Research Foci
Parental support in (competitive) youth sport
Relationships and cooperation between parents and coaches in (competitive) youth sport
Stress & Interpersonal coping
Dyadic coping in parents
CV
Academic Education
Prizes
- Graduate Scholarship "Life sciences" in the category Lebenswissenschaften – German Sport University Cologne
- Young Researcher Award – European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC)
- DOSB Research Award (3rd prize) – German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)
Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
- Lobinger, B.H., Eckardt, V.C. and Lautenbach, F., . Three perspectives on parental support in youth soccer: Children, parents, and coaches: International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 16(4) doi: 10.1177/17479541211011553.
- Dorsch, T.E., Wright, E., Eckardt, V.C., Elliott, S., Thrower, S.N. and Knight, C.J., . A history of parent involvement in organized youth sport: A scoping review: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 10(4), pp. 536–557. doi: 10.1037/spy0000266.
- Eckardt, V.C. and Dorsch, T.L., . Parents' competitive stressors in professional German youth soccer academies: A Mixed-Method Study: Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 58(102089) doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.102089.
- Eckardt, V.C. and Tamminen, K.A., . A scoping review on interpersonal coping in sports: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, n.a. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2023.2251137.
- Eckardt, V.C., Linz, L. and Lobinger, B.H., . “Meine Tochter wurde ausgewechselt und ich fühlte mich selbst aus dem Spiel genommen” – Wahrgenommene Stressoren von Eltern im freizeitorientierten Fußball: Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie, 30(3), pp. 121–133. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000403.
- Tamminen, K.A., Bonk, D., Eckardt, V.C., Sutherland, S. and McEwen, C., . Development of the stressors among parents in youth sport survey (SPYSS): Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 70(102541) doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102541.
- Eckardt, V.C. and Dorsch, T.E., . “We are on the outside but it’s okay”: A grounded theory of cooperation between parents, coaches, and administrators in professional youth soccer academies: Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 76(102746) doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102746.
- Voigt, L., Raab, M., Masters, R.E., Grove, P., Hoskens, M., Laborde, S., Park, So.H., Pizzera, A., Redlich, D., Sidhu, A., Sullivan, R., Uiga, L. and Nieuwenhuys, A., . Unifying rules for simplified information processing during actions – less is more: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology [preprint]. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2025.2525236.
- Eckardt, V.C., Pallares Herbeck, M., Hufer, D. and Schwab, S., . Talk to me! Examining parent-coach communication frequency and satisfaction in youth soccer: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology [preprint]. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2025.2525244.
- Lobinger, B.H., Schlebusch, R., Roache, F., Gilpin, P., Stockinger, W., Orive Siviter, N., Southgate, L., Mingay, C., Heisler, S.M., Schumacher, T. and Eckardt, V.C., . Meeting career development needs of female elite athletes - A co-productive approach to career support: Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, 33(1), Article wspaj.2025-0045. [preprint]. doi: 10.1123/wspaj.2025-0045.