David Smith is currently a PhD candidate in Sport and Exercise Science from the German Sports Â鶹¹ÙÍø, he holds a Master’s in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the German Sports Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science from Metropolitan State Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Denver. He holds his NSCA CSCS, and is certified by the German Association for Sport Psychology as a sport psychology expert, as well as the International Olympic Committee in mental health for elite athletes. Since 2009, David has worked across exercise and sport science as a mental performance coach, strength and conditioning coach, sport coach, personal trainer, fitness instructor, and more. He is also a researcher and university lecturer, with extensive experience working with grassroots inclusive sports and marginalised populations. David has previously served with State Â鶹¹ÙÍø New York and the German Sports Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and has experiences working with TSG Hoffenheim, Pride Cheerleading Association, You Can Play, Special Olympics, FC Düren, and many others. His research interests include ecological dynamics in cognition, perception and action, coordinative dynamics within team sports, psychological first aid in sport psychology, LGBTQ+ inclusion and liberation psychology, transgender athletes and sport performance, long term athletic development, and much more.
Selected Publications
- Smith, D., & Keegan, R. (2024). Chapter 13. Motivational Climate as a Complex Adaptive System. In Social Psychology in Sport (2nd ed.). essay, Human Kinetics.
- Smith, D., Zaal, F. T. J. M., & Memmert, D. (2022). Emergent coordination of heading in soccer: Of two players and a single ball. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 94(4), 959–965.
- Watson, M., Smith, D., Fenton, J., Pedraza-Ramirez, I., Laborde, S., & Cronin, C. (2022). Introducing esports coaching to sport coaching (not as sport coaching). Sports Coaching Review, 1–20.
- Ackermann, S. P., Raab, M., Backschat, S., Smith, D. J. C., Javelle, F., & Laborde, S. (2022). The diving response and cardiac vagal activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychophysiology, 00, e14183.
