Setanta College

Applications are still open for our MSc in Advanced Athletic Performance, beginning next week.

Built for coaches and practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of high-performance sport, the programme brings advanced theory together with practical application across athletic development and performance.

If progressing your career in S&C and high-performance sport is the next step, there is still time to join the upcoming intake.

🎓 MSc in Advanced Athletic Performance
📅 Starting next week
🔗 Apply now: setantacollege.com

The full line-up is confirmed for the Setanta Coaching Conference 2026.

On 14th November, Stephen Rochford, Rob Mulcahy, Ger McTavish, Cathal Sheridan and Aaron Kernan come together at the GAA National Games Development Centre for a day focused on developing players, teams and coaches.

Across the conference, speakers will explore the different elements that shape effective coaching and player development, from creating the right environment and building long-term pathways to supporting performance on and off the pitch.

If you work with players at club, academy or county level, the day is built around practical ideas you can bring back into your own coaching environment.

📆 14th November 2026
📍 GAA National Games Development Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin
🎟️ Book your place: setantacollege.com/events

Looking forward to welcoming students back for the next of our Student Conferences this October 💪 another opportunity to learn, connect and put Strength & Conditioning theory into practice.

And if you’re considering taking the next step in S&C, there’s still time to join our September intake and begin developing the knowledge and practical skills to progress in sport and performance.

🔗 Explore our Strength & Conditioning courses at setantacollege.com

💻 Webinar

Join Rob Mulcahy, Head of Athletic Development at Setanta, for our upcoming webinar on Creating a Curriculum for Long-Term Player Development.

Rob will explore how coaches can build a more connected approach to player development, establishing clear objectives, creating progression across age groups and developing learning environments that help players think, adapt and improve.

The session will also look at how curriculum design can provide coaches with a clear framework for planning, delivery, reflection and long-term development.

📅 Tuesday, September 22nd
⏰ 1pm (Ireland)

Register: https://loom.ly/cymUPAI

Build the skills to coach, train and prepare people for better fitness and performance.

The Diploma in Personal Training and Strength & Conditioning combines practical coaching, personal training and S&C knowledge to help you take the next step in your career.

📅 Still to Enrol for the September 2026 intake
Applications are now open.

🔗 https://loom.ly/204HCTA

"Networking is key. Contact other coaches with experience and ask questions. Start coaching right away, as there are many skills you won't be able to get good at unless you gain in-person experience.

Continue to study and don't allow ego to be the enemy. The field of research in S&C is ever-changing, so remain keen to learn and challenge your own thought processes."

Eamonn Cox discusses his coaching journey and his experience of studying the BSc in Strength & Conditioning with Setanta.

https://loom.ly/4pAWU1Y

WEBINAR | Off-Season to Championship: S&C Planning and Periodisation in Gaelic Games

How should S&C planning evolve across a full Gaelic Games season?

Join PJ Wilson, Academic Director at Setanta College, and Conor Finn, Head of Performance with the Mayo Senior Footballers, for a practical discussion on structuring strength and conditioning from the off-season through to championship.

The session will explore how coaches can approach training load, periodisation, physical preparation and performance planning across the different phases of the season.

📅 Thursday, September 17th
⏰ 7pm (Ireland)

Register here: https://loom.ly/KLRMlgE

"Setanta's flexible, applied model meant I could study properly while still running these practices full-time, which was essential. I needed a programme that fit around my work rather than the other way around. Most importantly, balancing that with my family made flexibility non-negotiable, and Setanta's model let me study properly without taking time away from my daughter."

Taygan Robson, founder and director of 1INC Consulting, discusses building a multi-disciplinary performance practice and his experience of the MSc in Sports Injuries & Return to Performance Management with Setanta.

More: https://loom.ly/0U64CwM

"Injuries are never linear, and that has changed how I approach every return-to-performance case." – Taygan Robson - Setanta College Taygan Robson is the founder and director of 1INC Consulting, a multi-disciplinary online performance practice. A semi-professional racer across mountain biking, Xterra off-road and adventure racing in South Africa for nearly two decades, he has built his career around the interplay of performance,....

The MSc in Advanced Sports Coaching & Leadership is built for coaches and performance practitioners who want to sharpen how they plan, lead and adapt within demanding sporting environments. The curriculum links contemporary coaching research with applied decision-making, supporting coaches working across development, performance and high-performance settings.

Learning is delivered through a blended model of online study and residential weeks, allowing ideas explored in theory to be tested, challenged and refined through real coaching contexts.

Across modules such as:
🔹 Performance Analysis & Data-Informed Coaching
🔹 Coaching Process
🔹 Coaching Management & Leadership
🔹 Applied Sports Psychology

The course develops advanced coaching insight alongside leadership capability, communication skill and reflective practice.

Apply now at www.setantacollege.com