Dr Steve Daly
@dalysportspych.bsky.social
PhD, Assistant Psychology lecturer, MSc Applied Sports & Exercise Psychology, BA(Hons) Psychology. Professional interests in men's health, football and all things psychological. Personal interests in Liverpool and Irish Sport. Husband & Father.
I had a great time delivering this to some very articulate and dedicated students yesterday #SETUWaterford
www.bbc.com/sport/footba... Amateur hour from Spurs. Imagine running a marathon on a Sunday and starting training on Saturday. I do not even have the words for how poor this is.
Tottenham advertise sport psychologist roles
Tottenham are looking to appoint a lead psychologist for their men's first team after head coach Roberto de Zerbi said they need to
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Calling all #humanities #postgraduates, the @irishhumanities.bsky.social conference is being held in #SETU Waterford this September. Please provide an abstract (up to 300 words) and a short bio (75 words) as one document to the link below, before March 16th www.cognitoforms.com/SETU10/IHAAb...
Here's a metaphor for how disappointing #Christmas #events #gifts #gatherings are. Or is this just me?
It's more than a game of ball. Delighted to see my latest paper published in @bmc.springernature.com (Public Health. The Football Cooperative initiative generated a #SROI of €17.60 for every €1 invested. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention - BMC Public Health
Background Gendered approaches to engage men are recommended for health promotion, with community settings, that involve physical activity and specifically football being frequently employed. One such...
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open.spotify.com/episode/2GlE... A great podcast on my Phd research topic from the founder of the 'Football Cooperative' social initiative and my PI.
I'm enjoying the fine weather and scenery in a quite work week. #Waterford Spoilt to have such wonderful places just a 'stone's throw' away
The current and next President of #Ireland back in the day. Their spirit of public activism has served them well.
for any prospective #maturestudents out there, it's never too late www.setu.ie/news/from-cu...
SETU | From curiosity to passion - Dr Steve Daly’s journey through…
South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…
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Would anyone have a contact for a human in @bmc.springernature.com
Delighted to see my latest paper, on the benefits of recreational football, published. Benefits included: improved aerobic fitness, reduced waist circumference, loneliness and cardiovascular risk. Huge thanks to all involved. doi.org/10.3138/ijms... #football #Men'shealth #cvdrisk #SETU
More Than a Game of Football: A 1-Year Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Participation in a Community-Based Recreational Football Initiative for Men in Ireland on Health and Cardiovascular Risk | International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health
Background: Gender-responsive approaches that have used football have been shown to be effective in both engaging men and improving health in specific male populations. This paper reports on the health impact of participation in an ongoing recreational football initiative (Football Cooperative, [FC]) for all men up to 12M. Findings from this paper will inform the implementation strategy to scale up the FC initiative. Methods: Adopting a quasi-experimental, longitudinal design, without control, participants were recruited through purposeful sampling. Self-report, anthropometric, and fitness data were collected at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months. Results: Findings show a significant improvement in aerobic fitness at all time points, a positive trend in WC reduction that was significant at 12M (2.5±4.6 cm) and an achievement in the 5% weight-reduction threshold for 17% of those tested at 12M. cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (≥5 factors) reduced from baseline (52%) to 12M (26%). Loneliness reduced at 6M with a corresponding improvement in sleep quality. However, trends toward improved psychological and health behaviour metrics are evident; the low sample size coupled with high baseline metrics, which may be influenced by gender conditioning, were a challenge to detecting change over time. Conclusion: Participation in the FC initiative reduced CVD risk and improved health metrics ; men should be supported to participate beyond 6M for increased benefit. Future research should use alternative methods to assess psychological and health behaviour metrics and aerobic fitness and should ensure a control group comparison. These findings will inform the implementation of the FC initiative at scale.
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Really interesting to see consumers being advised to conserve water in Ireland after one of the wettest winters on record. I hope the #datacentres will be told to switch off servers should the dry weather continue.
www.setu.ie/news/from-cu... I was really happy to speak about my experiences in #SETU #Waterford 10 years ago I has hoping to embark on a degree. Now, I lecture in the same rooms, am a published academic and have represented my country in a Sports Psychology role. All this from that decision...
SETU | From curiosity to passion - Steve Daly’s journey through…
South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…
setu.ie
If you know anyone who may be interested, please come along or reach out beforehand. This such a worthwhile initiative for all young people (5 years and up)
when asked to explain correlation and causation I sometimes use this old newspaper section. I don't know if it helps but I still get a laugh #research #lecturing #correlation #causation
