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Article

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa and Gutierrez, David (2023) An International Consensus on Terminology Game-Based Vs Game-Centred. Physical Education Matters, 18 (2). pp. 59-61.

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Griffin, Linda, Pill, Shane, Gutierrez, David, Ovens, Alan and Koekoek, Jeroen (2022) Celebrating 40 Years of Teaching Games For Understanding. Physical Education Matters, 17 (1). pp. 18-20.

Book Section

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa and Anderson, Steven (2025) Netball: Adapted Teaching Games for Understanding (England). In: Game-based Approaches in Physical Education: International Applications. Routledge. ISBN 9781032723303

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Brown, Alexandra and Anderson, Steven (2024) Case Study 9: Students as Co-Creators in Facilitating Strategies to Enhance Competence in Teaching Primary PE. In: Handbook of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Sport: Student Engagement and Critical Pedagogies Edition. National Teaching Repository, pp. 41-45.

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa and Griffin, Linda (2023) Introduction: A History of Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding from Mauldon and Redfern to Bunker and Thorpe, Until Now. In: Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding. Routledge, New York, USA, pp. 1-11. ISBN 9781032287294

Pill, Shane and Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa (2023) Teaching Games for Understanding and Athlete-Centred Coaching. In: Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding. Routledge, New York, USA, pp. 134-142. ISBN 9781032287294

Reports, briefing/ working papers

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Graham, Yitka and Bains, Ella (2025) Scoping Report for Eric Knows CIO. Project Report. University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa and Graham, Yitka (2024) Executive Report for Active Families NE CIC. Project Report. University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK. (Unpublished)

Conference or Workshop Item

Lee, Amanda and Gallagher, Niamh (2025) The Power of Community – Exploring the Impact of Staff Networks at the University of Sunderland. In: National Staff Network Day Conference,, 14th May 2025, University of Sunderland.. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven and Brown, Alexandra (2025) Privilege and power in the PE teacher stereotype – a critical exploration of ableist constructs within PE Initial Teacher Training. In: 50th Leisure Studies Association Annual Conference, 08-10 Jul 2025, York St John University, York, UK. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Jones, Robyn, Graham, Yitka and Taylor, Gerry (2025) Weight-friendly Workplaces in Sunderland: “Healthy food environments”. In: 32nd European Congress on Obesity, 11-14 May 2025, Malaga, Spain. (Unpublished)

Dania, Aspasia and Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa (2024) Teaching Games for Understanding: Past, Present and Future Opportunities and Challenges. In: 8th International Conference on Game-Based Teaching and Coaching, 08-10 Dec 2024, Auckland, New Zealand. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven, Leyland, Sandra and Ling, Jonathan (2023) Pre-service teachers’ influences, beliefs, and barriers to implementing Teaching Games for Understanding in England. In: TGfU SIG 40th Anniversary Conference, TGfU SIG, 2023, Online.

Dania, Aspasia, Koekoek, Jeroen, Griffin, Linda, Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Pill, Shane, Suzuki, Naoki, Varela, Nahuel, König, Stefan, Kearney, Philip, Sgrò, Francesco, Lee, Han Joo, Farias, Claudio and Arias-Estero, José L. (2023) A Global Litmus Test of Games Based Teaching and Coaching. In: AIESEP International Conference, 4-7 Jul 2023, Santiago de Chile. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven, Leyland, Sandra and Ling, Jonathan (2022) Barriers to Teaching Games for Understanding: Teachers’ Engagement and Implementation in England. In: TGfU SIG 40th Anniversary Conference, TGfU SIG, 2023, Online. (Submitted)

Anderson, Steven and Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa (2021) PE Teachers' Engagement with Teaching Games for Understanding and Perceived Barriers to Implementation. In: International Online Conference on Sports Science and Education, 21 Oct 2021, Pakistan. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven, Leyland, Sandra and Ling, Jonathan (2021) PE teachers’ perspectives and identification of the barriers to implementing TGfU in England using Occupational Socialisation. In: 7th International Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) Conference, 7 Jun 2021, Pre-Conference Virtual Symposium. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven, Leyland, Sandra and Ling, Jonathan (2018) Barriers and Facilitators underpinning PE teachers’ perspectives of the Teaching Games for Understanding approach using Occupational Socialisation. In: North East Postgraduate Conference 2018, 09 Nov 2018, Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. (Unpublished)

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa, Anderson, Steven, Leyland, Sandra and Ling, Jonathan (2018) Occupational Socialisation Theory: Identification of the barriers and facilitators that underpin physical education teachers' perspectives of the Teaching Games for Understanding approach. In: BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Student Conference 2018, Apr 2018, Northumbria University. (Unpublished)

Book

Pill, Shane, Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa and Griffin, Linda (2023) Teaching Games and Sport for Understanding. Routledge, New York, USA. ISBN 9781032287294

Thesis

Gambles, Ellen-Alyssa (2024) Teaching Games for Understanding: Teachers’ Socialisation, Perceptions and Interpretations. Doctoral thesis, The University of Sunderland.