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Excellent thread by Áine MacNamara on the complexities of the early specialisation/diversification/engagement debate and the foundations for long term development in sport 👇🏻

New study with Liam Sweeney and colleagues. We report that the selection of reference data significantly influences the classification of biological maturity timing in national youth soccer players. Some practical consequences of this are discussed. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

New publication with Tommy Lundberg Áine MacNamara Jamie Taylor We report that the selection of reference data significantly influences the classification of biological maturity timing in national youth footballers, with practical implications discussed 👇🏻 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

Important study here. I suspect many coaches, researchers and policy makers don't think enough about the implications of using different reference datasets for creating normative standards.

Great day at the Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 U15 Girls National Academy in AUL ✔️ Player Testing with Liam Sweeney ✔️ Technical & Goalkeeper Sessions ✔️ Parents and Players Presentation with FAI Schools GU15 Head Coach Richard Berkeley ✔️ 11 v 11 Games 👏 Players and Staff

We have two fantastic CPD opportunities in early September. Follow the link below to book your place: irishfacoaching.com/category/cpd

Really looking forward to presenting at this event and interacting with the coaches as part of their UEFA Youth Diplomas Irish FA Coach Education Irish FA

Delighted to see this article published today with Áine MacNamara & Jamie Taylor - a longitudinal study examining the experiences of youth footballers during their first year in a national talent development programme European Journal for Sport and Society 👇🏻 tandfonline.com/eprint/JF7YH6A…

New paper with Liam Sweeney & Áine MacNamara Implications for talent development including: - Individual perceptions of challenge - The dynamics of selection and encouraging exploratory movement behaviour - Multi sport training load

New publication in Biology of Sport with Tommy Lundberg Cian Sweeney Jack Hickey & Áine MacNamara examining biological maturity and relative age biases in female international youth soccer players. Collaboration with Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 - more to come! OA👇🏻 doi.org/10.5114/biolsp…

👉This study demonstrates that biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth #football relative to the general population ⚽️ ✍️Liam Sweeney, Tommy R Lundberg, Cian Sweeney, Jack Hickey, Áine MacNamara 🔗#OpenAccess🔓termedia.pl/Biological-mat…

New research with Liam Sweeney -Physical and perceptual demands of youth international team match-play in traditional and aged-matched future teams for biologically late maturing soccer players tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New publication with Lukas Sinkunas & Tommy Lundberg exploring the physical and perceptual demands of youth international team match-play in traditional and aged-matched future teams for biologically late maturing soccer players Open access 👇🏻 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New research: The developmental pathways of senior international soccer players: A 13-year analysis of the career trajectories of the Swedish men’s team. With ⁦Liam Sweeney⁩ ⁦Andreas Ivarsson⁩ ⁦Anton Kalén⁩ journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

New publication with Tommy Lundberg Anton Kalén & Andreas Ivarsson A 13 year analysis of the developmental pathways and career trajectories of the Svensk Fotboll men’s senior international team Open access 👇🏻 journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

New study available open access online now: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S14… We measured eccentric hip adductor strength during the Copenhagen adduction exercise with good test re-test reliability, using relatively inexpensive equipment, which does not require tester strength or skill👇

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 Mike Duncan 👍

Delighted to share my first PhD publication examining exercise habits, motivators & barriers among healthcare shift workers Huge thanks to my co-authors Emma Sweeney, Dr Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Liam Sweeney, Dr Dave Clayton, Angus Hunter! Access here👉journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/…