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ProfessorDonna O'Connor

Professor of Sports Coaching

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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  • Professor of Sports Coaching
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Health and sport

  • Sports performance

Learning sciences; psychology of education

  • Learning technologies and new media

Research on teaching and learning

  • Health and physical education and development

Keywords: coaching effectiveness, athlete development, youth sport coaching, coach learning, high performance sport

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    RES: Collaboration Agreement w Australian Sports Commission - Examining the influence of the 'Elevate Coach Program' on coach and athlete learning - Donna O'Connor - CS1154657
    Australian Sports Commission1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    Elevate Coach Program
    Australian Sports Commission3 Jun 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D,
    • Cotton W
  • GRANT
    Anticipation and decision - making skill: from testing to training
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jul 2013 - 31 Jul 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    2012 RUPA Player Surveys - Research and Analusis Briel
    Australian Rugby Union (ARU)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    CRL Incidence of Injury in the Tackle Zone focusing on Youth Aged Participants
    New South Wales Sporting Injuries Committee1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    Australian Rugby Union (ARU) Coach Development Project 2010
    Australian Rugby Union (ARU)1 Jun 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Eddy A,
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    Perceptions and Pedagogy of Physical Education
    Coogee Public School5 Aug 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D,
    • Crawford S
  • GRANT
    Community Junior Sport Coaching Proposal
    New South Wales Sport and Recreation1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cotton W,
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of Modified Games Program
    National Rugby League Limited1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D
  • GRANT
    Developing the field of coach education: a case study of elite coaches
    DVC Research1 Jan 2004
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connor D