Introduction In our latest Setanta Student Story, our student Karl Hein provides an insight into his journey as a professional footballer, an increasing passion for strength and conditioning and his experience studying with Setanta. Karl is a goalkeeper with Arsenal [...]
Output Sports and Setanta College today announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership to equip both new graduates and female practitioners with the practical knowledge and tools they need to successfully advance their careers in human performance and development. This groundbreaking collaboration [...]
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 [...]
By Dr David McHugh, Programme Director – MSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology Practitioner Development When we think of athletes performing at the highest level of their sport they often display a number of characteristics. These characteristics include setting [...]
Performance Nutrition - Insights and Learnings The COM-B model of behaviour change is widely used to identify what factor needs to change in order for a behaviour change intervention to be effective. The model cites capability (C), opportunity (O), and motivation [...]
Introduction The latest instalment in our Setanta Student Story series is with Jaco Colyn, a current student on our BSc in Strength & Conditioning. Jaco is the Head Physiotherapist and Case Manager for Rugby at Grey College and the owner [...]
Introduction In the latest instalment of our Setanta Student Story Series, we chat with Diploma in Personal Training and S&C graduate and current MSc in Performance Coaching student, Joanne Doonan. Joanne is a current AFLW player for Essendon FC having [...]
By Dr David McHugh, Programme Director - MSc in Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology Introduction In the high-stakes world of elite sport, athletes continuously seek ways to augment their physical skills with mental acumen. Psychological Skills Training (PST) is being [...]
The latest installment in our Setanta Student Story series is with Conor Floyd, a graduate of our Certificate in Strength & Conditioning and owner of The Workshop Health & Fitness gym. We recently spoke with Conor about his own sporting [...]
Last month, World Rugby unveiled its revamped Tackle Ready programme. As a member of the working group responsible for creating the contact confident section, Setanta College's Director of Coaching and Athletic Development, Des Ryan, provides us with an overview of [...]
