Books
Journal Articles
Book Chapters

Books

Holt, N. L., & Talbot, M. (Eds., 2011). Long term engagement in sport and physical activity: Participation and performance across the lifespan. London: Routledge.

Holt, N. L. (2008). Positive youth development through sport. London: Routledge.

Journal Articles

Holt, N. L., Kingsley, B. C., Tink, L. N., & Scherer, J. (2012). Benefits and challenges associated with sport participation by children and parents from low-income families. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. doi 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.05.007

Sullivan, P. J., Holt, N. L., & Bloom, G. A. (in press). The relation of coaching context and coach education to coaching efficacy and perceived leadership behaviors in youth sport. The Sport Psychologist.

Holt, N. L., & Spence, J. C. (in press). A review of the peer review process and implications for sport and exercise psychology. Athletic Insight.

Clark, M., Spence, J. C., & Holt, N. L. (in press). In their shoes: Physical activity experiences of adolescent girls. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise.

Holt, N. L., Sehn, Z. L., Spence, J. C., Newton, A., & Ball, G. D. C. (in press). Possibilities for positive youth development through physical education and sport programs at an inner city school. Pedagogy of Sport and Physical Education.

Knight, C. J., Neely, K. C., & Holt, N. L. (2011). Parental behavior in team sports: How do female athletes want parents to behave? Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 23, 76-92. doi:10.1080/10413200.2010.525589

Sapieja, K., Dunn, J. G. H., & Holt, N. L. (2011). Relationships between perfectionism and parenting styles in male youth soccer. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 331, 20-39.

Jones, M. I., Dunn, J. G. H., Holt, N. L., Sullivan, P. J., & Bloom, G. A. (in press). Exploring the ‘5Cs’ of positive youth development in sport. Journal of Sport Behavior, 34(3).

Plotnikoff, R., Johnson, S., Luchak, M., Pollock, C., Holt, N. L., Leahy, A., Liebreich, T., Sigal, R., & Boulé, N. (2010). Peer telephone counseling for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-study approach to inform the design, development, and evaluation of programs targeting physical activity. Diabetes Educator, 36, 717-729. doi: 10.1177/0145721710376327

Knight, C. J., Boden, C. M., & Holt, N. L. (2010). Junior tennis players’ preferences for parental behaviors. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 22, 377-391.

Berry, T. R., Witcher, C., Holt, N. L., & Plotnikoff, R. C. (2010). A qualitative examination of perceptions of physical activity guidelines and preferences for format. Health Promotion Practice, 11, 908-916. Available from: doi:10.1177/1524839908325066

Holt, N. L. (2010). Interpreting and implementing the Long Term Athlete Development model: English swimming coaches’ views on the (swimming) LTAD in practice: A Commentary. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 5, 423-426.

Holt, N. L., & Tamminen, K. A. (2010). Improving grounded theory research in sport and exercise psychology: A Response to Mike Weed. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 405-413. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.12.002

Holt, N. L., & Tamminen, K. A. (2010). Moving forward with grounded theory research in sport and exercise psychology. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 11, 419-422 doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.07.009

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Spence, J. C., Holt, N. L., Dutove, J., & Carson, V. (2010). Uptake and effectiveness of the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit in Canada: The rich get richer. BMC Public Health, 10, 356 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-356

Tamminen, K.A., & Holt, N. L. (2010). A meta-study of qualitative research examining stressor appraisals and coping among adolescents in sport. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 1563-1580. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2010.512642

Tamminen, K. A., & Holt, N. L. (2010). Female adolescent athletes’ coping: A season long investigation. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 101-114. doi: 10.1080/02640410903406182

Breakey, C., Jones, M. I., Cunningham, C. T.., & Holt, N. L. (2010). Female athletes’ perceptions of a coach’s speeches. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 4, 498-504.

Knight, C. J., & Harwood, C. G. (in press). Parent-related coaching stress: A developmental investigation. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching.

Harwood, C., Drew, A., & Knight, C. J. (2010). Parental stressors in professional youth football academies: A qualitative investigation in specializing stage parents. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise, 2, 39-55.

Harwood, C., & Knight, C. (2009). Understanding parental stressors: An investigation of British tennis-parents. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27, 339-351.

Harwood, C., & Knight, C. (2009). Stress in youth sport: A developmental investigation of tennis parents. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 10, 447-456.

Holt, N. L., Tamminen, K. A., Tink, L. N., & Black, D. E. (2009). An interpretive analysis of life skills associated with sport participation. Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise.

Holt, N. L., Cunningham, C. T., Sehn, Z. L., Spence, J. C., Newton, A. S., & Ball, G. D. C. (2009). Neighborhood physical activity opportunities for inner city children and youth. Health & Place, 15, 1022-1028.

Black, D. E., & Holt, N. L. (2009). Athlete development in ski-racing: Perceptions of coaches and parents. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 4(2), 245-260.

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Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2009). Exploring perceived life skills development and participation in sport. Qualitative Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Jones, M. I., & Lavallee, D. (2009). Exploring the life skills needs of adolescent athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Holt, N. L., Tamminen, K. A., Black, D. E., Mandigo, J. L., & Fox, K. R. (2009). Youth sport parenting styles and practices. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 31, 37-59.

Mandigo, J. L., Holt, N. L., Anderson, A., & Sheppard, J. (2008). Children’s motivational experiences following autonomy-supportive games lessons. European Physical Education Review, 14, 415-434.

Holt, N. L., Spence, J. C., Sehn, Z. L., & Cutumisu, N. (2008). Neighborhood and developmental differences in children’s perceptions of opportunities for play and physical activity. Health & Place, 14, 2-14.

Holt, N. L., Moylan, B. A., Spence, J. C., Lenk, L. M, Sehn, Z. L., & Ball, G. D. C. (2008) Treatment preferences of overweight youth and their parents in western Canada. Qualitative Health Research, 18, 1206-1219.

Holt, N. L., Black, D. E., Tamminen, K. A., Mandigo, J. L., & Fox, K. R. (2008). Levels of social complexity and dimensions of peer experience in youth sport. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 30, 411-43.

Holt, N. L., Tink, L. N., Mandigo, J. L. & Fox, K. R. (2008). Do youth learn life skills through their involvement in high school sport? Canadian Journal of Education, 31(2), 281-304..

Holt, N. L., Tamminen, K. A., Black, D. E., Sehn, Z. L., & Wall, M. P. (2008). Parental involvement in competitive youth sport settings. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 9, 663-685.

Holt, N. L., Berg, K. J., & Tamminen, K. A. (2007). Tales of the unexpected: Appraisal, coping, and coping effectiveness among female collegiate volleyball players. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78, 117-132.

Witcher, S. G., Holt, N. L., Spence, J. C., & O’Brien Cousins, S. (in press). A case study of physical activity among older adults in rural Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Mandigo, J. L, & Holt, N. L. (2006). Elementary students’ accounts of optimal challenge in physical education. The Physical Educator, 4, 170-184.

Nicholls, A. R., Holt, N. L., Polman, R. J. C., & Bloomfield, J. (2006). Stressors, coping, and coping effectiveness among professional rugby union players. The Sport Psychologist, 20, 314-329.

Holt, N. L., & Dunn, J. G. H. (2006). Guidelines for delivering personal-disclosure mutual-sharing team building interventions. The Sport Psychologist, 20, 348-367.

Holt, N. L., & Mitchell. T. (2006). Talent development in English professional soccer. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 37, 77-98. [Invited article].

Nicholls, A., Holt, N. L., Polman, R. J. C., & James, D. W. G. (2005). Stress and coping among international adolescent golfers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17, 333-340.

Holt, N. L., Hoar, S., & Fraser, S. (2005). How does coping change with development? A review of childhood and adolescence sport coping research. European Journal of Sport Science, 5, 25-39.

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Nicholls, A. R., Polman, R. C. J., & Holt, N. L. (2005). The effects of individualized imagery interventions on golf performance and flow states. Athletic Insight, 7(1). Article 4. Retrieve from: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol7Iss1/ImageryGolf Flow.htm

Nicholls, A. R., Holt, N. L., & Polman, R. J. C. (2005). A phenomenological analysis of coping effectiveness in golf. The Sport Psychologist, 19, 111-130.

Wolfenden, L. E., & Holt, N. L. (2005). Talent development in elite junior tennis: Perceptions of players, parents, and coaches. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 17, 1-19.

Holt, N. L., Bewick, B. M., & Gately, P. J. (2005). Children’s perceptions of attending a residential weight-loss camp in the UK. Child: Care, Health and Development, 31, 223-231.

Dunn, J. G. H., & Holt, N. L. (2004). A qualitative investigation of a personal-disclosure mutual-sharing team building activity. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 363-380.

Holt, N. L., & Dunn, J. G. H. (2004). Toward a grounded theory of the psychosocial competencies and environmental conditions associated with soccer success. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 16, 199-219.

Holt, N. L., & Morley, D. (2004). Gender differences in psychosocial factors associated with athletic success during childhood. The Sport Psychologist, 18, 138-153.

Holt, N. L., & Dunn, J. G. H. (2004). Longitudinal idiographic analyses of appraisal and coping responses in sport. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 5, 213-222.

Holt, N. L., & Mandigo, J. L. (2004). Coping with performance worries among male youth cricket players. Journal of Sport Behavior, 27(1), 39-57.

Mandigo, J. L., & Holt, N. L. (2004). Reading the game: Introducing the notion of games literacy. Physical and Health Education Journal, 70(3), 4-10.

Dunn, J. G. H., & Holt, N. L. (2003). Collegiate ice hockey players’ perceptions of the delivery of an applied sport psychology program. The Sport Psychologist, 17, 351-368.

Holt, N. L. (2003). Representation, legitimation, and autoethnography: An autoethnographic writing story. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2(1). Article 2. Retrieved [INSERT DATE] from http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/2_1/html/holt.html

Holt, N. L. (2003). Coping in professional sport: A case study of an experienced cricket player. Athletic Insight, 5(1). Article 1. http://www.athleticinsight.com /Vol5Iss1/CricketPlayerCoping.htm

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Holt, N. L. (2002). A comparison of soccer talent development systems in England and Canada. European Physical Education Review, 8, 275-290.

Holt, N. L., & Hogg, J. M. (2002). Perceptions of stress and coping during preparations for the 1999 women’s soccer World Cup finals. The Sport Psychologist, 16, 251-271.

Holt, N. L., Strean, W. B., & Garcia Bengoechea, E. (2002). Expanding the teaching games for understanding model: New avenues for future research and practice. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 21, 162-176.

Mandigo, J. L., & Holt, N. L. (2002a). Putting theory into practice: Enhancing motivation through OPTIMAL strategies. Avante, 8(3), 21-29.

Mandigo, J. L. & Holt, N. L. (2002b). Putting theory into practice: Enhancing motivation through OPTIMAL strategies. Physical and Health Education Journal, 68(2), 41.

Holt, N. L. (2001). Beyond technical reflection: Demonstrating the modification of teaching behaviors using three levels of reflection. Avante, 7(2), 66-76.

Holt, N. L., & Sparkes, A. C. (2001). An ethnographic study of cohesiveness on a college soccer team over a season. The Sport Psychologist, 15, 237-259.

Holt, N. L., & Strean, W. B. (2001). Reflecting on the initial intake meeting in sport psychology: A self-narrative of neophyte practice. The Sport Psychologist, 15, 188-204.

Mandigo, J. L., & Holt, N. L. (2000a). Putting theory into practice: How cognitive evaluation theory can help us motivate children in physical activity environments. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 71(1), 44-49.

Mandigo, J. L., & Holt, N. L. (2000b). The inclusion of optimal challenge in teaching games for understanding. Physical and Health Education Journal, 66(3), 14-19.

Strean, W. B., & Holt, N. L. (2000). Players’, coaches’, and parents’ perceptions of fun in youth sport. Avante, 6(3), 83-98.

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Book Chapters

Holt, N. L., Knight, C. J., & Tamminen, K. A. (in press). Grounded theory. In K. Armour & D. MacDonald (Eds.), Research methods in physical education and sport. London: Routledge.

Knight, C. J., & Holt, N. L. (2011). Sport participation during childhood and adolescence. In N. L. Holt & M. Talbot (Eds.), Long term engagement in sport and physical activity: Participation and performance across the lifespan. London: Routledge.

Holt, N. L. (2011, in press). Sport and positive youth development. In I. Stafford (Ed.), Coaching children in sport (pp. 256-266). London: Routledge.

Holt, N. L. & Knight, C. J.  (2011). Sport participation. In B. B. Brown & M. J. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence, Vol. 2 (pp. 360-368). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Corbin, J. C., & Holt, N. L. (2011). Chapter 13: Grounded theory. In B. Somekh & K. Lewin (Eds.), Theory and methods in social research (2^nd ed., pp. 113-120). London: Sage.

Tamminen, K. A., & Holt, N. L. (2010). Future oriented approaches to coping. A. R. Nicholls (Ed.), Coping in sport: Concepts, issues, and related constructs (pp. 293-305). New York: Nova Science

Knight, C. J., Holt, N. L., & Tamminen, K.A. (2009). Stress and coping among youth sport parents. In C. H. Chang (Ed.) Handbook of Sports Psychology (pp.347-359). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.

Holt, N. L. (2008). Psychological perspectives on talent identification and development in sport. In R. Fisher & R. Bailey (Eds.), Talent identification and development: The search for sporting excellence. Multidisciplinary series of physical education and sport science, Vol. 9.  (pp. 33-47). London: International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.

Holt, N. L. (2008). Introduction: Positive youth development through sport. In N. L. Holt (Ed.), Positive youth development through sport. London: Routledge.

Holt, N. L., & Sehn, Z. L. (2008). Processes associated with positive youth development and participation in competitive youth sport. In N. L. Holt (Ed.), Positive youth development through sport. London: Routledge.

Holt, N. L., & Jones, M. I. (2008). Future directions for positive youth development and sport. In N. L. Holt (Ed.), Positive youth development through sport. London: Routledge.

Corbin, J., & Holt, N. L. (2005). Chapter 5: Grounded theory. In B. Somekh & K. Lewin (Eds.), Research methods in the social sciences (pp. 49-55). London: Sage.

Holt, N. L., & Hoar, S. (2006). The multidimensional construct of social support. In S. Hanton & S. Mellalieu (Eds.), Literature reviews in sport psychology. New York: Nova.

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