| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1999 |
| Dean | Prof Ian Jeffreys PhD |
| Academic director | Prof Liam Hennessy (coach) PhD [1] |
| Location |
Thurles (Main Campus) , |
| Campus | Distance learning |
| Affiliations | Higher Education and Training Awards Council, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) [2] |
| Website |
www |
Setanta College is a distance learning college, with a focus on sports courses. It offers internationally accredited qualifications, ranging from Higher Certificate to Master's degree level. The college is primarily web-based but also offers campus-based courses at its Limerick City campus. Other teaching locations include London, UK, [3] Karnataka, India, [4] and Pennsylvania and Florida in the United States. [5]
History
Setanta College was founded by Liam Hennessy BA, MSc, PhD, FRAMI, [6] a former international pole vault competitor and record holder. [7] Hennessy is an exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach whose work has been published in scientific journals [8] [9] and has worked with European soccer club teams in Italy, [10] and Germany, [11] [12] the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), [12] the Irish Olympic Team, [13] [14] Tipperary GAA, [13] and as Fitness coach to three time Major winning golfer Pádraig Harrington. [15] Through his own work, Hennessy believed there was a need for better qualified experts in the area of strength and conditioning, and so designed a course that would concentrate on this area of expertise.
In 2019 Setanta College entered a partnership with Irish American University (IAU) that saw the graduate programmes accredited regionally by IAU. [16]
Other courses
Setanta College has designed and operates or facilitates courses for the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and World Rugby. [17] In addition to these courses, Setanta College has delivered education programmes to coaches at the National Cricket Academy of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) [18] and to other sporting organisations such as Saracens Rugby and Arsenal F.C.[ citation needed]
Education partners
- Gaelic Players Association (GPA) [19]
- Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) [20]
- World Rugby [17]
- Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) [21]
- Rugby Players Ireland [22]
- Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association (IAWLA) [23]
- Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) [24]
- The Irish Institute of Sport, a subsidiary of the Irish Sports Council, the state agency for sports development.
- Saracens F.C.
- Pádraig Harrington – Ambassador of the college
- Football Association of Ireland [25]
- Irish Wheelchair Association-Sport
- Inspire Institute of Sport, an elite training facility in India [4]
- Houston Astros
- Washington Nationals
- Philadelphia Phillies
- World Academy of Sport (WAoS) with World Olympians Association [26]
Alumni
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- Tommy Dunne – former Tipperary GAA hurling player and captain, All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner 2001.
- Tommy Carr – former Dublin GAA Gaelic Football player and manager, also former football manager of Roscommon GAA and Cavan GAA.
- Mick Dempsey – former Laois GAA footballer and current member of management team for the all-conquering Kilkenny GAA hurling team.
- Declan Meehan – Former Galway GAA Gaelic Footballer, winner of 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships and 2 GAA GPA All Stars Awards.
- Johnny O'Connor – Irish International and Connacht Rugby player. Also previously played with London Wasps
- Nicholas Walsh – Former Cavan GAA Gaelic Footballer and Melbourne Football Club Australian rules football player. Current coach of Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team [27]
- Gavin Duffy – Irish International and Connacht Rugby Rugby Union player. Also previously played with Harlequins. [28] [29]
- Joe Gamble – Former Reading F.C. and Republic of Ireland international Soccer player.
- Liam Kearns – Former Limerick GAA and Laois GAA Gaelic Football manager
- Gavin O'Mahony – Limerick GAA Hurler.
- Derek Lyng – Kilkenny GAA Hurler and winner of 6 All-Irelands and 2 All-star award, current member of management team for Kilkenny GAA hurling team.
- BJ Botha – Munster Rugby and South Africa rugby player. Previously Ulster Rugby and Sharks. 2007 Rugby World Cup winner
- Aaron Dundon – Leinster Rugby player
- Marcus Horan – Former Munster Rugby and Irish International rugby union player.
- Charlie Hodgson – Saracens F.C., England and British and Irish Lions rugby player. Previously Sale Sharks
- Michael Clegg – Former Manchester United F.C. player and current Manchester United F.C. coach
- Louis Ludik – Ulster Rugby player. Previously Agen, Lions and Sharks
- Brian Doherty – Irish international and Royal Beerschot (Belgium) professional Field hockey player.
- Max Sorensen – Irish international and The Hills C.C. cricket player.
- Chris Baker (high jumper) - International athlete who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
References
- ^ a b "Sports College Ireland | Online Sports College - Setanta College Ireland".
- ^ "ITEC Setanta College". www.itecworld.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Strength & Conditioning Qualifications | S&C Courses".
- ^ a b "Setanta College and Inspire Institute of Sport announce partnership to deliver MSC in Performance coaching programme in India". 20 April 2021.
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- ^ "Staff | Setanta College". Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "The Examiner - Sport from Ireland - 20, January, 2000". archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Hennessey, L.; Watson, A. W. (1993). "Flexibility and posture assessment in relation to hamstring injury". British Journal of Sports Medicine. 27 (4): 243–6. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.27.4.243. PMC 1332012. PMID 8130961.
- ^ Comyns, Thomas M.; Harrison, Andrew J.; Hennessy, Liam; Jensen, Randall L. (2007). "Identifying the optimal resistive load for complex training in male rugby players". Sports Biomechanics. 6 (1): 59–70. doi: 10.1080/14763140601058540. hdl: 10344/5639. PMID 17542178. S2CID 3206505.
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