The Co-operative Education module plays an important role in the overall Sport and Exercise Sciences programme and begins in the second semester of Year 3. Students are tasked to implement the skills learned during previous […]
Tag: Ian Sherwin

MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Developing reflective practice with sports coaches – Dr Phil kearney.
Reflective Practice Reflective practice is universally recognized as vital for effective practice within sports coaching (Gilbert, 2016) and indeed within the sport & exercise sciences more broadly (Knowles et al., 2014). However, reflective practice is […]

MSc Applied Sports Coaching Students benefit from the CRiC MSc Coaching Club – Dr. Phil Kearney
In addition to their regular sessions, students on the MSc Applied Sports Coaching at the University of Limerick have a standing invitation to the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) MSc Coaching Club. Every Friday […]

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 […]

Sports Coaching at the University of Limerick
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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Is Ireland ready for the impact of 20×20? Ian Sherwin
Timing is everything and the 20×20 “if she can’t see it, she can’t be it” (20×20) campaign couldn’t have dreamed of a greater spotlight than the global sports performances of Irish women in the first […]