Stephen Behan
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Assistant Professor in Elite Performance
I predominantly work with the MSc and Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance (Sport), and have wide ranging research interest in the world of sport; from performance analysis, sports analytics, data in sport, coaching and talent development.
I also have a huge interest in physical activity promotion, particularly in children, and am currently involved in several national projects such as Moving Well-Being Well, the Vision Sports project, and the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity survey.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | (2025) 'No solutions, only trade-offs: An exploration of contextual factors influencing rugby union talent development environments'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [DOI] | |
| 2025 | Amy Shelley; Jamie Taylor; Áine MacNamara; Vineet Sajwan; Michael Scriney; Neil McCarthy; Ben Jones; Stephen Behan (2025) 'The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Lisa Flynn; Kristina Millar; Sarahjane Belton; Noel O'Connor; Sarah Meegan; Una Britton; Stephen Behan (2024) 'Investigating physical activity levels in adults who are blind and vision impaired'. Disability and Health Journal, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Lisa Flynn; Kristina Millar; Sarahjane Belton; Noel O'Connor; Sarah Meegan; Una Britton; Stephen Behan (2024) 'Quantifying physical activity, physical education and active travel in children and adolescents with visual Impairments'. Heliyon, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Michael Ashford; Jamie Taylor; Danny Newcombe; Áine MacNamara; Stephen Behan; Simon Phelan; Scott McNeill (2024) 'Coaching adaptive skill and expertise in Premier League football academies—paving a way forward for research and practice'. Frontiers In Sports And Active Living, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Una Britton; Kwok Ng; Stephen Behan; Hannah Goss; Paul McFlynn; Julia McClelland; Catherine Woods; Sinead Connolly; Sarahjane Belton (2024) 'Physical literacy in adolescents with disabilities in Ireland: a cross-sectional study examining effects of disability, age, gender and family affluence on physical literacy'. European Journal of Public Health, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Stephen Behan (2024) 'Comparing Apples and Oranges? The Need for Greater Qualitative Clarity in Talent Development Research'. Gavin, K., Taylor, J., MacNamara, Á., & Behan, S. (2024). Comparing Apples and Oranges? The Need for Greater Qualitative Clarity in Talent Development Research. Journal of Expertise/, . [Link] | |
| 2024 | Kevin Gavin; Áine MacNamara; Stephen Behan; Peter Horgan; Jamie Taylor (2024) 'Coaching research in Gaelic games: a scoping review'. SPORTS COACHING REVIEW, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Cían O’Brien; Stephen Behan; Jamie Taylor (2024) 'Game ready: pedagogical opportunities for proactive performance analysis in team sports'. Sport, Education and Society, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Kevin Gavin; Jamie Taylor; Stephen Behan; Peter Horgan; Aine Macnamara (2023) 'Participant Experience of a Modified Sports Program—A Curriculum Investigation in Gaelic Games'. YOUTH, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Teresa Molohan; Stephen Behan; Áine MacNamara (2023) 'Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players'. Adolescents, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Una Britton; Sarahjane Belton; Cameron Peers; Johann Issartel; Hannah Goss; Mark Roantree; Stephen Behan (2023) 'Physical literacy in children: Exploring the construct validity of a multidimensional physical literacy construct'. European Physical Education Review, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Úna Britton; Oluwadurotimi Onibonoje; Sarahjane Belton; Stephen Behan; Cameron Peers; Johann Issartel; Mark Roantree (2023) 'Moving well‐being well: Using machine learning to explore the relationship between physical literacy and well‐being in children'. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Stephen Behan; Sarahjane Belton; Cameron Peers; Noel E. O'connor; Johann Issartel (2022) 'Exploring the relationships between fundamental movement skills and health related fitness components in children'. European Journal Of Sport Science, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Michael J. Duncan; Clarice Martins; Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira; Johann Issartel; Cameron Peers; Sarahjane Belton; Noel E. O’Connor; Stephen Behan (2022) 'TGMD-3 short version: Evidence of validity and associations with sex in Irish children'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Stephen Behan (2022) 'Do our movement skills impact our cognitive skills? Exploring the relationship between cognitive function and fundamental movement skills in primary school children'. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | (2021) 'The Differential Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Wellbeing'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | (2020) 'Movement competence: Association with physical self-efficacy and physical activity'. Human Movement Science, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Stephen Behan; Sarahjane Belton; Cameron Peers; Noel E O’Connor; Johann Issartel (2019) 'Moving Well-Being Well: Investigating the maturation of fundamental movement skill proficiency across sex in Irish children aged five to twelve'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, . [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | C Smith; M Murray; S Behan; H Goss (2024) Contemporary understanding of health literacy across the Island of Ireland [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Stephen Behan (2024) Fundamental movement skills in grassroots soccer : a comparative study of coaches' perceptions and practices in 9 European countries [Link] | |
| 2024 | S Behan; B Geoghegan (2024) Co-designing health literacy actions: Connecting the dots to create meaningful impact [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | M Murray; C Smith; S Meegan; S Behan; H Goss (2024) Creating opportunities for community voices to be heard [Link] [DOI] |
Other Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Una Britton; Hannah Goss; Stephen Behan; Catherine Woods; Kwok Ng; Sarahjane Belton; João Costa; Wesley O'Brien (2023) Associations between PE, PA and well-being in adolescents. [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Paul McFlynn; Kwok Ng; Stephen Behan; Julia McClelland; Hannah Goss; Eimear Kelly; Catherine Woods; João Costa; Diarmuid Lester; Una Britton; Marie Murphy; Brendan O'Keeffe; Sarahjane Belton; Wesley O'Brien; Philip Kearney; Sinead Connolly (2023) CSPPA Study. [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Paul McFlynn; Kwok Ng; Sinead Connolly ; Wesley O'Brien; Catherine Woods; Julia McClelland; Marie Murphy; Stephen Behan (2023) Factors impacting and levels of physical activity and sport participation amongst children with disabilities - a cross-sectional study of children from the Island of Ireland. [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Sarahjane Belton; Stephen Behan; Catherine Woods; Kwok Ng; Paul McFlynn; Hannah Goss; Julia McClelland; Una Britton (2023) CSPPA StudyPhysical literacy in adolescents with disabilities. [DOI] |
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