About This page provides an overview of the Sports Coaching-related teaching, research and consultancy activity undertaken within the Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick. The page serves to promote […]
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Women in coaching: same narratives but action is needed to create change (Ian Sherwin)
This time last year we were in celebratory mood as the Irish Hockey team qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and Katie Taylor was winning the World Super Lightweight Boxing title. The blog I wrote around […]
Strengthening your application for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching – Phil Kearney
The goal of the MSc Applied Sports Coaching is to accelerate the development of innovative, critical coaches who will have an impact on their immediate environments and eventually on the broader coaching landscape within Ireland. […]
Coaching during the pandemic presents a unique challenge – Dr Ian Sherwin
The recognised and often cited research definition of coaching effectiveness is determined by how the coaches’ Professional (the sport), Interpersonal (the athlete) and Intrapersonal (the coach’s self-awareness) knowledge is applied to improve their athletes (Côté […]
Pat Duffy Teaching and Coaching Scholarship 2020
Pat Duffy Teaching and Coaching Scholarship Part-time Research Masters in the University of Limerick An opportunity for Physical Education teachers and coaches to engage in research: Want to help create links between schools and universities, […]
Reflections on the first semester of the MSc Applied Sports Coaching – Phil Kearney
The new MSc Applied Sports Coaching programme here at the University of Limerick welcomed its first cohort in September 2019. Fourteen coaches with a combined experience of over 250 years arrived on campus every Monday […]
Exploring the planning process in coaching – Paul Kinnerk
Planning is a critical part of the coaching process. Expert coaches report thoroughness in planning as having great impact on the success of a coaching session. For example, John Wooden (renowned basketball coach) noted that […]
Publication: ‘It’s not what, but where: how the accentuated features of the adventure sports coaching environment promote the development of sophisticated epistemic beliefs’.
Research Impact: The study of adventure sports coaching as a sub-discipline of sports coaching has been the subject of increasing research interest over the last decade. In this paper, we describe how the adventure environment […]
Why pursue a postgraduate degree in Applied Sports Coaching. Dr Philip Kearney
A recent article published in the Times suggested that a postgraduate degree gives elite sports coaches an edge. This article sparked discussions about the role of formal postgraduate courses in coach development. As course director […]
Exploring athlete centred coaching. Paul Kinnerk
Back in late July of last year (2018), I presented qualitative findings of a study conducted with 12 senior inter-county Gaelic football coaches at the AIESEP World Congress in Edinburgh. The study was conducted to […]
