Dr Emma Boocock

Assistant Professor

School: Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation

Emma has over 18 years of coaching experience in both hockey and football, which has seen her work with a range of age groups across both participation and elite levels. Most notably Emma previously worked with the England Women’s U17 football team delivering competition performance analysis. Since then, she has continued to coach at county and regional level for England hockey. After working for the North Riding County FA Emma recognised that the education of coaches was paramount to the development and success of athletes. From here Emma went on to complete her PhD, evaluating an elite coach education programme for the Premier League. She was able to work with and within renowned football academies which has since provided some excellent connections for further research.

Since starting at Northumbria Emma has developed a passion for research which is situated in Green and Blue spaces. Emma has been lucky enough to work with Mountain Training, and The Outward Bound Trust to understand some of their mountain training programmes. Emma has also been able to combine her passion of outdoor swimming, with her research, and has published some of her work in recognised journals.

Campus Address

Northumberland Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

Email Emma

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Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Navigating grief: an autoethnographic tale of open water swimming and loss , Boocock, E. 4 Mar 2025, In: Leisure Studies
The importance of trust in mentoring relationships for women’s outdoor leadership development, Allin, L., Boocock, E., O'Brien, K. 20 Mar 2025, In: Sport, Education and Society
“Which barbel do you use now?” Exploring a Transgender Man’s Embodiment through Olympic Weightlifting, Edmonds, A., Boocock, E. 24 Sep 2025, In: Sport, Education and Society
Coaching in the shadows: critically examining the unintended (non)influence of pedagogical practice, Nichol, A., Potrac, P., Hayes, P., Boocock, E., Vickery, W., Morgan, C., Hall, E. 4 Jul 2023, In: Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
Embodying Indigeneity in the Mountains: Creating Inclusive Adventure Spaces for Welsh Women, UK, Hall, J., Boocock, E. 6 Jun 2023
Gender, Politics and Change in Mountaineering: Moving Mountains, Hall, J., Boocock, E., Avner, Z. 13 Jun 2023
Online learning in higher education in the UK: Exploring the experiences of sports students and staff, McCullogh, N., Allen-Baker, G., Boocock, E., Peart, D., Hayman, R. 1 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Realist evaluation of the Football Association’s Post Graduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Coach Development, Redgate, S., Potrac, P., Boocock, E., Dalkin, S. 24 Mar 2022, In: Sport, Education and Society
Athletes as ‘sites of normative intersectionality’: Critically exploring the ontology of influence in sport coaching., Nichol, A., Hayes, P., Vickery, W., Boocock, E., Potrac, P., Hall, E. 1 Sep 2021, In: Sociology of Sport Journal
Beat the Game: A Foucauldian Exploration of Coaching Differently in an Elite Rugby Academy, Avner, Z., Denison, J., Jones, L., Boocock, E., Hall, E. 24 Jul 2021, In: Sport, Education and Society