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Students put theory into practice during Phil Campbell's "A Practical Approach to Speed & Agility for Games Based Players" session at our recent undergraduate student conference, bridging the science of how athletes accelerate, reach max velocity, and change direction with real-world coaching and training practice.

From breaking down speed into acceleration and maximum velocity, to understanding agility as the marriage of perception, decision-making and change-of-direction speed, students explored how to take these principles and apply them on the pitch.

Through sprint and COD mechanics, 1v1 contests and small-sided games, the session gave students a hands-on grounding in how to develop and coach speed and agility in games-based athletes.

📩 Interested in joining a programme where learning looks like this? Applications are open for our June S&C intake — www.setantacollege.com

“From my perspective, as I have moved through my career, I have focused more on the rehabilitation side and the need to gain more knowledge in the area became apparent. I think most coaches get to the point in their career where they realise there are gaps in the knowledge and seek out the information to make them a better practitioner."

Kevin Morgan, First-Team Athletic Performance Coach with Bristol Bears, former Welsh rugby player and a student on our MSc in Sports Injuries & Return to Performance Management provides an insight on his career and furthering his education.

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💻 Free Webinar

'Injury, Recovery & Performance - Lessons from a Career in Professional Football'

Setanta's PJ Wilson will be joined by Mark Leather for a webinar on 'Injury, Recovery & Performance - Lessons from a Career in Professional Football'.

Details:
👥 PJ Wilson & Mark Leather
📆 Wednesday, 17th June
🕖 7pm (Irish Time)

Register now: https://loom.ly/zMF6pDA

Our Undergraduate Student Conference gives S&C students the chance to get hands-on with the skills they've been building online; coaching, assessing, and refining their approach in a real training environment.

🔗 Still time to enrol for June - learn more at www.setantacollege.com

"The online nature of Setanta’s programme allowed me to travel and not be held back by any limiting factors."

Conor Turner, Lead S&C Coach for Rugby Canada’s National Development Academy, shares his journey from playing semi-pro rugby to studying with Setanta and embarking on a coaching career.

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🏋️ Workshop

'Strength & Power Assessment: From Testing to Programming'

A hands-on applied workshop for coaches and S&C practitioners. From data hygiene to data-informed programming, using live force plate technology.

👥 PJ Wilson, Dan Howells & Kieran Smith
📍 High Performance Centre
📆 23rd June 2026 | 9am-4:30pm
🎟️ Tickets: £25

By the End of the Day You Will Have:
🔹Clearer protocols for strength and power assessment
🔹A stronger understanding of how to maintain high-quality data
🔹Hands-on experience with VALD force plate technology
🔹Practical strategies to integrate test outputs into programming
🔹Skills to interpret force–time metrics including peak force, RFD, and asymmetry
🔹A data-informed approach you can apply immediately with your athletes

Limited places available.
Secure your spot: https://www.setantacollege.com/strength-power-workshop/
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💻 Free Webinar

'Little & Often: Making LTAD Work in the Club Environment'

Our rescheduled webinar with Conor Shannon, Performance and Talent Development Lead at Clare GAA, will now take place on Thursday 11th June.

Whether you work with youth athletes, community sport, or high-performance programmes, this webinar will give you actionable strategies you can apply immediately in your club environment and embed LTAD in every session.

👥Dylan Kenny & Conor Shannon
📆 Thursday, 11th June
🕖 7pm (Irish Time)

Register now: https://loom.ly/NvcemzM

💻 Free Webinar

'Coaching Mindset: Key Reflections for Better Practice'

Next Wednesday, Setanta's PJ Wilson will be joined by Stephen Aboud (High Performance Manager - Italy Rugby) for a webinar on 'Coaching Mindset: Key Reflections for Better Practice'.

Details:
👥 PJ Wilson & Stephen Aboud
📆 Wednesday, 10th June
🕖 7pm (Irish Time)

Register: https://loom.ly/LN8mDBI

This week, we're excited to welcome a new cohort of students kicking off their journey across Setanta's S&C courses!

If you've been considering upskilling in S&C or Personal Training, enrolment is still open for the June intake.

Learn more at www.setantacollege.com
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