Research Impact: The relative age effect (RAE) is a common phenomenon observed in youth sports whereby there is a significant over-representation of Publication: Relative age influences performance of world-class track and field athletes even in […]
Tag: Philip Kearney
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 […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching, University of Limerick, Ireland
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences invites applicants for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching. This innovative part-time two-year postgraduate programme will give 20 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
Publication: Football coaches’ perceptions of the introduction, delivery and evaluation of visual exploratory activity
Research Impact: Visual exploratory activity (VEA) refers to movements of the head made to detect information relevant to future actions. Evidence suggests that frequent VEA is a distinguishing characteristic of high-level footballers. Analysis of responses […]
Publication: Excelling at youth level in athletics is not a prerequisite for later success
Research Impact: Youth sport is becoming an increasingly serious business, driven by the belief that early success is an indicator of future potential. Within the context of track and field athletics, we have demonstrated that […]
Publication: Faster, higher, stronger, older: Relative age effects and track and field athletics in the U.K.
Research Impact: Children who are born shortly after the cut-off date for age grades are more likely to achieve success in youth sport. We investigated this phenomenon, known as the relative age effect (RAE), in track […]
Publication: The Influence of Nationality and Playing Position on Relative Age Effects in Rugby Union
Research Impact: Examining the rosters of representative youth and professional sports teams often reveals a higher than expected number of individuals who were born in the months immediately following the cut-off date for youth sport, termed […]
Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland Inaugural Conference – April 2018
Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland Inaugural Conference Cork Institute of Technology April 6th and 7th 2018 Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland seeks to provide a forum for academics, coaches and sport scientists to interact with […]
Sarah Keane, President of the OCI to present the 2018 Pat Duffy Lecture in Coaching & Leadership in Sport
Sarah Keane, President of the Olympic Council of Ireland and CEO of Swim Ireland to present the 2018 Pat Duffy Lecture in Coaching and Leadership in Sport 28th February, 7.30 pm University of Limerick […]
New Publication: ENHANCING PRACTICE THROUGH GRADUAL INCREASES IN CONTEXTUAL INTERFERENCE
Research Impact: There are many situations where sportspeople practice multiple skills within the same session; for example, a golfer working with several different clubs, or a tennis player working on serve variations. What is the best […]
