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Phil Kearney
@kearney_phil
Sport & Exercise Sciences, specialising in Skill Acquisition. @MSAIreland co-founder. #TrackandFieldScience #MScAppliedSportsCoachingUL. Views are my own.
Limerick, Ireland
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    Phil Kearney
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    Apr 9, 2024
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    Latest version: Perfect practice makes perfect? Not so. The effortful pursuit of perfect results in an appropriately representative environment designed to make attaining such results suitably challenging makes perfect. But don't forget to just play around too.
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    Phil Kearney
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    Sep 5, 2021
    "Athletes don't respond well to too much information. You must only give them a minimum. If one of my athletes has a problem I don't necessarily tell them so. Instead I get them to train in a way I think will solve it, without making them aware of it" (Brother Colm O'Connell)
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    Phil Kearney
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    Jul 19, 2018
    “doing unopposed drills and shouting at kids to “check their shoulder” is not very useful. What are they looking at? There is nothing there! What are the actual game cues and triggers that affect their decision making...They need these!” riversofthinking.com/jordan-henders…
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    Phil Kearney
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    Aug 27, 2022
    On the @PessLimerick #MScAppliedSportsCoachingUL we use the European Sports Coaching Framework to guide our evaluation of coaching: coachlearn.eu/european-sport… Here's a taster of how this framework shapes our curriculum. A 🧵
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    Phil Kearney
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    Nov 1, 2024
    The best coaches are already researchers. Action Research involves repeated cycles of plan, act, observe, & reflect with a view to enhancing understanding & quality of practice. The work of Ana Ramos is my go to example on how coaches can engage in Action Research. A brief🧵
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    Phil Kearney
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    Nov 2, 2020
    𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 @kinnerker – insights via @TGfUinfo to promote inquiry into teaching/coaching games: tgfu.info/blog/paul-kinn…
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    Phil Kearney
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    Jan 17, 2022
    Proud day. September 2019 the first students on the part time #MScAppliedSportsCoachingUL started. Research projects in July 2021. Great to see most of the cohort for Conferring today, hearing about new roles, book recommendations and future plans. Proud day.
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    Phil Kearney
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    Sep 20, 2018
    Perfect practice makes perfect? Not so. The effortful pursuit of perfect results in a representative environment designed to make attaining such results difficult makes perfect. Not so catchy, but perhaps more accurate.
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    Phil Kearney
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    Jul 10, 2024
    "Six methods to enhance a player’s decision-making have been investigated. Five of these methods work...Understanding the full range of methods by which decision making can be enhanced offers coaches at all levels a means to enhance the experience and performance the players"
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    RTÉ Brainstorm
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    Jul 10, 2024
    Can Gaelic footballers and hurlers be trained to make the right decision? Analysis by @kearney_phil @PessLimerick @UL of some of the methods to enhance a player's decision-making skills which actually work rte.ie/brainstorm/202…
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    Phil Kearney
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    Feb 6, 2020
    “if you coach the person, the skill will develop. If you coach the skill, the person may not” ⁦@tintorunner⁩
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    Phil Kearney
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    Mar 3, 2023
    Replying to @dannycare
    What else did you see Danny? Did those children who would have been knocked out enjoy playing in the last game of the day (which they wouldn't have had under knock out rules)? Did the children run just as hard to score a try, or make a tackle, despite not knowing the score?
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    Phil Kearney
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    Jun 27, 2020
    Do you want to be a transformational youth sports coach? Here’s how: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…. Excellent research from @sarahvclawrason @jenturnnidge @LucMartin11 and @jeancote46
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    Phil Kearney
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    Nov 6, 2024
    Excited to see a #SkillAcquisition Guide for Practice launched at the Gaelic Games Coaching Conference in November. It’s the work of a great team: @DrSkillAcq @kinnerker @carlamccabe @wesleyob1 @md_camog & Donie Buckley. Brief interview on the guide below 👇
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    The GAA
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    Nov 6, 2024
    A Skill Acquisition Guide for Practice in Gaelic games which will be launched at the Gaelic games Coaching Conference on November 23. We talk to Dr. Phil Kearney about the sports science of Skill Acquisition, and why it's key to the development of young players. #GAABelong
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    Phil Kearney
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    Jul 16, 2024
    Coaches, are you thinking about the quality of your feedback? It pays to be TACTful. Thank you @Dan_Cottrell and @RugbyCoachWeek for publishing this short piece from @ian_sherwin and myself on an acronym that might help coaches think more deeply about how they provide feedback.
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