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Full Text E-Thesis.Pdf UCC Library and UCC researchers have made this item openly available. Please let us know how this has helped you. Thanks! Title Elite youth Gaelic footballers and their holistic development: the academy experience Author(s) Cuthbert, Brian Publication date 2018 Original citation Cuthbert, B. 2018. Elite youth Gaelic footballers and their holistic development: the academy experience. PhD Thesis, University College Cork. Type of publication Doctoral thesis Rights © 2018, Brian Cuthbert. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Item downloaded http://hdl.handle.net/10468/6718 from Downloaded on 2021-10-07T06:33:14Z Ollscoil na hÉireann, Corcaigh National University of Ireland, Cork ‘Elite Youth Gaelic Footballers and their Holistic Development: The Academy Experience’ Thesis presented by Brian Cuthbert For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University College Cork, School of Education Head of School: Dr Fiona Chambers Supervisors: Dr Fiona Chambers, Prof. Bryan McCullick August 2018 Author’s Declaration “This is to certify that the work I am submitting is my own and has not been submitted for another degree, either at University College Cork or elsewhere. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. I have read and understood the regulations of University College Cork concerning plagiarism.” ___________________________ Brian Cuthbert i Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to provide a holistic analysis of the talent development environment surrounding elite Gaelic Football academies in Ireland. In response to existing literature, which has focused on the cognitive determinants of elite performance, contemporary research has suggested a practical and conceptual shift towards an understanding of the role that psychological, social, and cultural circumstances play in the talent development process. Drawing on a holistic ecological case study approach, six individual county academies and their constituent stakeholders (i.e. academy coaches, club coaches, teachers, parents, elite players, and prospects) participated in the project over a nine-month period. Using a systematic version of grounded theory, findings from this research concluded that there were (a) acute dysfunctional relationships existing between constituent stakeholders within the academy environment, (b) limiting structural and organisational impediments to prospect’s progression and transition to elite football, and (c) a number of negative socio-cultural influences impacting prospects and their positive personal development. This combination of factors suggests that Gaelic football talent development environments struggle to support the holistic development of elite youth prospects. As such, success at adult elite level for individual counties in Gaelic football did not correlate to successful Talent Development Environments (TDEs) at youth level. ii Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been completed without the help and support of a number of people. Firstly, I would like to thank my supervisors, Dr Fiona Chambers and Dr Bryan McCullick. Your support and guidance has been invaluable throughout this whole process. Over the last three years, you have been my support network, challenging my writing, my thinking, and my goals, all the while encouraging me to grow and develop as a researcher. Secondly, I am very grateful for the funding and support given to me by Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and, in particular, Mr Pat Daly, who provided me with the means to undertake this study. Thirdly, the thesis would not have been possible without the commitment, acceptance, and trust of the academy stakeholders in each of the six cases who opened the doors of their academy to me. Thank you for allowing me to briefly be a part of what you do. Finally, I would like to thank my family. To Michelle, Aoife, and Eoin, all I can say is thank you for your unwavering and unconditional support and love as always. I cannot express my gratitude to you, especially to my wife Michelle for providing me with the time, space, and understanding throughout this project. iii Conference Presentations Cuthbert, B. (2018) ‘Modelling Best Practice in Talent Academies,’ GAA National Games Development Conference, Croke Park, Dublin, January 2018. Cuthbert, B. (2017) ‘Elite Youth Gaelic Footballers and their Holistic Development: The Academy Experience’, International Council for Coaching Excellence Global Conference, John Moores University, Liverpool, July 2017. Cuthbert, B. (2017) ‘Elite Youth Gaelic Footballers and their Holistic Development: The Academy Experience’, Leinster GAA Coaching Conference, Croke Park, Dublin, February 2017. Cuthbert, B. (2016) ‘Elite Youth Gaelic Footballers and their Holistic Development: The Academy Experience’, European Conference on Educational Research, Emerging Researchers Conference, University College Dublin, August 2016. Cuthbert, B. (2016) ‘Elite Youth Gaelic Footballers and their Holistic Development: The Academy Experience’, Doctoral Conference in Education, ‘’Concepts, Contexts and Change", Queens University, Belfast, June 2016 Book Chapters Cuthbert, B., Vaugh, T., & Chambers, F. (2018) What is Design Thinking? A Case Study of Design Thinking in a Sports Coaching Context. In F. Chambers (Ed), Learning to Mentor in Sports Coaching, A Design Thinking Approach. O’ Brien, W., & Cuthbert, B. (2018) An Irish Case Study Conversation: Mentorship in Gaelic Games, In F. Chambers (Ed), Learning to Mentor in Sports Coaching, A Design Thinking Approach. iv List of Acronyms ATDE Athletic Talent Development Environment CGTM Constructed Grounded Theory Method DMGT Development Model of Giftedness and Talent EPE Elite Performance Environment ESF Environment Success Factors GAA Gaelic Athletic Association GDA Games Development Administrator GNP Grassroots to National Programme GPA Gaelic Players Association GPO Games Promotion Officer HEA Holistic Ecological Approach NGB National Governing Body PAF Personal Assets Framework PPCT Model Process, Person, Context and Time Model PYD Positive Youth Development TDEs Talent Development Environments TDP Talent Development Pathway TID Talent Identification v Table of contents Author’s Declaration ........................................................................................................................ i Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... ii Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ iii Conference Presentations ............................................................................................................... iv List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................ v List of Figures ............................................................................................................................... xii List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... xiv Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background: Gaelic Games and the Irish Context ................................................................ 2 1.3 Governance and the GAA ....................................................................................................10 1.4 Focus of the Research ..........................................................................................................12 1.5 The Research Process ...........................................................................................................16 1.6 Originality and Significance of the Study ............................................................................16 1.7 Structure of the Thesis .........................................................................................................17 Chapter 2: Literature Review .........................................................................................................18 2.0 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................18 2.1 Talent and its Research Journey ...........................................................................................18 2.2 Talent Development and the Role of the Environment ........................................................23 2.3 Talent Development and the Role of Psychosocial Skills....................................................32 2.4 Theoretical Perspectives -The Holistic Ecological Approach ..............................................35 2.4.1 Systems Theory .............................................................................................................35 2.4.2 Ecological Model of Human Development ...................................................................36 2.4.3 Organisational Culture ..................................................................................................39 2.4.4 Holistic Ecological Approach and Working Models ....................................................41 2.4.5 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................44
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