Aidan Moran was Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College Dublin, Ireland. A Fulbright Scholar, he was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, advised many of Ireland's leading professional athletes and teams, and was a former psychologist to the Irish Olympic Squad.

John Toner is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching and Performance in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Hull, UK.