Mark O´Sullivan

Dr. Mark O’Sullivan is an associate professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. He is a qualified UEFA A football coach and is a leading coach, coach educator and research academic in athlete development, pedagogy, sports psychology, motor learning, skill acquisition and sports organisation development. 

Mark has worked internationally as a coach educator, key-note speaker and lecturer at events held by national governing sports organisations, clubs (football, basketball, PGA, tennis, ice hockey) and various academic institutions and universities.

Mark O’Sullivan occupies a unique space in football working actively as both a coach and academic researcher. One of the main aims with his work is to support knowledge mobilisation – the act of moving research into the hands of research users (educators, coaches, professionals) to effect change.

Recommended blogs

Where are we now? (the illusion of professionalism)

A Cautionary Tale: Don’t be blinded by unicorns and survivors and misled by economic forces

Sport is for children, not the other way around

    The Clamour for Contact Time

Svenska 

Var är vi nu? (illusionen av professionalism)

Krisen är debatten?

Bli inte förblindad av enhörningar och överlevande och vilseledd av ekonomiska krafter