Fiona is a Professional Doctorate student who currently serves as the Senior Director of Coach Education and Development at Special Olympics International. She has worked in the field of disability sport in Ireland and internationally for over 20 years, including a previous coach development role within Special Olympics Ireland, as well as a brief tenure with the Performance Team at Paralympics Ireland.

Dave is a Professional Doctorate candidate at DCU and a research assistant at the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics. Dave is also a Gaelic games coach and coach developer, coaching at various levels in the pathway – currently U15 club, U16 county and senior club

Dave’s research focuses on team sport coaching pedagogy and its impact on playing experience.

Understanding the pedagogic underpinning and knowledge sources of game form coaching in high-level team sport coaches

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2024.2335450

Examining Intentions for Impact: Understanding What Influences the Planning of High-Level Team Sport Coaches

https://doi.org/10.3390/psycholint6020032

Teresa is a Professional Doctorate candidate at DCU, where her research focuses on the effect of maturation on the physical fitness profiles and game demands of inter-county Ladies Gaelic Football players. She holds an MSc in Strength and Conditioning from Limerick Institute of Technology and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

With an extensive background in Gaelic Games, Teresa currently coaches full-time across all levels, from underage to senior, in schools, clubs, and at inter-county level. She is a qualified Level 2 Sport Ireland Coach Tutor with the LGFA & GAA and has contributed to the development of the LGFA Level 2 coaching course and the GAA In-Game Coaching Modules.

Amy is a PhD candidate at Dublin City University. Her project, in partnership with Premiership Rugby, aims to understand factors impacting male player development in the English Rugby union professional club game. In this podcast, she discusses how her research is informing the design, structure and resourcing of the talent system.