Mark O'Sullivan PhD
@markstkhlm.bsky.social
Associate professor Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
Blog: https://footblogball.wordpress.com/
Music https://themightyquark.bandcamp.com/album/the-mighty-quark-presents-the-king-syndrome-sound
Blog: https://footblogball.wordpress.com/
Music https://themightyquark.bandcamp.com/album/the-mighty-quark-presents-the-king-syndrome-sound
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Reconceptualising Constructive Alignment within the epistemological distinction of ways of knowing in a higher education coach development course module
The professional education of coaches, coach developers and academics is a pressing challenge for national governing bodies and educational institutions. Central to this challenge is the cultivatio...
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With new ways of understanding coaching, we need new ways of educating and developing coaches. Our new article is out today in Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy
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I want to report a murder
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I want to report a murder
Absolute earworm- love it
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Version Girl In Dub
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January 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Absolute earworm- love it
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open.spotify.com/album/5J96E9...
The Life of Jim
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The Life of Jim
Give it to AI until the end of the season
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Give it to AI until the end of the season
40 years gone today
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THiN LiZZY - Still In Love With You (Live and Dangerous)
YouTube video by PengPengJohn
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January 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
40 years gone today
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ICYMI, @learnandsing.bsky.social does a wonderful podcast, "To Here Knows When," which deep-dives into great Irish albums from the past, interviewing those who made them.
It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out.
open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...
It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out.
open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
ICYMI, @learnandsing.bsky.social does a wonderful podcast, "To Here Knows When," which deep-dives into great Irish albums from the past, interviewing those who made them.
It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out.
open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...
It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out.
open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...
Some talks/seminars that I will be giving this month
7th: Czech FA UEFA Pro Licence course, Prague
8th: Slavia Prague Football Club, Prague
14th: BK Häcken, Goteborg, Sweden
21st : Reykjavík International Games 2026 conference, Iceland.
31st: Hittarps IK, Helsingborg, Sweden
7th: Czech FA UEFA Pro Licence course, Prague
8th: Slavia Prague Football Club, Prague
14th: BK Häcken, Goteborg, Sweden
21st : Reykjavík International Games 2026 conference, Iceland.
31st: Hittarps IK, Helsingborg, Sweden
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Some talks/seminars that I will be giving this month
7th: Czech FA UEFA Pro Licence course, Prague
8th: Slavia Prague Football Club, Prague
14th: BK Häcken, Goteborg, Sweden
21st : Reykjavík International Games 2026 conference, Iceland.
31st: Hittarps IK, Helsingborg, Sweden
7th: Czech FA UEFA Pro Licence course, Prague
8th: Slavia Prague Football Club, Prague
14th: BK Häcken, Goteborg, Sweden
21st : Reykjavík International Games 2026 conference, Iceland.
31st: Hittarps IK, Helsingborg, Sweden
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Neuroscience right now:
December 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Neuroscience right now:
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"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
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40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
As the song goes - "Market driven governance in youth football will tear us apart again".
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
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Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
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Double Ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most- the neoliberal price of market-driven governance in youth football
Youth football development increasingly appears professional, evidence-based, and optimised, yet this image conceals a deeper epistemic crisis – a growing crisis in how knowledge is understoo…
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December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
As the song goes - "Market driven governance in youth football will tear us apart again".
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
As the song goes - "Market driven governance in youth football will tear us apart again".
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
Double Ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most- the neoliberal price of market-driven governance in youth football
Youth football development increasingly appears professional, evidence-based, and optimised, yet this image conceals a deeper epistemic crisis – a growing crisis in how knowledge is understoo…
footblogball.wordpress.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
As the song goes - "Market driven governance in youth football will tear us apart again".
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
Double ignorance: knowing less and less about what matters most
footblogball.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/d...
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Once again - boycott everyone who works for ICE, as well as their family members. Don't serve them, don't help them, don't acknowledge them. Make it impossible for them to live in their communities.
The only antidote to fascism is solidarity - like everyone else, they can choose one or the other.
The only antidote to fascism is solidarity - like everyone else, they can choose one or the other.
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Once again - boycott everyone who works for ICE, as well as their family members. Don't serve them, don't help them, don't acknowledge them. Make it impossible for them to live in their communities.
The only antidote to fascism is solidarity - like everyone else, they can choose one or the other.
The only antidote to fascism is solidarity - like everyone else, they can choose one or the other.
And he still shines on, like the moon and the stars and the sun
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkVu...
Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (live) - John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory
YouTube video by johnlennon
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December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And he still shines on, like the moon and the stars and the sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkVu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkVu...
Got to meet some of my heroes on the Constraints collective pod - please share open.spotify.com/episode/2P3J...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Got to meet some of my heroes on the Constraints collective pod - please share open.spotify.com/episode/2P3J...
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Business as usual just isn’t up to the challenge of explaining behaviours. The brain centred, reductionist Cartesian trap is real
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Business as usual just isn’t up to the challenge of explaining behaviours. The brain centred, reductionist Cartesian trap is real
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Fortsatt extrema (ras)klyftor bland landets barnen:
tobiashubinette.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/f...
4% av de barn som bor i de mest socioekonomiskt gynnsamma områdena har utländsk bakgrund varav en hög andel är adoptivbarn medan endast 2% av de majoritetssvenska barnen bor i de mest utsatta områdena
tobiashubinette.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/f...
4% av de barn som bor i de mest socioekonomiskt gynnsamma områdena har utländsk bakgrund varav en hög andel är adoptivbarn medan endast 2% av de majoritetssvenska barnen bor i de mest utsatta områdena
Fortsatt extrema klyftor föreligger mellan de majoritetssvenska barnen och barnen med utländsk och fr a utomeuropeisk bakgrund
MUCF (Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällesfrågor) har nyligen kommit ut med en rapport som bl a indikerar att merparten av de barn som inte klarar att gå vidare från grundskolan till gymnasi…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Fortsatt extrema (ras)klyftor bland landets barnen:
tobiashubinette.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/f...
4% av de barn som bor i de mest socioekonomiskt gynnsamma områdena har utländsk bakgrund varav en hög andel är adoptivbarn medan endast 2% av de majoritetssvenska barnen bor i de mest utsatta områdena
tobiashubinette.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/f...
4% av de barn som bor i de mest socioekonomiskt gynnsamma områdena har utländsk bakgrund varav en hög andel är adoptivbarn medan endast 2% av de majoritetssvenska barnen bor i de mest utsatta områdena
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I said what I said.
Had a BIG chat with @philipoconnor.bsky.social on the #TortoiseShack recently and because I’m very generous* I’ve lifted the paywall.
*wracked with anxiety and existential dread
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*wracked with anxiety and existential dread
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I Hate To Say I Told You So!
Podcast Episode · The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · 25/11/2025 · 55m
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November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I said what I said.
The playbook in action, and the road to the normalisation of racism in Sweden
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The playbook in action, and the road to the normalisation of racism in Sweden
Hungary sick as a Parrot
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hungary sick as a Parrot
Released 45 years ago today
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Visage - Fade To Grey
YouTube video by VisageVEVO
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November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Released 45 years ago today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Ons 12e nov är det specialvisning av filmen "Small Things Like These", som handlar om en man som upptäcker de fruktansvärda förhållanden för kvinnor på ett irländskt barnhem.
Efter filmen kommer jag att intervjua en man som är uppvuxen i ett sånt barnhem. Starka grejer.
Skicka DM om du vill komma.
Efter filmen kommer jag att intervjua en man som är uppvuxen i ett sånt barnhem. Starka grejer.
Skicka DM om du vill komma.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ons 12e nov är det specialvisning av filmen "Small Things Like These", som handlar om en man som upptäcker de fruktansvärda förhållanden för kvinnor på ett irländskt barnhem.
Efter filmen kommer jag att intervjua en man som är uppvuxen i ett sånt barnhem. Starka grejer.
Skicka DM om du vill komma.
Efter filmen kommer jag att intervjua en man som är uppvuxen i ett sånt barnhem. Starka grejer.
Skicka DM om du vill komma.
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Just going to put this out there - I don't have an agent and most media owners wouldn't go near me, but if any national broadcaster wants someone who has had the ethics of journalism tattooed on them from day zero, I'm your man.
At this stage, I'd move home just to contribute to positive change.
At this stage, I'd move home just to contribute to positive change.
I said days ago that it was highly unlikely that Gavin was the first FF client of Yates - he's been sitting there all these years, riding both horses at once, and getting away with it.
Either Irish mainstream media acts now, or it's completely and utterly fucked.
Either Irish mainstream media acts now, or it's completely and utterly fucked.
Matt Cooper asks Niall Collins on air as a finishing question if he has received training from Ivan Yates in the past, expecting a no.
Collins says he has and that he thinks Yates is a fine media trainer & would recommend him.
#IrishPol
Collins says he has and that he thinks Yates is a fine media trainer & would recommend him.
#IrishPol
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just going to put this out there - I don't have an agent and most media owners wouldn't go near me, but if any national broadcaster wants someone who has had the ethics of journalism tattooed on them from day zero, I'm your man.
At this stage, I'd move home just to contribute to positive change.
At this stage, I'd move home just to contribute to positive change.