Patrick McCarthy

I tweet about the role of psychology in sport and business performance. Doctoral candidate in Human Performance @UL Chartered accountant previously @KPMG

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

Newsletter #1 - Pre-performance anxiety, 70bn Irish brothers, marginal gains.

https://t.co/NudIfeB0M3

[Allan Macdonald @Mramacdonald]

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I'm looking for 50-100 sports practitioners to participate in my final Doctoral intervention

Decision-Making Course: https://t.co/EWrbjSE772

Time commitment is ~60mins:

https://t.co/IpqfgvVPZ4

[Dr Mustafa Sarkar @MusSarkar]

In light of yesterday's #NewYearHonours announcements, my paper in SEPP exploring resilience and thriving in high achievers across 11 performance domains (many of whom were recognised in the Queen's Honours List) might be of interest. https://t.co/9x6vDtSKbQ

[Na Piarsaigh GAA @NapGAA]

Congrats to our Senior Hurling performance coach and Na Piarsaigh club man Pat McCarthy and his partner Rebecca on their engagement over the weekend. 🥳

[Ray Boyne @AnalysisGaa]

My context. There is a measure we tracked for Pat Gilroy and the Players the “Tackle” and went after it every year, Jim developed it into the U-21’s in parallel to Pats time with the Seniors and when JG took the Seniors it became the measure “Effort” as it encompassed a non-exhaustive range of actions by a player that was designed to make your opponent do what they don’t want to, limit their progress and where possible turn the ball over. The contingent parts included Tackle, Hook (in hurling), Block, Screen, Trap, Cut and so on. Most of the time I still refer to it as “Tackle” as that is at the Effort stats foundation. We tracked this for literally years and if the team could get over the key threshold (number one) and win the “tackle Count” (number two) the team did not lose (heck, lots of people will have issue with this and won’t believe it, I understand their view). I now, as a pass time, track the Effort in games I watch. Limerick are the team who tops the Effort count for hurling in the most recent years, yesterday their count was up on where they were, yet very narrowly (3.23%) overtaken by Cork. This was the best and second best “effort” performance of the year - add to that a 2% difference in Shot Conversion Cork 64% Limerick 62% ( from @sourceofscore ) it gives me some context of just how good Corks Performance was. For me the 5 in a row is an outcome, getting into the All-Ireland Final is an outcome and this Limerick generation don’t strike me as a group that are outcome focused and no team should be. Cork got a brilliant performance, Limerick also got a brilliant performance, more than that no one can ask for. A well deserved break for Limerick and then regroup, everyone together back at it next year and for Cork, target a better performance the next day.

Photo @INPHOjames

[john kiely @simplysportssci]

If you're motivated by creating change & driving performance standards – Join like-minded practitioners earning doctoral degrees by designing, delivering & evaluating Cutting Edge innovations within their professional roles.
Apps by June 21st. Qs welcome

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[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@kearney_phil Very interesting, Phil. I’d be interested in your thoughts on responsibility. At what point does a coach take/pass responsibility for a player not following instructions? Is there a technique you teach to help a coach evaluate their communication effectiveness?

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

Performance Labs: #6 The surprising thing about behaviour change, the future and possibilities and advice from Rio Ferdinand https://t.co/5kjvbbxzhz

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

Performance Labs: #5 Mindset, the increase in prices and Steve Jobs in a storytelling masterclass https://t.co/50Ca1SNYeX

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@ULConfession There are lecturers in UL who have very good engagement and attendance.

I had @stephenkinsella for economics. He asked students questions on the content covered to get their feedback. That’s one reason I thought he was a good lecturer. I can guarantee his lecture hall is busy.

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@ULConfession This tweet is a good example of the disconnect between poor lecturers and students.

My experience is that 95% of UL students are interested, hard working and ambitious. Otherwise they wouldn’t be in University.

I work with four of them in Groody CarryOut

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@willahmed @WHOOP I’ve 1000+ days on whoop, really like it but this is making it less useful. It takes 2/3 clicks to navigate to almost everything

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@willahmed @WHOOP The update is horrific. It’s so hard to navigate and there’s too much information - change it back to the old one

[Mark Campbell @Dr_MarkCampbell]

Can you help Sarahs study reach as many gamers as possible please? R/Ts appreciated @PessLimerick @SportHumanPerf @UL_Research @NicoBesombes @DrBrianMcCauley @Oli_Leis @PutrinoLab @EsportsRoe @ME_LabTweets @VertexPsyc @IsmaPedraza @DrSethJenny @KabirBubna @KyleNolla @PlussMatt

[Andrew Flatt @andrew_flatt]

1. Dietary factors are key modulators of HRV less appreciated due to slower effects.

↑HRV (↓SNS/↑baroreflex) via

-↓visceral fat, pro-inflam/pro-oxidant adipokines
-↑Vit D, minerals, antioxidants, nitrates, anti-inflam compounds
-↑glucose cntrl, insulin/leptin sensitivity

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

Looking forward to attending this in the summer.

[john kiely @simplysportssci]

If you are interested in performance innovation: We've convinced a number of phenomenal sports coaches, practitioners and scientists to spend a weekend sharing their insights and experiences with us.
If you're interested, please save the date. 150 days to go! More info to follow

[john kiely @simplysportssci]

Whatever your area of interest and expertise, our 'Professional Doctorate in Performance & Innovation' offers practitioners the opportunity to blend theoretical insights and experience to design, deliver, evaluate and drive real-World innovations

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

Anxiety and decision making often go hand in hand but there is some good news.

You’ll be most anxious about a decision when trying to decide between two good options (worth reminding yourself?)

Psychologists refer to it as a win-win paradox.

[Patrick McCarthy @PMC_17]

@_andrewdowd @joinvital I’ll wait in line for my invite