The UKSCA Annual Conference Director of Coaching and Athletic Development at Setanta College, Des Ryan, was invited as a keynote speaker to this year’s UKSCA Annual Conference. Below, Des provides an overview of his presentation - Bringing It All Together [...]
Background Taking place from April 1st to May 1st this year, Ramadan is a holy month in Islam. With nearly 2 billion followers worldwide, it is a time for family and social activities centred around prayer and/or faith. During the [...]
With sport and training making its highly anticipated return, all involved in sport will be eager to hit the ground running. Coaches will find themselves in unfamiliar territory as teams and athletes return from a lengthy period of relative inactivity. [...]
Increased Risk As competitive sporting fixtures are about to resume following a prolonged period of Covid restrictions, there will be an increased risk of calf muscle and Achilles tendon injuries. This can be attributed to a large increase in training loads over a short period of time where many athletes have [...]
Setanta College lecturer Dr. Joe Warne examines the rise of 'super shoes', the latest advancements in running shoe technology, and the impact on the world of athletics. Declining Popularity For a few years now, the sport of Athletics has been [...]
In this episode of Setanta Talks, recorded before Sunday's All-Ireland Hurling Final, Limerick S&C coach Mikey Kiely joined Dr. Liam Hennessy to discuss the team's preparations this year along with an insight into his own background. You can watch the [...]
A graduate of the Setanta College MSc programme, Limerick S&C coach Mikey Kiely joined Setanta College President Dr. Liam Hennessy ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling Final, discussing preparations for inter-county GAA in the world of COVID-19. A Supporting Role The [...]
The Growth of LTAD Models The Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model is a framework for an optimal training, competition and recovery schedule for each stage of athletic development. (Bayli et al., 2015) The most important thing that LTAD models bring [...]
Tips for Becoming a Strength & Conditioning Coach A Growing Industry With over 6,000+ sports related graduates in the UK alone every year, strength & conditioning is now one of the fastest growing industries in both the UK & Ireland. [...]
Finding the Balance As clubs and squads clamber to prepare for the return of competitive GAA, both coaches and managers need to be very cognisant of the risk of non-contact injuries in the coming weeks. As we have seen from [...]
