Dr Phillip Kearney
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Contact Details
Office: N335 Telephone:
+44 (0) 1243 816353 |
Personal Introduction
Phil started work at the University of Chichester in 2009 looking after the skill acquisition modules for the Sport & Exercise Psychology, Sport & Exercise Science, and Sports Coaching Science courses. Phil was Irish Senior Decathlon champion in 2007 and 2008 and holds the Irish Universities indoor pentathlon record (2007).
Education
2004 - BSc in Sport & Exercise Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
2009 - PhD in Motor Behaviour, University of Limerick, Ireland
Teaching
Phil is responsible for the following modules:
- Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills (SPL111),
- Psychology of Skill Acquisition I (SPL209),
- Psychology of Skill Acquisition II (SPL309),
Administration
Phil is a member of the Department Lab Management committee
Research Interests
Phil has research interestes in the following areas:
- Fundamental movement skills,
- constraints-based coaching,
- variability and coaching strategies,
- transfer of learning,
- assessment of cognitive functioning.
Membership
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Publications
Published Abstracts
Kearney, P., Smyth, P. J. & Anderson, R. (2008). Relationship between fundamental movement skill and sport skill level of young adults. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 30, S47
Kearney, P., Smyth, P. J. (2007). Variability in the Initiation of Trunk Rotation in the Overarm Throw. Motor Control, 11, S96.
Oral Presentations
Kearney, P., Smyth, P.J., & Anderson, R. (2009). Skill Level and Participation of University Students in Recreational Sport. 27th Annual conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport, University of Limerick, Ireland, August 17th-21st
Kearney, P., Smyth, P. J., & Anderson, R. (2009). Gender Differences in Throwing Skill Level of a Population of Irish Primary School Children. Physical Education, Physical Activity & Youth Sport conference, University of Limerick, Ireland, June 11th-12th
Poster Presentations
Kearney, P., Smyth, P. J. & Anderson, R. (2008). Methods to measure functional changes in the trunk action in overarm throwing. 2nd International Congress of Complex Systems in Sport, Madiera, Portugal, November 5th – 8th
Kearney, P., Smyth, P. J. & Anderson, R. (2007). Quantifying Change in Movement Patterns: A proposed Amendment to NoRM-D, 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Jyvaskyla, Finland, July 11th – 14th.