Joseph Baker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3746589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Baker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Baker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5686-1737 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Sport-specific demands on sustained attention in elite athletes
Different sports may place distinct demands on specific dimensions of attentional performance. Within-person approaches are warranted to advance the field toward more precise assessment of athletes' cognitive functioning
Age effects in NHL draftees
Introduction: Relative age effects (RAEs) have been extensively documented in youth sports, where artificial age cut-offs create advantages for relatively older athletes throughout development. Despite four decades of research, these effects persist in many sports, particularly in ice hockey, where misaligned cut-off dates between developmental systems and professional selection create unique challenges. This study examines varying age cut-off da…
More players can reach national and international levels”
Relative age effects (RAEs) are common across many youth sports that use age group structures to band athletes. This creates a significant overrepresentation of those who are born near the start of the selection cut-off date across talent pathways compared to those born towards the end. In an attempt to identify, select, and develop the most talented squash players based upon their long-term potential, England Squash designed and implemented the …
I feel more comfortable in contact with similar-sized players
The results suggest using bio-banded grouping for training, as an adjunct to chronological age grouping, may positively contribute to the holistic development of male youth players in rugby union irrespective of maturity status
Fact‐checking election‐campaign misinformation
Making misleading statements may benefit a politician, for example, during an election campaign. However, there are potentially also negative consequences; political misinformation can taint democratic debate, voters may be misled into forming false beliefs, and being fact‐checked may damage a politician's reputation. Previous research has found that correcting misleading statements made by established politicians reduces topical misperceptions, …
Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects
In this paper, we describe two studies on the association among long-term developmental outcomes and relative age effects. To extend or compliment the cross-sectional work done previously, these studies take different approaches to investigate the association of relative age effects on long-term development. In the first, a retrospective approach is taken, while in the second, developmental data for players over a 4-year period is considered. In …
Perceived Benefits of Curling in Older Canadian Women
This study extends our understanding of the value of curling specifically, and sport in general, for older women
Excellence fulfilled? On the unique developmental needs of professional athletes
While the term “athlete development” has been used to capture the changes (physical, psychological, etc.) that occur as an athlete moves from initial sport engagement to elite performance, much of the research in this area has focused on earlier stages of the pathway, with very little work examining the highest levels of sport. Considering a person's bio-psycho-social development continues through adulthood, the limited attention to development f…
An Invitation to the Sociology of Religion
Language games and blurry terminology
This perspective focuses on the need for researchers and practitioners to carefully consider the clarity and consistency of their language in the context of athlete development. Evidence supporting a lack of congruency in the way certain terms and expressions are defined, understood, and operationalized continues to accumulate, highlighting the importance of this area for sport stakeholders and the potential looming crises. In systems that regula…
Lifespan models of athlete development
Sport has a unique place in many cultures, emphasizing the links between physical elements of movement with psychological and social outcomes. Sport participation continues to attract the interest of researchers from a range of perspectives, yet there remains a strong need to understand the "who", "what", "where", "when" and "why" aspects of sport involvement over the life course. While the research literature includes multiple athlete developmen…
What Defines Early Specialization
Looking to Learn Better - Training of Perception-Specific Focus of Attention Influences Quiet Eye Duration but Not Throwing Accuracy in Darts
Investigations of the association of focus of attention and quiet eye duration have shown mixed results. It is possible that when focusing on visuo-motor learning a more sensitive category system of instructions might be useful. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of focus of attention and quiet eye duration in darts. In addition to locus-directed foci (external, internal), perception-directed (visual, kinesthetic) foci of at…
Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport
The normalization of sport for older people
Opportunities for older adults in Western countries, particularly women, to participate in physically demanding, competitive sports have increased since the 1960s. Now, coinciding with the neoliberal shift in social policy, older adults live at a time when physical activity is highly encouraged through ‘healthy or active ageing’ discourses in media, policy policies and the sport/exercise sciences. This study sought to understand how 63 Masters at…
Does relative age influence motor test performance of fourth grade pupils
The aim of the current study was to explore relative age’s influence on physical and motor tests among fourth grade children (9 to 10 years) from Germany. Data from 1218 children (49% female) who had performed the German Motor Ability Test (Bös et al., 2009) were analysed. The test battery, which was comprised of physical and motor tests, included 20 m sprint, balance backwards, jumping sideways, stand and reach, push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad…
How do Older Masters Athletes Account for their Performance Preservation? A Qualitative Analysis
The purpose of this study was to examine how older people make sense of their capacity to maintain sports performance. Performance maintenance is predominantly examined from a quantitative perspective, with little attention given to how people themselves account for it. We interviewed 44 competitors (23 females, 21 males) from the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games (aged 56–90 years; mean = 72 years). The major themes were: ‘Use it or lose it’ (perf…
The Association of Intimate Partner Violence, Recreational Drug Use with HIV Seroprevalence among MSM
Negotiations of the ageing process
The purpose of this paper is to examine the talk of older athletes, with particular focus on how the context of sport helps them negotiate the ageing process. It draws on personal stories provided by 44 World Masters Games competitors (23 women; 21 men; aged 56'90 years; M =72). Four themes emerged: 'There's no such thing as old' (a story of avoiding old age); 'Keep moving' (a story of fighting the ageing process); 'Fun, fitness, friendship ' [an…
Do or Decline
Research has shown that physical activity (PA) is associated with overall successful aging (SA), but it is unknown whether PA promotes each SA component in similar ways. This cross-sectional population-based cohort study investigates SA in adults aged 60 years+ using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey ( N = 12,042). Multivariate comparisons showed that, compared to those who were PA, physical inactivity was a much stronger associate o…
Successful Aging across the Years
Rowe and Kahn's (1987, 1998) model of successful aging (SA) implies a balance among: (1) low probability of disease and disease-related disability; (2) high cognitive and physical functioning; and (3) active engagement with life. This study assessed the relationship of age to the components of SA across the sixth, seventh and eighth decades of life in Canadian seniors ( N = 14,749). Age was a significant predictor of disease-related disability an…
Annual Age-Grouping and Athlete Development
Practice and Play in the Development of Sport Expertise
This chapter contains sections titled: Practice and Skill Development Play and Skill Development Evidence on the Respective Roles of Practice and Play in Skill Development Implications for Early Sport Activities: to Sample Or to Specialize? Environmental Factors That Elicit and Support Practice and Play Toward an Integrated Framework for Understanding the Role of Practice and Play in Skill Development Conclusion
What Would Jesus Buy
This article examines an important and understudied part of the sociological study of religion: consumption of religious materials. We use data from the Baylor Religion Survey and present an initial look at which Americans read the Left Behind series, viewed The Passion of the Christ, or purchased religious paraphernalia such as 'What Would Jesus Do' bracelets. Drawing on cultural consumption and religious capital research we explore class, demog…
Imaginary Olympians
The normalization of sport for older people
Opportunities for older adults in Western countries, particularly women, to participate in physically demanding, competitive sports have increased since the 1960s. Now, coinciding with the neoliberal shift in social policy, older adults live at a time when physical activity is highly encouraged through ‘healthy or active ageing’ discourses in media, policy policies and the sport/exercise sciences. This study sought to understand how 63 Masters at…
Negotiations of the ageing process
The purpose of this paper is to examine the talk of older athletes, with particular focus on how the context of sport helps them negotiate the ageing process. It draws on personal stories provided by 44 World Masters Games competitors (23 women; 21 men; aged 56'90 years; M =72). Four themes emerged: 'There's no such thing as old' (a story of avoiding old age); 'Keep moving' (a story of fighting the ageing process); 'Fun, fitness, friendship ' [an…
What Would Jesus Buy
This article examines an important and understudied part of the sociological study of religion: consumption of religious materials. We use data from the Baylor Religion Survey and present an initial look at which Americans read the Left Behind series, viewed The Passion of the Christ, or purchased religious paraphernalia such as 'What Would Jesus Do' bracelets. Drawing on cultural consumption and religious capital research we explore class, demog…
Successful Aging across the Years
Rowe and Kahn's (1987, 1998) model of successful aging (SA) implies a balance among: (1) low probability of disease and disease-related disability; (2) high cognitive and physical functioning; and (3) active engagement with life. This study assessed the relationship of age to the components of SA across the sixth, seventh and eighth decades of life in Canadian seniors ( N = 14,749). Age was a significant predictor of disease-related disability an…
How do Older Masters Athletes Account for their Performance Preservation? A Qualitative Analysis
The purpose of this study was to examine how older people make sense of their capacity to maintain sports performance. Performance maintenance is predominantly examined from a quantitative perspective, with little attention given to how people themselves account for it. We interviewed 44 competitors (23 females, 21 males) from the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games (aged 56–90 years; mean = 72 years). The major themes were: ‘Use it or lose it’ (perf…
Do or Decline
Research has shown that physical activity (PA) is associated with overall successful aging (SA), but it is unknown whether PA promotes each SA component in similar ways. This cross-sectional population-based cohort study investigates SA in adults aged 60 years+ using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey ( N = 12,042). Multivariate comparisons showed that, compared to those who were PA, physical inactivity was a much stronger associate o…
Language games and blurry terminology
This perspective focuses on the need for researchers and practitioners to carefully consider the clarity and consistency of their language in the context of athlete development. Evidence supporting a lack of congruency in the way certain terms and expressions are defined, understood, and operationalized continues to accumulate, highlighting the importance of this area for sport stakeholders and the potential looming crises. In systems that regula…
Fact‐checking election‐campaign misinformation
Making misleading statements may benefit a politician, for example, during an election campaign. However, there are potentially also negative consequences; political misinformation can taint democratic debate, voters may be misled into forming false beliefs, and being fact‐checked may damage a politician's reputation. Previous research has found that correcting misleading statements made by established politicians reduces topical misperceptions, …
Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects
In this paper, we describe two studies on the association among long-term developmental outcomes and relative age effects. To extend or compliment the cross-sectional work done previously, these studies take different approaches to investigate the association of relative age effects on long-term development. In the first, a retrospective approach is taken, while in the second, developmental data for players over a 4-year period is considered. In …
An Invitation to the Sociology of Religion
Does relative age influence motor test performance of fourth grade pupils
The aim of the current study was to explore relative age’s influence on physical and motor tests among fourth grade children (9 to 10 years) from Germany. Data from 1218 children (49% female) who had performed the German Motor Ability Test (Bös et al., 2009) were analysed. The test battery, which was comprised of physical and motor tests, included 20 m sprint, balance backwards, jumping sideways, stand and reach, push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad…
Calendar of the Correspondence of Richard Baxter, Vol. 1: 1638–1660
This calendar provides, with full annotation and indexes, the substance of the complete surviving correspondence of the Puritan divine Richard Baxter, making available a rich source for the religious, political, and cultural history of the 17th century.
Calendar of the Correspondence of Richard Baxter, Vol. 2: 1660–1696
The Modernist as Pragmatist
Imaginary Olympians
Practice and Play in the Development of Sport Expertise
This chapter contains sections titled: Practice and Skill Development Play and Skill Development Evidence on the Respective Roles of Practice and Play in Skill Development Implications for Early Sport Activities: to Sample Or to Specialize? Environmental Factors That Elicit and Support Practice and Play Toward an Integrated Framework for Understanding the Role of Practice and Play in Skill Development Conclusion
What Would Jesus Buy
This article examines an important and understudied part of the sociological study of religion: consumption of religious materials. We use data from the Baylor Religion Survey and present an initial look at which Americans read the Left Behind series, viewed The Passion of the Christ, or purchased religious paraphernalia such as 'What Would Jesus Do' bracelets. Drawing on cultural consumption and religious capital research we explore class, demog…
Annual Age-Grouping and Athlete Development
Do or Decline
Research has shown that physical activity (PA) is associated with overall successful aging (SA), but it is unknown whether PA promotes each SA component in similar ways. This cross-sectional population-based cohort study investigates SA in adults aged 60 years+ using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey ( N = 12,042). Multivariate comparisons showed that, compared to those who were PA, physical inactivity was a much stronger associate o…
Successful Aging across the Years
Rowe and Kahn's (1987, 1998) model of successful aging (SA) implies a balance among: (1) low probability of disease and disease-related disability; (2) high cognitive and physical functioning; and (3) active engagement with life. This study assessed the relationship of age to the components of SA across the sixth, seventh and eighth decades of life in Canadian seniors ( N = 14,749). Age was a significant predictor of disease-related disability an…
Negotiations of the ageing process
The purpose of this paper is to examine the talk of older athletes, with particular focus on how the context of sport helps them negotiate the ageing process. It draws on personal stories provided by 44 World Masters Games competitors (23 women; 21 men; aged 56'90 years; M =72). Four themes emerged: 'There's no such thing as old' (a story of avoiding old age); 'Keep moving' (a story of fighting the ageing process); 'Fun, fitness, friendship ' [an…
The Association of Intimate Partner Violence, Recreational Drug Use with HIV Seroprevalence among MSM
How do Older Masters Athletes Account for their Performance Preservation? A Qualitative Analysis
The purpose of this study was to examine how older people make sense of their capacity to maintain sports performance. Performance maintenance is predominantly examined from a quantitative perspective, with little attention given to how people themselves account for it. We interviewed 44 competitors (23 females, 21 males) from the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games (aged 56–90 years; mean = 72 years). The major themes were: ‘Use it or lose it’ (perf…
Does relative age influence motor test performance of fourth grade pupils
The aim of the current study was to explore relative age’s influence on physical and motor tests among fourth grade children (9 to 10 years) from Germany. Data from 1218 children (49% female) who had performed the German Motor Ability Test (Bös et al., 2009) were analysed. The test battery, which was comprised of physical and motor tests, included 20 m sprint, balance backwards, jumping sideways, stand and reach, push-ups, sit-ups, standing broad…
The normalization of sport for older people
Opportunities for older adults in Western countries, particularly women, to participate in physically demanding, competitive sports have increased since the 1960s. Now, coinciding with the neoliberal shift in social policy, older adults live at a time when physical activity is highly encouraged through ‘healthy or active ageing’ discourses in media, policy policies and the sport/exercise sciences. This study sought to understand how 63 Masters at…
Routledge Handbook of Talent Identification and Development in Sport
What Defines Early Specialization
Looking to Learn Better - Training of Perception-Specific Focus of Attention Influences Quiet Eye Duration but Not Throwing Accuracy in Darts
Investigations of the association of focus of attention and quiet eye duration have shown mixed results. It is possible that when focusing on visuo-motor learning a more sensitive category system of instructions might be useful. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of focus of attention and quiet eye duration in darts. In addition to locus-directed foci (external, internal), perception-directed (visual, kinesthetic) foci of at…
Excellence fulfilled? On the unique developmental needs of professional athletes
While the term “athlete development” has been used to capture the changes (physical, psychological, etc.) that occur as an athlete moves from initial sport engagement to elite performance, much of the research in this area has focused on earlier stages of the pathway, with very little work examining the highest levels of sport. Considering a person's bio-psycho-social development continues through adulthood, the limited attention to development f…
An Invitation to the Sociology of Religion
Language games and blurry terminology
This perspective focuses on the need for researchers and practitioners to carefully consider the clarity and consistency of their language in the context of athlete development. Evidence supporting a lack of congruency in the way certain terms and expressions are defined, understood, and operationalized continues to accumulate, highlighting the importance of this area for sport stakeholders and the potential looming crises. In systems that regula…
Lifespan models of athlete development
Sport has a unique place in many cultures, emphasizing the links between physical elements of movement with psychological and social outcomes. Sport participation continues to attract the interest of researchers from a range of perspectives, yet there remains a strong need to understand the "who", "what", "where", "when" and "why" aspects of sport involvement over the life course. While the research literature includes multiple athlete developmen…
Perceived Benefits of Curling in Older Canadian Women
This study extends our understanding of the value of curling specifically, and sport in general, for older women
Age effects in NHL draftees
Introduction: Relative age effects (RAEs) have been extensively documented in youth sports, where artificial age cut-offs create advantages for relatively older athletes throughout development. Despite four decades of research, these effects persist in many sports, particularly in ice hockey, where misaligned cut-off dates between developmental systems and professional selection create unique challenges. This study examines varying age cut-off da…
More players can reach national and international levels”
Relative age effects (RAEs) are common across many youth sports that use age group structures to band athletes. This creates a significant overrepresentation of those who are born near the start of the selection cut-off date across talent pathways compared to those born towards the end. In an attempt to identify, select, and develop the most talented squash players based upon their long-term potential, England Squash designed and implemented the …
I feel more comfortable in contact with similar-sized players
The results suggest using bio-banded grouping for training, as an adjunct to chronological age grouping, may positively contribute to the holistic development of male youth players in rugby union irrespective of maturity status
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (12 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Athletes (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Physical therapy (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social science (6 works)