Reece is in the final stages of completing his PhD. As part of his PhD Reece has worked alongside The FA to gain an understanding of the development of coach education since 1967. This work has tracked the socio-pedagogical development of FA coach education overtime. Reece has also explored present day coaches' experiences of current FA coach education provision to explore how courses meet the needs of the learners today.

Reece’s research interests include; Sport Pedagogy, Sport Sociology, Coach Education, Sports Coaching, Football and Performance Analysis 

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• How did we get here; A Historical and Social Exploration of the Construction of English FA Coach Education, Chapman, R. 4 Sep 2023, In: Sport, Education and Society
• Learning from the past; a Freirean analysis of FA coach education since 1967, Chapman, R., Richardson, D., Cope, E., Cronin, C. 23 Jul 2020, In: Sport, Education and Society

• PGCE July 01 2017
• MSc July 01 2015
• BSc (Hons) July 01 2013
• Associate Fellowship to Higher Education Academy AFHEA
• UEFA B