MELANIE LANG

2025

Preventing sport-acquired brain damage in children: ‘If in doubt, sit them out’ on its own is not good enough  

Hardwicke, J., Matthews, C., Parry, K., LANG, M., Walker, D., Shaw, M., Piggin, J., Bullingham, R., Hurst, H. & Anderson, E., 26 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Performance Enhancement and Health. 13, 3, p. 1-3 100340.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review

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2024

Are some sports riskier than others? An investigation into child athlete experiences of interpersonal violence in relation to sport type and gender

Vertommen, T., Sølvberg, N., LANG, M. & Kampen, J., 26 Oct 2024, In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport. p. 1-25

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Children’s rights, human development and play: Rejecting performance-orientated youth sport

Matthews, C., Barker-Ruchti, N., Coates, E., LANG, M. & Hardwicke, J., 5 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society. p. 1-12

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review

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Identifying Future Research Priorities in the Field of Interpersonal Violence (IV) Towards Athletes in Sport: A Delphi Study

Parent, S., Radziszewski, S., Aghedo, O. J., Daignault, I. V., Kavanagh, E., LANG, M., Mountjoy, M., Pankowiak, A., Topart, J., Woessner, M. & Vertommen, T., 7 Nov 2024, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. p. 1-8

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1 Citation (Scopus)

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Imagining sport in Lithuania: Young athletes' views on safe sport

LANG, M. & PURDY, L., 4 Apr 2024, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 21, 3, p. 295-312 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

2023

Child abuse in sport education contexts

LANG, M. & McMahon, J., 1 Dec 2023, Routledge Resources Online: Sports Studies. Marttinen, R., Alfrey, L., Hemphill, M. & Quarmby, T. (eds.). Routledge, London, (Routledge Resources Online series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Child's play? Safeguarding and protecting children in sport

LANG, M. & PURDY, L., 2 Jan 2023, The Routledge Handbook of Coaching Children in Sport. Jeanes, R. & Toms, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, London, p. 200-211

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Editorial: Safeguarding in sports: Safeguarding in sports

Nery, M., Smith, P. K., Lang, M., Vertommen, T. & Stirling, A., 6 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 1096118.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial (journal)

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

Implementing meaningful child participation in the creation of a roadmap for safe sport: A report for the Council of Europe ‘Start To Talk’ project in Bulgaria.

LANG, M., 14 Sept 2023, 1 ed. Ormskirk, Lancashire: Edge Hill University Press. 31 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

KEYNOTE: Advancing children’s participation rights in sport: 'Voice' and the construction of child-athletes

LANG, M., 3 May 2023.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

KEYNOTE: 'Safe sport': From rhetoric to reality.

LANG, M., 10 Nov 2023.

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Prevalence of interpersonal violence against children in sport in six European countries

Hartill, M., LANG, M., SAGE, D., Rulofs, B., Vertommen, T., Allroggen, M., Diketmuller, R., Stativa, E., Horcajo, M. M., Nanu, I. & Kampen, J., 1 Dec 2023, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 146, p. 106513 106513.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

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Raibuliavimas (making ripples): Student-athletes action safe sport in Lithuania

Purdy, L. G. & Lang, M., 28 Oct 2023, In: Sport, Education and Society. 30, 1, p. 15-28 14 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

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2022

Advancing Children’s Rights in Sport: Coaching, Childhood Agency and the Participatory Agenda

LANG, M., 4 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sports Coaching Review.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

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Athlete and coach-led education that teaches about abuse: an overview of education theory and design considerations

McMahon, J., LANG, M., Zehntner, C. & McGannon, K., 4 May 2022, In: Sport, Education and Society. 28, 7, p. 855-869 15 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

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Imposing compulsory rugby union on school children: An analysis of English state-funded secondary schools.

White, A., Batten, J., Anderson, E., McGrath, R., Piggin, J., Millward, P., Parry, K., LANG, M., Bullingham, R., Turner, G., Hardwicke, J., Humphries, C., Kirkwood, G. & Pollock, A., 7 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 4, p. 784103 784103.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

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KEYNOTE: Constructions of children, constructions of the self: Advancing children’s participation rights to prevent violence and abuse in sport.

LANG, M., 6 Oct 2022.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

2021

Athlete-and coach-led education for teaching about abuse and neglect: Researching the process, experiences, and outcomes

McMahon, J., Zehtner, C., McGannon, K. & LANG, M., Oct 2021, 81 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

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CASES: Child Abuse in Sport: European Statistics – Project Report

Hartill, M., Rulofs, B., LANG, M., Vertommen, T., Allroggen, M., Cirera, E., Diketmueller, R., Kampen, J., Kohl, A., Martin, M., Nanu, I., Nanteen, M., SAGE, D. & Stativa, E., 24 Nov 2021, 106 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

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Child abuse in sport: European statistics. UK National report.

LANG, M., Hartill, M. & SAGE, D., 24 Nov 2021, 41 p.

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Gender-based violence in sport: Prevalence and problems

LANG, M., Mergaert, L., Arnaut, C. & Vertommen, T., 17 Nov 2021, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 20, 1, p. 57-78 22 p.

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20 Citations (Scopus)

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In Sport and the Abuse of Children.

MCVEIGH, J. & LANG, M., 17 Dec 2021, The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm.. Wagg, S. & Pollock, A. M. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Safeguarding Education in Athletics: A comparative evaluation of training effect in three modes of entry-level safeguarding training delivered by UK Athletics

Hartill, M., KAEHNE, A., Simcock, T., PURDY, L., Johnson, F., JONES, M., FEATHER, J. & LANG, M., 30 Jun 2021, Edge Hill University.

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The politics of safeguarding and protecting children in sport in England: A history of the present

MCVEIGH, J. & LANG, M., 16 Dec 2021, The Palgrave Handbook of Sport, Politics and Harm. Wagg, S. & Pollock, A. (eds.). Palagrave Macmillan: PalgraveMacmillan, p. 189 203 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2020

Barred: Criminal record checks as a tool to prevent child abuse in sport

LANG, M. & Papaefstathiou, M., 27 Oct 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare. Lang, M. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 365-375 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Critical reflections on (adult) coach- (child) athlete 'no touch' discourses in women's artistic gymnastics: Out of touch

LANG, M. & MCVEIGH, J., 22 Apr 2020, Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural perspectives. Kerr, R., Barker-Ruchti, N., Stewart, C. & Kerr, G. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 158-172

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Developments in international policy on athlete welfare

LANG, M., 27 Oct 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare. Lang, M. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 15-23 8 p. (Routledge Handbook series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

8 Citations (Scopus)

Introduction to athlete welfare

LANG, M., 27 Oct 2020, The Routledge Handbook of Athete Welfare. Lang, M. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 1-11 11 p. (Routledge Handbook series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

The fast-tracking of one elite athlete swimmer into a swimming coaching role: A practice contributing to the perpetuation and recycling of abuse in sport?

McMahon, J., Zehntner, C., McGannon, K. & LANG, M., 14 Sept 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 3, p. 265-284 20 p.

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31 Citations (Scopus)

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The Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare

LANG, M. (Editor), 1 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press) London: Routledge. 400 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

2019

An evaluation of the first 12 months of a safeguarding in sport role within the NWG Response Unit

Hartill, M., LANG, M. & FRASER, L., 4 Jun 2019, Ormskirk: Edge Hill University Press. 10 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

Inter-generational physical contact (touch) in sport: A review of the evidence.

LANG, M., 2019

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2018

Gender-based violence in EU sport policy: Overview and recommendations.

Lang, M., Mergaert, L., Arnaut, C. & Vertommen, T., 1 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Gender-Based Violence. 2, 1, p. 109-118

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9 Citations (Scopus)

380 Downloads (Pure)

Removing the tackle from schools’ rugby: A safeguarding perspective

White, A. & LANG, M., 22 Mar 2018, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Open Access

Reports of child protection and safeguarding concerns in sport and leisure settings: an analysis of English Local Authority data between 2010 and 2015

Hartill, M. & Lang, M., 18 Jul 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leisure Studies. 37, 5, p. 479-499

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21 Citations (Scopus)

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2017

Child sexual exploitation in sport: Discovery, understanding and prevention.

LANG, M. & Hartill, M., 1 Nov 2017, NOTA News: The Newsletter of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abuse, 83, p. 10 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article (specialist)

Kicking ‘No Touch’ Discourses into Touch: Athletes’ Parents’ Constructions of Appropriate Adult (Coach)-Child (Athlete) Physical Contact

Gleaves, T. & Lang, M., 28 Apr 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 4, 3, p. 191-211

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17 Citations (Scopus)

341 Downloads (Pure)

Telling (Dangerous) Stories: A Narrative Account of a Youth Coach's Experience of an Unfounded Allegation of Child Abuse

Lang, M. & Pinder, S., 1 Jan 2017, In: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health. 9, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

283 Downloads (Pure)

2016

Child abuse in sport: From research to policy and protection

Lang, M., Hartill, M. & Rulofs, B., 7 Jan 2016, Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 505-514 10 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Child abuse in sport: From research to policy and prevention.

Lang, M., Hartill, M. & Rulofs, B., 7 Jan 2016, Routledge Handbook of Youth Sport.. Green, K. & Smith, A. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 505-514 582 p. (Routledge International Handbooks).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Study on Gender-based Violence in Sport: Final Report

Mergaert, L., Arnaud, C., Vertommen, T. & Lang, M., 15 Dec 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) Belgium: European Commission. 174 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

“I know people think I’m a complete pain in the neck”: An examination of the introduction of child protection and ‘safeguarding’ in British sport from the perspective of national governing body Safeguarding Lead Officers.

Hartill, M. & Lang, M., 8 Feb 2016, Contemporary Developments in Child Protection: Broadening Challenges in Child Protection. Parton, N. (ed.). Basel: MDPI AG Publishing, Vol. 3. p. 34-55

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2015

Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice.

Lang, M. (Editor) & Hartill, M. (Editor), 2015, London: Routledge. 214 p. (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society)

Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

Safeguarding and Child Protection in Sport in England

Lang, M. & Hartill, M., 2015, Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice. Lang, M. & Hartill, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 13-22 214 p. (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

The Prevention of Corporal Punishment and Abuse in Physical Education and School and Community Sport in the UK.

LANG, M., 28 Nov 2015.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Keynote

Touchy Subject: A Foucauldian Analysis of Coaches’ Perceptions of Adult-Child Touch in Youth Swimming

Lang, M., 1 Mar 2015, In: Sociology of Sport Journal. 32, 1, p. 4-21

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review

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16 Citations (Scopus)

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“None of the Kids are Allowed to Eat Junk at the Pool": Discourses of "Optimal Nutrition" in Competitive Youth Swimming and the Impact on Athlete Welfare

Lang, M., 14 May 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The International Journal of Sport and Society. 5, 1, p. 11-22 12 p.

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2014

"I know people think i'm a complete pain in the neck": An examination of the introduction of child protection and "safeguarding" in english sport from the perspective of national governing body safeguarding lead officers

Hartill, M. & Lang, M., 1 Dec 2014, In: Social Sciences. 3, 4, p. 606-627 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review

21 Citations (Scopus)

Safeguarding and Child Protection in Rugby League: A Research Evaluation

Hartill, M., Lang, M. & Ashley, N., Apr 2014, Ormskirk: Edge Hill University Press. 71 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Project report

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Safeguarding Children from Violence and Abuse in Slovenian Sport

Zurc, J., Rhind, D. & Lang, M., 14 Jul 2014, Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport: International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice. Lang, M. & Hartill, M. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 78-87 214 p. (Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

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