PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney recently collaborated with Dr Sam Jermyn from Munster Technological University in an Irish Sport & Exercise Sciences Association webinar: Skill Acquisition – Defining the domain and outlining a pathway to develop as a Skill Acquisition Specialist.
Phil first emphasised the breadth of applications of Skill Acquisition, breaking the domain down into six areas:
Phil also emphasised how skill acquisition can be applied beyond sport and exercise, sharing examples from medicine, aviation and space suit design.
Finally, Phil illustrated how many different sport and exercise science practitioners might draw on Skill Acquisition to inform elements of their practice:
Dr Sam Jermyn then outlined a case study of his practice as a Skill Acquisition Specialist within the context of international Women’s basketball:
Sam finished by outlining the accreditation process for ISESA and sharing his reflections on the process:
A recording of the webinar will be available for ISESA members here. The slidepack for the talk is available from philip.kearney@ul.ie.
The Irish Sport and Exercise Sciences Association is an all-island non-profit organisation and the representative body for the Sport and Exercise Sciences community in Ireland. The ISESA is an associate member of the International Confederation of Sport and Exercise Sciences Practice (ICSESP).
Dr. Phil Kearney is the Course Leader for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching at the University of Limerick. A Fellow of the Higher Education Authority, his teaching and research centres on the domain of skill acquisition, particularly as it relates to youth sport. A regular contributor to RTÉ Brainstorm, Phil is a member of the Gaelic Athletic Association’s Player & Coach Development Advisory Group, an Associate Editor for Perceptual and Motor Skills and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Motor Learning and Development. Phil is a co-founder of Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland.
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