
Áine MacNamara
@ainemacnamara_
Associate Prof in Elite Performance @dcu_shhp. Interested in talent development, coaching, performance & sport. Tweets,retweets& likes are,of course,my own!
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We DCU_Performance have really enjoyed working with Dublin GAA Coaching & Games Development Talent Academy on our Learning for Sport Coaches module-robust conversations, on pitch sessions and lots of opportunties to share and challenge each other's ideas. Looking forward to continuing this collaboration

Currently coaching or coached in Gaelic Games in the past year? We're looking to hear from you about your learning experiences and beliefs. Complete out short, anonymous survey here: dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0c… Ladies Football The GAA The Camogie Association DCU_Performance



A great start to the DCU_Performance Professional Doctorate Staying Connected Seminar Series - as always, it was great to hear our Prof Docs present their applied research with super discussions Thanks to Fiona Murray Garry Cahill and Cían O'Brien for kicking us today


A great day with Limerick GAA to kick off our DCU_Performance collaboration with the Hurling Academy Coaches - looking forward to next few months. Thanks to Paul Browne, John Mulqueen and the Limerick academy and all the coaches involved


🚨New research on player development with Premiership Rugby 🚨 The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system Well done to Amy Shelley Áine MacNamara Stephen Behan Neil McCarthy Prof Ben Jones Available open access ⬇️

New research from Dublin City University investigating player development with Premiership Rugby The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system Well done to Amy Shelley

Always great to work with Dave Collins and thanks to all the contributors to the Frontiers - Sports and Active Living special education on Women in Coaching and Leadership

t has been great to see so much interest in the 2025 entry to DCU_Performance Professional Doctorate and MSc in Elite Performance Applications are open and accepted on a rolling basis - youtube.com/watch?v=kcFaHf…

Thanks to Garry Cahill for sharing his experience with Tennis Ireland prodigytennis designing and implementing talent systems along with his DCU_Performance Prof Doc studies with 4th year DCU School of Health and Human Performance Sport Science and Health Students


What a pleasure to work with such a strong and invested group of Limerick GAA Hurling Coaches - a real testament to the quality of work happening across the Academy. Looking forward to the next phase of our DCU_Performance collaboration


A real pleasure of DCU_Performance's Professional Doctorate is the opportunity to work across disciplines If you are an Athletic Development / Strength and Conditioning coach looking to embed research into your practice, get in touch to discuss an application for 2025

Thanks to Fiona Murray for sharing her work with Special Olympics around participant pathways and coach development with DCU School of Health and Human Performance 4th Year students today


Thanks to Padraic Phibbs for sharing his work with Leinster Rugby Pathway with the DCU School of Health and Human Performance Sport Science and Health students as part of their Talent Development module - great for students to hear the excellent work being done by our graduates



Great work from Amy Shelley on another output from her DCU_Performance PhD in collaboration with Premiership Rugby

Thanks to Cycling Ireland and Michael Black for the invitation to be part of their Pathway Workshops - exciting times for their pathway, athletes and coaches

We are very proud of all our staff members who were nominated for the Dublin City University presidents awards. In particular we want to congratulate Kate Sheridan for wining the presidents award in the distinctive approach to teaching category 👏🏻


Kicking off DCU_Performance Student conference Kate Sheridan doing a fantastic job speaking about her (soon to be completed) Professional Doctorate - a brilliant example of impactful research.


It was great to host DCU_Performance MSc and Prof Doc students in DCU School of Health and Human Performance with a range of workshops, keynotes and presentations. The theme of the day was 'Making Impact' and it is always an interesting day to hear about the impact our cohorts are making in their domains
