Research Impact: The book includes seven chapters of a very practical nature mainly for physical education teachers but also for coaches involved in youth sport coaching. It introduces first some conceptual considerations related to pedagogy, […]
Tag: Coaching
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: The Student Experience – Phil Kearney
Jim Crawford is the manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 football team. He joined the MSc Applied Sports Coaching in September 2021, and we asked him to share his thoughts on the programme to […]
Planning for PB’s – The training patterns of an elite 200m freestyle swimmer – Lorna Barry
Great Olympic moments help shape the future. This was never so evident than at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Ian Thorpe, a world-record holder, Pieter van den Hoogenband, the defending Olympic champion and the up-and-coming […]
Publication: Attentional Focus and the Effect on Change-of-Direction and Acceleration Performance
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether changing the focus of attention of field sport athletes would affect their performance for a change-of-direction (COD) and acceleration task. Seventeen male college students […]
Strength and Conditioning Testing: The Emergence of Real-time Field-Based Technologies and Protocols – Tom Comyns
Strength and Conditioning (S&C) is a phrase commonly related to the development of various physical capacities, such as strength, speed, power and agility. The development of these capacities is important to enhance sporting performance. In […]
The value of a PhD for a Strength and Conditioning Coach – Patrick Dolan
Completion of higher education degrees increases one’s knowledge in specific areas and may also be helpful in work-place promotions. In sport, a Master’s degree is usually the highest point a coach feels he or she […]
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 […]
Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland hosts its second conference – Phil Kearney
Following the success of their inaugural event in 2018, Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland are hosting their second conference in Cork on April 24th and 25th. The theme for this year’s event is: The Coach-Athlete […]
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 […]
