Professor in Exercise Science, BASES Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Sports Scientist
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Jan 4
Delighted to be guest editing this special issue of @Sports_MDPI focused on exercise, motor competence and health in children, submissions welcome @IMDRC_MotorDev @BasesSig
Sports | Special Issue : The Impact of Exercise Interventions on Motor Competence and Health in Children
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Mike Duncan retweeted
5 Nov 2025
‼️New publication‼️
The effect of a parent-led, gamified stability skills intervention on stability skill and motor competence in 4-5-year old children.
- stability skills and kicking velocity improved.
- motor competence did not improve.
bit.ly/4nCPb4M
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Mike Duncan retweeted
3 Nov 2025
📢A call out to the primary school teachers! 📢
We're interested in your perceptions on fundamental movement skills in Physical Education. You could win one of ten £15 Love2Shop vouchers. QR code to the survey in the images below or use the
Survey link: lnkd.in/grGkzmPv
29 Oct 2025
We’re recruiting primary school teachers across the UK!
Take part in a short (10–15 min) online survey on fundamental movement skills (FMS) perceptions and practices. Enter a draw to win one of ten £15 Love2shop vouchers! Take the survey @FaridBardid farid.bardid@strath.ac.uk
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Mike Duncan retweeted
31 Oct 2025
Proud to share our new paper in Behavioural Brain Research!
💪 A single high-load resistance exercise boosted working memory, inhibition, and prefrontal oxygenation more than moderate load.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2025.1…
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Mike Duncan retweeted
7 Jul 2025
📢 Thanks to everyone who’s completed our AEL survey!
We’re still collecting insights from S&C practitioners on how AEL is used to develop power in sport
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🌍 In: English, Français, Español, Português, Italiano
🔗 bit.ly/44nLPLp
🌍 中文:
🔗 bit.ly/4lIbKEI
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29 Jun 2025
Here at @CovUniResearch we are hosting an event on 24th Sept on the role of exercise after heart transplant. With high profile keynote speakers and opportunity to collaborate this will be a really impactful event. To register: eventsforce.net/cugroup/2134…
@TSATTransplant1 @TheBHF
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Mike Duncan retweeted
6 Jun 2025
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches across sports, countries and levels.
@MikeDunky @anthonyturneruk @DLaPlaca_ @Jaime__Sampaio @CandiceHKE
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Mike Duncan retweeted
14 May 2025
Thrilled to announce our new publication in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living!
"Children's perceptions of physical literacy: exploring meaning, value, and capabilities for lifelong physical activity"
frontiersin.org/journals/spo…
@LozFo @brainercise @Sport_England @UniofBradford
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Mike Duncan retweeted
25 Apr 2025
Our latest paper investigates the perceptions and practices of 1055 grassroots soccer coaches across 9 countries 🏴🇩🇰🇨🇿🇧🇪🏴🇵🇹🇮🇹🇮🇪🇫🇮 concerning FMS 🏃🤸♀️⛹️🤺🏌️♀️🏄♂️
🔗: shorturl.at/22vSa
This builds on our UK 🇬🇧 pilot study: shorturl.at/rfA2z
Thanks @MikeDunky 👍
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Mike Duncan retweeted
Hear from Professor @MikeDunky as he shares 3⃣ ways we can empower future generations to take charge of their physical & mental health 🏃♀️🧠⤵️
Read the full thought-leadership article👉coventry.ac.uk/research/abou… #WorldHealthDay
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Mike Duncan retweeted
6 Mar 2025
New, fully funded PhD studentship exploring the implementation of physical literacy in policy and practice
Come and join us @LJMUPAEx
UK 'home status' students only. Deadline Sunday 30th March. Start June 2025. bit.ly/4klyg6t
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Mike Duncan retweeted
5 Mar 2025
Member-at-large: @samlogan52 @MikeDunky @FrancescoSgro @cla_lucena_ Patrizia Tortella, @YucuiDiao @IsaacEstevan81 and Melanie Perreault
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Mike Duncan retweeted
28 Feb 2025
🔥I-MDRC Students 🔥
Now it is your time to shine and meet your fellow I-MDRC student members with the guidance of @Dimetri_Brandon @oloughlin_niamh 😍
Join us on 13th March from 16 to 17 EST with this link deakin.zoom.us/j/83506191285…
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6 Feb 2025
A great afternoon session @IMDRC_MotorDev UK & Ireland meeting, presentations on DCD, coach development programmes in grassroots football and link between motor competence, PA & executive function @CovUniResearch @LagoaJoao @willpatt14 @LucyEddy_
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Mike Duncan retweeted
6 Feb 2025
Excellent work by @Jenna_PhD1 on presenting her work on piloting a co-produced gamified curriculum to improve children's motor competence
@IMDRC_MotorDev
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6 Feb 2025
Here @CovUni_PASES we are delighted to be hosting the UK & Ireland meeting of the @IMDRC_MotorDev. Super presentations from PGR to Prof, covering all aspects of children's motor development @CovUniResearch @lagoajoao123 @iamnesliii @EmineDoluCaglar
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Mike Duncan retweeted
6 Feb 2025
Kicking off day 2 of the IMDRC UK&Ireland development group at Coventry. A great day of talks lined up on all things #motorcompetence from PGRs to Profs.
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Mike Duncan retweeted
21 Jan 2025
We are looking for motivated PHD students to join our team! Excellent opportunity between @Deakin and @covcampus @DeakinIPAN @IHT_Deakin deakin.edu.au/study/fees-and…
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Mike Duncan retweeted
14 Jan 2025
❇️ Have you met our newly selected student representatives? Here they are 😍
✅ @Dimetri_Brandon (University of Tennessee, USA)
✅ @oloughlin_niamh (Deakin University, AUS & Coventry University, UK).
They have just started their roles as student representatives in the I-MDRC.
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Mike Duncan retweeted
16 Jan 2025
Such a refreshing physical literacy output that can be read by all - thanks for leading @hannah_goss, good fun along the way and a pleasure to work with great colleagues @sjbelton @MikeDunky @LozFo kids.frontiersin.org/article…
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