Dr Claire Maskrey
Dr Claire Maskrey is a Senior Lecturer in Sport. Before joining Lincoln Bishop, Claire obtained her BA in Physical Education (2002) (first-class honours) and MSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Leeds Beckett University and a PGCHE from Hull University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Claire’s previous experiences include leadership and teaching roles across FE and HE settings in Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Coaching. In 2022 she completed her PhD (They’re in every breath we take: Emotions and emotion management in the everyday ‘doing’ of netball coach educators’ work) under the supervision of Dr Lee Nelson, Professor Paul Potrac and Professor Andy Smith.
Claire teaches across the range of sport undergraduate programmes and module leads on Emotions in Sport Roles, Physical Education and Coaching Pedagogy, Fundamentals of Sports Coaching, Contemporary Issues in Sport and Research Methods in Sport. She is a member of the England Netball Coaching Advisory Panel (Participation), qualified coach in several sports and experienced Netball coach educator.
Claire’s current research interests focus on emotional and micropolitical features of coach education and sport coaching using primarily qualitative research methods and interactionist theoretical frameworks to understand sport workers’ experiences of the everyday realities of roles. She contributes to the wider academic community as an External Examiner and acts as a peer reviewer for academic journals.
Maskrey, C., Potrac, P. A., Smith, A., & Nelson, L. J. (2025). Playing by the (emotional) display rules: the everyday practices of coach educators. Sport, Education and Society, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2025.2519279
Gale, L. A., Ives, B. A., Mitchell, T., Nichol, A. J., Stamp, D., Maskrey, C., Potrac, P. A., & Nelson, L. J. (2025). The enactment of political skills in community sport coaching. Sports Coaching Review, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/21640629.2025.2520110
Nelson, L., Potrac, P. Groom, R. & Maskrey, C. (2016). Paul Freire: Problem-posing coach education. In: L. Nelson, R. Groom & P. Potrac, Learning in Sports Coaching: Theory and Application, London, Routledge.
Maskrey, C., Potrac, P. Smith, A., & Nelson, L. (2023). Critical Research in Coaching Symposium: Playing by the (emotional) rules: Initial insights into coach educators’ everyday practice.
Maskrey, C. (2012). Bishop Grosseteste Research Conference: Career Transition experiences of retired professional rugby league players.