Scholarly Projects
Check out the projects we currently have going on and reach out to [email protected] if there is one you would be interested in working on, or if you have a related question that you are interested in, let’s chat about if that’s something we can help you to answer.
Literature Review Phase
PE District Coordinators
Exploring the role of the PE District Coordinator from a Coach Developer perspective
Coaching Journal Creation
Creation of an applied peer-reviewed scholarly journal for coaching.
Planning Phase
Coach Developer Program Evaluation Interviews
Interviewing coach developers after implementing a program.
National Coaches’ Day
Creating a week-long program for coach education and development for students and appreciation for internship mentors.
Principles of Coaching Modules
Creating online principles of coaching modules for youth sport coaches.
Data Collection Phase
Coaching Efficacy Evolution in Novice Coaches
Tracking introduction to coaching students coaching efficacy levels over the course of the semester.
eSports Performance
Working with collegiate eSports club to answer their own research questions
Genealogy of Coaching Researchers
Data mining academic tree relationships for sport coaching researchers.
National Sport Census
Identifying the sport organizations available in the United States
Data Analysis Phase
Media Portrayal of Coaches
Using TV series ‘Ted Lasso’ to explore impact of media’s portrayal of sport coaches
National Coaching Report
Identifying the qualifications for every high school head coach by state.
Virtual Communities of Practice
Lessons learned from running a virtual CoP with Master’s students
Erath Plays
Identifying the sport opportunities available in Erath county and the gaps in the marketplace for sport offerings.
Writing Results and Discussion Phase
Youth Sport Day
Creating a program to allow for youth sport sampling for community members
Socioecological Model of Youth Sport Coach
Literature Review
Job Task Analysis of the Coach Developer
Identifying roles and responsibilities of the youth sport coach developer
Professionalism in Coaching
Exploring coaches’ perspectives on coaching as a profession
Submission Phase
Coaching in Sport Psychology Literature
Analysis of sport psychology journals for discussion of coaching
PROPEL Professional Development Event
Using the Sport Education Model in eSports
Conceptual article on using the Sport Education Model in eSports
Virtual Communities of Practice
Lessons learned from running a virtual CoP with Master’s students
Presentations
Refereed International Presentations
Villalon, C. & Agor, C. (2024, June). Are less experienced coaches more confident? Presentation at North American Coach Development Summit, Columbus, OH.
Villalon, C., Atkinson, O., Ward, M., & Agor, C. (2024, June). Where is the coaching research coming from? – Genealogy of Coaching Research. Poster Presentation at North American Coach Development Summit, Columbus, OH.
Atkinson, O., Villalon, C., Bates, S., Bowers, L., & Bobeck, N. (2024, June). Using interdisciplinary teaching practices in coach education. Panelist at North American Coach Development Summit, Columbus, OH.
Villalon, C., Dieffenbach, K., & Thompson, M. (2023, November). Coach developer responsibilities in US youth soccer. Presentation at International Council on Coaching Excellence’s 14th Global Sport Coach Conference, Singapore.
Villalon, C., Dieffenbach, K., & McGahey, P. (2023, November). Virtual CoP in online master’s coaching degree. Presentation at International Council on Coaching Excellence’s 14th Global Sport Coach Conference, Singapore.
Sheehy, T., Villalon, C., & Dieffenbach, K. (2023, October). Considering the coach: An analysis of coach focused literature published within sport psychology journals. Presentation at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. Orlando, FL.
Villalon, C. & Dieffenbach, K. (2023, June). Roles and responsibilities of a youth sport coach developer in a youth soccer setting in the United States. Presentation at the North American Coach Development Summit, Birmingham, AL.
Refereed National Presentations
Elms, R. & Villalon, C. (2025, January). PROPELing kinesiology students: A professional development approach [Session presentation]. National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, San Juan, PR, United States. [Accepted].
Villalon, C., Dieffenbach, K., & McGahey, P. (2023, January). Incorporating communities of practice into online graduate internship experiences. Presentation at the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, New Orleans, LA.
Refereed State Presentations
Villalon, C., Bowers, S., Walton, D., & Atkinson, O. (2024, December). Recommending the sport education model for high school esport programs [Conference presentation]. Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Galveston, TX, United States. [Accepted].
Villalon, C., Bowers, S., Elms, R., McKay, A., Agor, C., Fussell, J., Gladson, K., & Ward, M. (2024, December). Baseball education day: Applied learning experience collaboration [Conference presentation]. Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, Galveston, TX, United States. [Accepted].
Agor, C. & Villalon, C. (2023, November). High school head coaches’ coaching efficacy by degree area. Poster session presented at the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Fort Worth, TX.
Refereed Local Presentations
Ward, M., Agor, C., & Villalon, C. (2024, March). Proposal: Impact of ‘Ted Lasso’ on perceptions of effective coaching. Poster session presented at the PROPEL Professional Development Research Symposium, Stephenville, TX.
Agor, C. & Villalon, C. (2024, March). Learners longitudinal coaching efficacy scores in introductory coaching course. Poster session presented at the PROPEL Professional Development Research Symposium, Stephenville, TX.
Agor, C. & Villalon, C. (2024, February). Erath County ‘state of play’: Available opportunities. Poster session presented at the Division of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (RIED) Research Symposium, Stephenville, TX.
Lacey, P., Agor, C., Reagan, B., & Villalon, C. (2024, February). Relationship between Esports performance and wellness factors. Poster session presented at the Division of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (RIED) Research Symposium, Stephenville, TX.
Invited International Presentations
Bowers, L., Villalon, C., Faucett, A., Hammond, L., & Dieffenbach, K. (2023, June). The challenges of evolving sport coach education in academic programs. Panelist at the North American Coach Development Summit, Birmingham, AL.
Invited Local Presentations
McKay, A., Johnson, A., Villalon, C., Baldwin, J., Mackey-Underwood, N. (2023, June). TRIO Workshop. A workshop presented to TRIO Program Students in Summer Wellness Workshop elective course, Stephenville, TX.
Roberts, E., Villalon, C., & Henry, R. (2023, May). Santo ISD Career Day (Intermediate). Guest speaker presented at Santo ISD Career Day, Santo, TX.
Roberts, E., Villalon, C., & Henry, R. (2023, May). Santo ISD Career Day (Novice). Guest speaker presented at Santo ISD Career Day, Santo, TX.