Setanta College

07/09/2026

"Setanta's flexible, applied model meant I could study properly while still running these practices full-time, which was essential. I needed a programme that fit around my work rather than the other way around. Most importantly, balancing that with my family made flexibility non-negotiable, and Setanta's model let me study properly without taking time away from my daughter."

Taygan Robson, founder and director of 1INC Consulting, discusses building a multi-disciplinary performance practice and his experience of the MSc in Sports Injuries & Return to Performance Management with Setanta.

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Taygan Robson is the founder and director of 1INC Consulting, a multi-disciplinary online performance practice. A semi-professional racer across mountain biking, Xterra off-road and adventure racing in South Africa for nearly two decades, he has built his career around the interplay of performance,....

04/09/2026

The MSc in Advanced Sports Coaching & Leadership is built for coaches and performance practitioners who want to sharpen how they plan, lead and adapt within demanding sporting environments. The curriculum links contemporary coaching research with applied decision-making, supporting coaches working across development, performance and high-performance settings.

Learning is delivered through a blended model of online study and residential weeks, allowing ideas explored in theory to be tested, challenged and refined through real coaching contexts.

Across modules such as:
🔹 Performance Analysis & Data-Informed Coaching
🔹 Coaching Process
🔹 Coaching Management & Leadership
🔹 Applied Sports Psychology

The course develops advanced coaching insight alongside leadership capability, communication skill and reflective practice.

Apply now at www.setantacollege.com

02/09/2026

❗EARLY BIRD RATE EXTENDED❗
The final speaker for our upcoming Coaching Conference ‘Developing Players, Teams and Coaches’ is Cathal Sheridan!

Cathal is Head of Sport & Performance Psychology with Munster Rugby, with extensive experience across professional and Olympic sport. He was Psychology Lead with Rowing Ireland through the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where the team recorded its most successful Olympics to date.

In 2025, Cathal worked as Performance Coach with both the Tipperary senior hurlers and Kerry senior footballers as they went on to win All-Ireland titles.

A former professional rugby player with Munster, Cathal’s work focuses on the mental skills, behaviours and environments that help players and teams build high-performance habits.

Early bird rate to secure your place extended until Sunday, September 6th!

📆 Date: Saturday, 14th November 2026
📍 Venue: GAA National Games Development Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets: www.setantacollege.com/events

01/09/2026

"Stay open to new knowledge and keep integrating it, because professional development depends on being willing to keep learning and applying what we learn. But just as important is paying attention to your own personal experiences, because they hold information that can be transformed into meaningful work too.

My experience immigrating to a new country, combined with my clinical background and my growing knowledge of sport psychology, has created my own lens that lets me uniquely shape my practice."

Yulia Tsarenko Carey, Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Oris Counseling, discusses her path into sport psychology and her experience of the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology with Setanta.

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Yulia Tsarenko Carey is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in the Portland, Oregon area, and the founder of Oris Counseling, LLC. She is a graduate of the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology with Setanta College. Below, Yulia discusses her path into sport psychology, the practice she h...

31/08/2026

🏋️ September Intake Starts Tomorrow

A new intake of Setanta College Strength & Conditioning students begins their studies tomorrow.

Whether you are looking to build a career in S&C, develop your coaching knowledge or strengthen your understanding of athletic performance, there are a number of study pathways available:

🎓 BSc in Strength & Conditioning
📘 Certificate in Strength & Conditioning
🏋️ Certificate in Fitness & Conditioning
⚡ Certificate in Youth Athletic Development
💪 Diploma in Personal Training and Strength & Conditioning

Study with Setanta and develop the knowledge and practical skills to support performance across sport, fitness and coaching environments.

Find out more about our Strength & Conditioning courses at www.setantacollege.com

29/08/2026

For November's 'Developing Players, Teams and Coaches' conference, we are delighted to welcome Ger McTavish to the line-up for the event.

Currently working as Disability in Sport Lead at Sport Ireland and formerly the first Diversity & Inclusion Officer of the GAA, Ger has been a long-standing voice for accessibility, transparency and community engagement in sports leadership.

A sports scientist, Ger was honoured as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Irish Sport in 2022. Her expertise lies in team management, athlete performance, and club development and her research focuses on physical literacy, performance development, and community development in sport.

Working closely with groups that might once have seen themselves as ‘outside’ the world of sport and Gaelic Games, in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability and more, she has created and delivered programmes on leadership, engagement and stakeholder awareness that are having a real positive impact across a significant portion of Irish sport and society.

📆 Date: Saturday, 14th November 2026
📍 Venue: GAA National Games Development Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets: www.setantacollege.com/events

28/08/2026

💻 Free Webinar

‘Thriving in Elite Sport Environments’

What does it take to build a career and perform effectively within elite sport?

Setanta’s Postgraduate Lead, Michael Passaportis, will lead the latest webinar in our series, exploring the realities of working and developing within high-performance sport environments.

Details:
📆 Wednesday, 2nd September
🕖 7pm (Irish Time)

Register: https://loom.ly/8-c7v0I

27/08/2026

NEW COURSE | Certificate in Female Athlete Health

Supporting female athletes effectively requires an understanding of the health factors that can influence both participation and performance.

Setanta College’s new Certificate in Female Athlete Health brings together expert researchers and practitioners to explore six key areas:

🔹 Female Athlete Health
🔹 The Menstrual Cycle
🔹 Breast Health & Support
🔹 Pelvic Floor Health & Support
🔹 Pregnancy & Postpartum
🔹 Nutrition & RED-S

Delivered 100% online, the course combines the evidence base with practical application and real-world scenarios for practitioners working with female athletes.

Contributors include Gráinne Donnelly, Dr Kelly McNulty, Anne-Marie Mulholland, Dr Jocelyn Solomons, Dr Celeste Coltman and Dr Brooke Brisbine.

🎓 CPD Certificate
💻 100% Online
▶️ Start learning today

Learn more at setantacollege.com/certificate-in-female-athlete-health/

26/08/2026

"Be a sponge for knowledge. Ask questions, observe carefully, remain open to feedback and never assume that you know everything. Qualifications provide an important foundation, but meaningful growth also comes from practical experience, making mistakes and reflecting on what you have learned.

Stay curious, remain humble and consistently invest in your development."

Wolta "Tokkie" Mtsweni discusses his 12 years across high-performance sport in South Africa and his experience of studying with Setanta.

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Wolta "Tokkie" Mtsweni has spent the past 12 years working across sport in South Africa, in roles ranging from team manager to strength and conditioning coach at several rugby unions and university institutions. Now in a managerial position overseeing sport scientists across multiple codes, he remai...

25/08/2026

September intake is approaching. 📚🏐

GPA members can access scholarship rates across a range of Setanta College programmes, giving players the opportunity to continue their education alongside the demands of inter-county sport.

Study flexibly. Apply your learning directly to performance.

📅 September 2026 Intake
🎓 Scholarship rates available for GPA members
💻 Flexible study options

Find out more and apply at setantacollege.com