Cían O'Brien

Teacher : ISPAS Applied Level 4 : BSc in Strength and Conditioning : MSc in Sports Performance : High Performance Analyst @irishrugby : Prof Doc candidate @DCU.

[Jamie Taylor @Jattaylor]

Delighted to share our new paper published today in partnership with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) coach development team

Finding a path – understanding the employment, demands and preparation for high-performance rugby union coaching

We set out to understand the transition into high-performance (HP) coaching in rugby. To do this, we spoke with:

🔹 Recruiters responsible for employing HP coaches in Irish rugby

🔹 Knowledge audits with current HP coaches to understand the demands of entering the role

Then, based on this data:

🔹 Designed simulation interviews for a highly experienced group of professional coaches aspiring to be employed at high performance level to compare differences with those in position

Our findings suggest that transitioning into HP coaching is more than often represented and adds to a weight of evidence showing that we actually know very little about the specific demands of coaching at different levels. In this case, despite us finding a highly experienced group of professional coaches who aspired to coach HP athletes, the role they were experienced in was very different to the role they were pursuing.

We suggest that aspiring coaches need to be supported to build credibility and navigate organisational and interpersonal pressures through guided cognitive apprenticeships that use modelling, scaffolding and deliberate social capital development.

🔗 Available below

Thanks to @Rdtaylor_16 @AineMacNamara_ Jamie Turkington and Daragh Sheridan

@DCU @dcu_shhp @DcuPerformance

[Dave Collins @DCGreyMattersUK]

A bit more detail about our latest text. Lots of content for students and coaches. With @Jattaylor and a star cast from Grey Matters and Edinburgh

[DCU_Performance @DcuPerformance]

Outstanding work by @DCU Professional Doctorate candidate & High Performance analyst with @IrishRugby @cian0brien on his first research paper, collaborating with @Jattaylor and @behan_s

Game Ready Pedagogical Opportunities for Proactive Performance Analysis

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[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@OS134 I’ve followed you back Órla, DM should be available now.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

🎉 Thrilled to publish my first academic paper: Game Ready: Pedagogical Opportunities for Proactive Performance Analysis in Team Sports.

50 free copies here: https://t.co/vI3AqTz76j. DM when they run out.

📚#PerformanceAnalysis
@Jattaylor @behan_s @DcuPerformance

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@Conor_Glass Well done fella. Masterful again.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@GregMcWilliams1 @Steve_Tiernan @Womens6Nations @SineadNiBlah @IrishRugby My reaction to said conversation.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@__Spud__Cronin 🤣🤣🤣

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@FSEM_IRL @MatthewCosgrave @FSEM_UK Well done mate. Deserved recognition for all you efforts.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

Thank God for that!

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@Conor_Glass well done yesterday kid. Enjoy the craic.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

Congrats @tarnross. Really exciting appointment. Wishing you the best of luck in this role.

[Leinster Rugby @leinsterrugby]

🔵 | @tarnross has been named as the new #LeinsterRugby women's head coach. 💪

We'd also like to express our thanks to Phil de Barra for his work over the last year in the role. 👏

More: https://t.co/Aj0wjgIBJ7

#FromTheGroundUp

[Moorefield GAA @MoorefieldGaa]

Best of luck to 5 year old Sophia & her family with their raffle & Go Fund Me page.They are appealing for support to help Sophia travel to America for surgery in a wish to help her walk.Please support if you can. https://t.co/JVr99F9g0D

https://t.co/bUfWoPyTlJ
#SophiasWishtoWalk

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

And a brilliant person. Well done Doro.

[RugbyPlayersIreland @RugbyPlayersIRE]

🏆@whoop Women's Young Player of the Year 2021🏆

Dorothy Wall burst onto the international scene during the 2020/21 Six Nations!

#RugbyAwards21

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

Great business by Connacht. What you get is not only a rugby player but a role model. Love watching him lead and develop in Galway. Hardest working man in rugby.

[Connacht Rugby @connachtrugby]

THREE. MORE. YEARS.

#Carty2025

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

Congrats Leigh, incredible achievement.

[Irish Rugby @IrishRugby]

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ⚡️💪

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe has become the first #Ireland7s player to reach the landmark of 100 @WorldRugby7s tries!

Congratulations, Leigh!

#NothingLikeIt | @TritonLake

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

This course has helped, and is helping me hugely. Can’t offer any bigger recommendation really. Don’t look past it if you are looking to progress your development.

[Áine MacNamara @AineMacNamara_]

Applications for 2022 intake to @dcu_shhp Prof Doc Elite Performance are open. https://t.co/IqT1Gr4ZgH

Open to a range of sport practitioners, this blended online program offers a flexible &collaborative way to align research to your professional context. Get in touch to discuss

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@coachblueprint1 Hey Josh, would love to see that process.

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@lilyspur I thought that duck was the Child of Prague

[Cían O'Brien @cian0brien]

@JustinDeegan_ @IrishRugby Good luck with everything in the future Justin. Always a gentleman in our meetings