Christie Scanlon
UCFB Manchester
Course Lecturer
Sports Coaching and Physical Education
Christie Scanlon is a lecturer in Sports Coaching and PE and holds responsibilities in teaching, research and administration. Christie holds a Ba Hons in Sports Development & Coaching (Staffordshire University), an MSc in Sports Coaching (University of Birmingham) and is currently undertaking a PhD in Sociology at Liverpool John Moore’s University. Christie further holds a higher education teaching certification and is a licenced football coach.
Christie has held previous positions at Staffordshire University and West Bromwich Albion Football Club before relocating to the North-West of England in 2018. Christie is broadly interested in the social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of sport in which he teaches across a range of undergraduate programmes. His research interests also extend to the sociology of football and sports coaching.
Area of expertise
- Sports coaching;
- Physical education;
- Performance analysis.
Industry expertise
- Knowledge of working within an elite football development system (Category 1 Academy)
- Previous experience with elite players across youth and senior levels
- Clear understanding of relevant regulatory bodies in the football industry
- Awarded the Sports and Exercise Extraordinary Contribution Award by Staffordshire University
- Granted the University of Birmingham Masters Scholarship in 2015
- Sports Coaching
- Sociology of Football and Culture
- Physical Education and Community Sport
- Grassroots Football
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Sociology of Sport: Liverpool John Moore’s University
- Master of Science (MSc) Sports Coaching: University of Birmingham
- (BA) Sports Development and Coaching: Staffordshire University (1st Class Honours)
- (PGCAP) Higher Education Academic Practice: Buckinghamshire New University
- FA Licenced Football Coach
- Member of the Football Collective
- A self-determination theory perspective on the reasons why females participate in grassroots football in England (2018);
- UEFA funded project: Examining confidence, self-esteem and well-being in female footballers (A University of Birmingham Project) (2017);
- Does sectarianism still impact football culture? Staffordshire University (2015).