LGFA Research Pod: Development of Sprint Performance in Field Based Invasion Sports – Cormac Ward

This edition of the LGFA Research Pod focuses on the Development of Sprint Performance in Field Based Invasion Team Sports with Cormac Ward.

Cormac holds a first-class honours degree in Sports Science with Exercise Physiology, graduating from Athlone Institute of Technology in 2019. Cormac is also a practising Strength and Conditioning coach where he is currently working within rugby union, while having also worked in a range of other sports such as Gaelic Football, Golf and within an elite sporting environment in Hurling. He is presently in his second year as a Phd candidate where he is investigating ‘The Development of Sprint Performance in Field Based Invasion Team Sport Athletes’. Cormac is excited and motivated by his research topic given his interest in coaching and sports performance. He is determined to target current gaps within the literature and provide further valuable information to coaches regarding the development of sprint performance. Cormac will be guided through this project by his supervisors Dr. David Kelly, Dr. Niamh Ní Chéilleachair and Dr. Ciarán Ó Catháin.