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Ulster Sports Academy
Mrs Sinead Connolly
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise
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Teaching
- Physical Education Physical Education: Theory & Practice
- Physical Education: Curriculum Developments and Innovation
- Sports Applications
- Gymnastics
Posts Held
- Physical Education Teacher
- Coaching Development Officer (Coaching NI)
- Education and Training Officer (Sport NI)
Enterprise and Consultancy
- Founder University based Jordanstown Gymnastics Club 2006
- NSPCC Safeguarding Young People in Sport – Consultation 2007-2008
- Gymnastics NI – Consultant; Modernisation Programme 2005 /Coaching Development 2006
- Sports Coach UK and Sport NI Tutor and Tutor Trainer (Coach Education and Child Protection)
- Contributor to development of Kids First (2003) and Skills for Sport (2006) resources.
Sporting Qualifications
- British Gymnastics Coach (trampolining, sports acrobatics and women’s artistic and general gymnastics)
- British Gymnastics Coach Educator and Tutor Trainer
- Ulster Branch Women’s Hockey Coach, Swim Teacher (Swim Ireland)
Conferences
- BASES Conference Belfast 1996, presentation
- British Gymnastics Coaching Symposiums (Lilleshall 2005 and 2006)
- Coaching the FUNdamentals University of Ulster 2001, workshop presentation
- Northern Ireland (Sport NI) Sports Development Conference Newcastle 2001, workshop presentation
Publications
- O’Neill S and Murphy M (1996) Normative values for Northern Ireland’s most popular school sports. Journal of Sports Sciences Vol.14. No. 1 pg 55
