Developing a positive community of practice in skill acquisition | Run by @DrSkillAcq @kearney_phil @ollylogo & @AlanDunton. Registered Charity No.: 20206725.
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19 Apr 2024
The sheer diversity of skill acquisition theories can create a confusing picture for the practitioner seeking to be informed by theory and led by evidence in their practice.
In a new paper, we comment on a recent publication on 'the adaptable coach':
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
2 Oct 2025
Really enjoyed my conversation with Dr Phil Kearney @kearney_phil on this week's episode of The Sport Psych Show. Phil's research focuses on developing coaches & athletes, he is co-founder of Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland @MSAIreland
Listen here buff.ly/oWQAsjA
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9 Dec 2024
Here are some insights into next year's conference
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#motorskills #ecologicaldynamics
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26 Nov 2024
Excellent opportunity for anyone researching motor development in Ireland to connect with this group. 👇
If you haven't seen their expert statement on children's motor competence, you can read it here: journals.humankinetics.com/v…
25 Nov 2024
We are delighted to be hosting the UK&Ireland @IMDRC_MotorDev group meeting on 5th & 6th Feb 2025. Opps to present work available. Link to register is below, if interested get in touch. @PALM_Ireland @BasesSig @UK_StrengthLab @MSAIreland @ESAN_Network
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
23 Nov 2024
Delighted to be @CrokePark for the @officialgaa Coaching Conference today.
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Outstanding episode - a great listen for anyone seeking to better understand applied #SkillAcquisition
7 Oct 2024
New episode of The Sport Psych Show! This week I speak with Dr Derek Panchuk @derekpanchuk - a skill acquisition specialist working with coaches and leaders to help them build bridges between the science of learning and the art of coaching
Listen here buff.ly/3ZOLbG8
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
8 Oct 2024
Outstanding episode from @derekpanchuk for anyone wanting an insight into applied #SkillAcquisition.
"if we are working in that environment how do we how do we make it so that we can squeeze more learning and development out of it and get more of a holistic development?"
7 Oct 2024
New episode of The Sport Psych Show! This week I speak with Dr Derek Panchuk @derekpanchuk - a skill acquisition specialist working with coaches and leaders to help them build bridges between the science of learning and the art of coaching
Listen here buff.ly/3ZOLbG8
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
24 Jul 2024
Becoming an Olympian is not just about success at under-age level.
There are lessons for parents and coaches from the different pathways which Irish athletes have taken to get to the Olympic Games, says UL's Dr Phil Kearney
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#StayCurious #Olympics2024
ALT Portrait photo of Olympic athlete Sarah Healy on the left and portrait photo of Olympic athlete Jsck Raftery on the right against grey background.
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
24 Jul 2024
Imagine if… we set aside just a little space for this in Salthill Galway ⛹️⛹️♂️🌤️
#LoveGalway #VillageSalthill
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
10 Jul 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/2024/0710/…
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
7 Jun 2024
We are looking for a postdoc to come and join us. Working with myself & @LisaBarnettPhD across Coventry and Deakin Universities on all things motor competence and physical literacy. If interested, get in touch @DCD15_IMDRC6
@IMDRC_MotorDev @MSAIreland
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
20 May 2024
Nice thread here showing how we can use performance data to better shape our training environments using ecological dynamics. How can we more frequently move away from the pursuit of needing to see 'perfect' technique in training? 🤔
18 May 2024
The recent success of Ireland’s relay teams (x.com/irishathletics/status/…) was a nice prompt to think about how skill acquisition can be applied to competition preparation.
In this 🧵, we highlight resources that might aid your planning of training sessions for competition season.
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
20 May 2024
This a very good and informative thread. Could be useful for coaches and data analysts to reflect on. x.com/MSAIreland/status/1791…
18 May 2024
The recent success of Ireland’s relay teams (x.com/irishathletics/status/…) was a nice prompt to think about how skill acquisition can be applied to competition preparation.
In this 🧵, we highlight resources that might aid your planning of training sessions for competition season.
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Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland retweeted
18 May 2024
Thanks for the reminder! Since I wrote that, I've started doing some 4x100m coaching myself - the below is an extract of something I wrote for World Athletics on how I utilise my interpretation of skill acq principles in practice.
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18 May 2024
The recent success of Ireland’s relay teams (x.com/irishathletics/status/…) was a nice prompt to think about how skill acquisition can be applied to competition preparation.
In this 🧵, we highlight resources that might aid your planning of training sessions for competition season.
11 May 2024
One week on from one of the great weekends in Irish athletics😍
1x World Bronze🥉
3x National Records 🇮🇪
2x World Finals 🔥
2x Olympic Qualifiers 🗼🇫🇷
#IrishAthletics #WorldRelays #SquadGoals
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18 May 2024
Chris’ full paper, detailing his analysis of competition data and the implications of this analysis for practice design, can be read here: researchgate.net/profile/Chr…
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18 May 2024
Why you are practicing shapes how you should practice.
Practice to excel during competition needs to be designed in a different way to practice sessions with other goals (practice to explore, practice to exploit).
What resources help you to design 'practice to excel' sessions?
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Skill acquisition is concerned with performance as well as learning.
For goalkeepers and goalkeeping coaches, if you want a stimulus to reflect on your match warm ups, check out this paper from @fab_otte and colleagues: d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.ne…
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Coaches also explained the rationale behind this warm up design.
Coaches felt that both isolated and more applied activities had a role to play in a balanced warm up, with the individual goalkeeper’s preference shaping how much of each was used.
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The paper finished with three take home messages:
1. Place the athlete in the driver’s seat
2. It’s all about the balance
3. Less feedback is more
What does this example, from professional soccer, make you think about your match day preparation of goalkeepers in your sport?
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