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DR. KEITH CARR

I have over 20 years applied coaching experience, which is underpinned by excellent theoretical knowledge.

(S&C Coach) Offaly senior football team (current)
(S&C Coach) Clare senior hurling team (2019 – 2021)
(S&C Coach) Galway senior football team (2017 - 2019)
(S&C Coach) Westmeath senior football team (2016 - 2017)
(S&C Coach) Roscommon senior football team (2012 - 2016)
(S&C Coach) Galway inter/U21 hurling teams (2014/15)
(S&C Coach) Tipperary minor hurling & football teams (2011/12)
(S&C Intern) Connacht rugby (2010/11)
(Hurling Coach) Galway inter/U21 hurling teams (2014/15)
(Hurling Coach) National University of Ireland Galway camogie team (2009/10)
(Hurling Coach) Pearses camogie team (2006/07/08)
Under 13 city hurling development squad manager/coach (2011)
Under 14/15, hurling academy coach (2008/10)

Masters Degree in exercise physiology and nutrition science - physical activity levels, body composition and dietary habits of leaving cert students.

Masters Degree in sports performance - demands of elite adult inter county players using a global position system.

Professional doctorate research - profiling of eccentric hamstring strength in elite field sport players.

Experimental investigations

Risk factors associated with hamstring injury in elite Gaelic football players
Match demands of elite Gaelic football players, elite rugby union players and the implications for eccentric hamstring strength
Comparing the eccentric hamstring strength of elite hurling players and camogie players
Profiling eccentric hamstring strength and its correlation to speed and jumping performance
Comparison of the effectiveness of two eccentric hamstring exercises

Work Based Investigations

Evaluating eccentric hamstring strength over a 12-month period
Monitoring the effects of a four-week eccentric hamstring strength training intervention on a Gaelic football player performing 3 training sessions per week
Monitoring eccentric hamstring strength between limb asymmetry following a grade 1 hamstring strain injury
Monitoring the isometric hamstring strength of elite Gaelic football players under fatigue
Comparing eccentric hamstring strength between the start of pre-season and the end of pre-season