Liam Hennessy (coach) explained

Liam Hennessy
Nationality:Irish
Sport:Track and Field
Event:Pole Vault
Club:Limerick/ Tipperary Town
Collegeteam:East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaNew Mexico State UniversityThomond College of Education, LimerickUniversity of Limerick
Birth Date:1958 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Cappawhite, Tipperary, Ireland
Pb:4.96

Liam Hennessy[1] is an Exercise Physiologist, Strength and conditioning coach and former international athlete from Cappawhite, Tipperary, Ireland, who competed in the pole vault, and has worked both with professional athletes and teams and as an academic researcher. He founded the distance learning institution Setanta College.

Career

Athletics

Hennessy is a retired international athlete,[2] who competed and holds records[3] at the pole vault in international competition representing Ireland at more than 55 events,[4] [5] the first being at the age of 15.[6] As of 2022 he is still listed amongst the best Irish performers in international competition.[7] Hennessy broke his first Irish record in 1977.[8] His Munster U-23 Men's Indoor record set in 1978 of 4.70 still stands as of 2022,[9] with his career personal best at 4.96.

Coaching

Hennessy has worked with several GAA teams in nearly all codes of the game, including Tipperary GAA and its All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship team of 1991.[4]

He was Director of Fitness with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)[2] for ten years,[10] where he oversaw a number of Triple Crown (rugby union) wins and the Grand Slam (rugby union) Six Nations Championship win in 2009.

Hennessy was involved with a number of football clubs in England, Germany and Italy, including Blackburn Rovers F.C., Liverpool F.C., S.S. Lazio,[11] and FC Bayern Munich.[12] [2]

He became National Jumps Coach in Ireland after he finished competing and also acted as Irish team manager at the first IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in Athens in 1985. Also, Hennessy has worked with many Irish Olympics Athletes throughout the years. At Atlanta 1996, he was the Chief Exercise Physiologist to the Irish Olympic Team.[4] [13]

Hennessy was part of Pádraig Harrington's[14] [15] coaching staff for his Major wins; The Open Championship 2007 & 2008 and PGA Championship in 2008.

Academic

Hennessy is a published author and researcher in the fields of exercise physiology and strength and conditioning. He published in British Journal of Sports Medicine,[16] Sports Biomechanics,[17] and The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research[18] [19] [20] Hennessy has studied at University of Limerick, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, New Mexico State University, and Loughborough University.

He founded Setanta College, a distance learning college, which offers sport related courses from Higher Certificate to Bachelor's Degree level. All of the college's qualifications are accredited by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). The college provides courses in strength and conditioning for both beginner and experienced coaches for several sports.

Hennessy worked in the Cardiopulmonary Department at the Blackrock Clinic, Dublin[13] and also was a P.E. teacher at St Columba's College, Dublin.[21] In 2003, Hennessy developed Club Energise,[22] an isotonic drink.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff . Setanta College . 1 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215104539/http://www.setantacollege.com/staff/ . 15 February 2012 .
  2. Web site: RTÉ Publishing . Rugby: Hennessy new IRFU National Director of Fitness - RTÉ News . M.rte.ie . 14 June 2007 . 1 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Examiner Webmaster . The Examiner - Sport From Ireland - 20, January, 2000 . https://archive.today/20120715093216/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/01/20/current/spage_7.htm . dead . 15 July 2012 . Archives.tcm.ie . 1 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: About Us . SpeedFlexer.ie . 1 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111012060230/http://www.speedflexer.ie/about_us.html . 12 October 2011 .
  5. Web site: GAA Publications for 1990 . Seamusjking.com . 1 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225140630/http://www.seamusjking.com/Articles%20Full/GAA_publications1990-1991.html . 25 December 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Malachy Clerkin . Part of a learning desire . Tribune.maithu.com . 19 July 2009 . 1 March 2012.
  7. Web site: Race type: Pole Vault . Sindar.net . 1 March 2012.
  8. Web site: Championship: Irish Universities Representative Matches . Sindar.net . 1 March 2012. Liam Hennessy, an 18-year-old from Tipperary, leapt to the top of Irish Pole-vaulting..
  9. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101225183204/http://www.munsterathletics.com/records/munsterindoorrecords.pdf . 25 December 2010 .
  10. News: Live Blog . The Continuity IRFU: McLaughlin's role in Irish success can't be overstated - Rugby, Sport . Independent.ie . 3 December 2006. 1 March 2012.
  11. Web site: Peter O'Reilly . Doctor'S Orders: Less Work More Rest . Tribune.maithu.com . 17 September 2000 . 1 March 2012 .
  12. Web site: Coaching and Development Committee's Seminar . Sixmilebridgegaa.com . 10 February 2006 . 1 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112102325/http://www.sixmilebridgegaa.com/news/showfullnewsstory.asp?id=312&category=latestnews . 12 November 2013 .
  13. Web site: Presentor's Profiles . Coaching Ireland . 2 February 2003 . 1 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110074800/http://www.coachingireland.com/node/201#liam . 10 January 2011.
  14. Web site: Padraig -Team Meeting . Pádraig Harrington . 1 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322210524/http://www.padraigharrington.com/TPI_TeamMeeting09.php . 22 March 2012 .
  15. News: Exambrief Science Issue . New adventure begins for Kelly - Golf, Sport . Independent.ie . 30 September 2009. 1 March 2012.
  16. 10.1136/bjsm.27.4.243 . 8130961 . Flexibility and posture assessment in relation to hamstring injury . British Journal of Sports Medicine . 27 . 4 . 243–246 . 1993 . Hennessey . L. . Watson . A. W. . 1332012 .
  17. 10.1080/14763140601058540 . 17542178 . Identifying the optimal resistive load for complex training in male rugby players . Sports Biomechanics . 6 . 1 . 59–70 . 2007 . Comyns . Thomas M. . Harrison . Andrew J. . Hennessy . Liam . Jensen . Randall L. . 10344/5639 . 3206505 . free .
  18. The Optimal Complex Training Rest Interval for Athletes from Anaerobic Sports. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 20. 3. 471. August 2006. Comyns. Thomas M.. Harrison. Andrew J.. Hennessy. Liam K.. Jensen. Randall L.. 10.1519/00124278-200608000-00003. 10344/5673. 26074939. free.
  19. Relationship of the Stretch-Shortening Cycle to Sprint Performance in Trained Female Athletes. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 15. 3. 326–331. August 2001. Hennessy. Liam. Kilty. James. 10.1519/00124278-200108000-00011. 11710659.
  20. The Interference Effects of Training for Strength and Endurance Simultaneously. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 8. 1. 12. February 1994. Hennessy. Liam C.. Watson. Anthony W. S.. 10.1519/00124278-199402000-00003.
  21. Web site: Time Added On . Georgehook.com . 1 March 2012 .
  22. Web site: Archived News | Energise . Clubenergise.ie . 19 August 2003 . 1 March 2012.

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