Performance Analysis Dataset	263	29
22.	Performance Analysis Workshop	255	19
23.	Introduction to Performance Analysis	250
24.	Engaging Masters Students Through Blackboard Collaborate	248
25.	Making Every "Point" Count: Identifying the Key Determinants of Team Success in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball	245	69
26.	Para-Soccer: Talent Identification and Development in Para-Soccer	244	4
27.	Athletes’ and coaches’ perspectives of performance analysis in women’s sports in Singapore	240	496
28.	Performance Analysis Workshop	235	21
29.	A New Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball - Reliability Dataset	227	23
30.	Predicting field-goal success according to offensive, defensive and contextual variables in elite men’s wheelchair basketball	223	103
31.	A New Reliable Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball	220	107
32.	Letter to the Editor RE: The Balance Between Science and Practice - Some Thoughts from an Academic Practitioner	216	4
33.	A New Performance Analysis Template for Quantifying Action Variables in Elite Men’s Wheelchair Basketball - Action Variable Clips	211	11
34.	Performance Analysis in Paralympic and Elite Disability Sport: Reflections on the past & opportunities for the future	207	118
35.	Home advantage in Para-Sport	199	101
36.	Assessing the Efficacy of Video Telestration in Aiding Memory Recall Among Elite Professional Football Players: Key Learnings and Future Considerations	197	2
37.	The role of the analyst: Comparative analysis of Applied Performance Analyst job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022)	181	222
38.	How to increase field-goal shooting success in elite men’s wheelchair basketball	177	22
39.	Is telestration actually useful? & Looking at talent ID in Para-Football	162
40.	Next Steps: Communicating Key Performance Analysis Messages	136	1
41.	What do Applied Performance Analyst employers really want?: Comparative analysis of job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022)	125	29
42.	Scouting in English male professional football academies: practices and perceptions between full-time, part-time, and volunteer scouts	118	96
43.	Telestration: Key Learnings and Future Considerations	116
44.	The impact of Threshold Concepts in a football academy	112
45.	Applied validity and reliability practices within sports performance analysis: Perceptions and practical implications	105	123
46.	The role of the analyst: Comparative analysis of Applied Performance Analyst job advertisements in the UK and Ireland (2021-2022)	104
47.	Assessing the Impact of Video Telestration on Memory Recall in Elite Youth Male Football Players	94	1
48.	Editorial: Adapted & (dis)ability sport	89	15
49.	The landscape of validity and reliability practices from applied performance analysts: Establishing a best practice framework	86
50.	The landscape of validity and reliability practices from applied performance analysts: Establishing a best practice framework	76	57
51.	From roots to branches: Developing relational, practical, and technical competencies in performance analysis	18	7
52.	Disrupting the set piece: Patterns in defensive lineout strategies in the 2022/23 English championship	6	4

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