MCAST MSc in Exercise and Sports Science

10/06/2025

17/12/2024

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Happy Birthday to Claire Sammut (Maltese female boxer)

06/10/2024

Analysis on Maltese coaching landscape: A necessary choice of coaches or a lingering colonial legacy?

- The Sunday Times of Malta - 6th October, 2024 -

***Thanks to Lennard Kelder for the data collection. Very much needed to a better informed understanding Lennard. Thanks a lot***

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384677129_Analysis_on_Maltese_coaching_landscape_A_necessary_choice_of_coaches_or_a_lingering_colonial_legacy

Available on: https://sport.timesofmalta.com/2024/10/06/analysis-on-maltese-coaching-landscape-a-necessary-choice-of-coaches-or-a-lingering-colonial-legacy/

13/09/2024

Dear friends in sports... I will be there!

It would be great to see some of you in Tirana.
Would be great to see some of your work being presented, and a chat over a coffee after all that!

REGISTRATIONS AND DETAILS ON THE LINK BELOW!

https://sporteducation.eu/registration-now-open-for-the-17th-ense-forum

22/08/2024

As partners of the Erasmus+ project, "A fairer Coaching" (https://afc.assistitaly.eu/ ) the ICCE - Sport Coaching Europe (https://icce.ws/ecc/sport-coaching-europe/) have invited the president of the Malta Sport Coaches Association to join on a Transnational Training and Networking Workshop for Coaches in Sofia.

The ICCE Sport Coaching Europe and the Consortium have allocated another place for another coach to join this workshop aimed at testing the e-leaning course which was developed by the partnership.

*Expenses for flights, airport transfers, accomodation, meals and workshop will be covered by this project*

CANDIDATES WHO FIT THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MAY APPLY:
- Malta Sport Coaches Association Facebook Members (Join Now!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/419925227111437)
- Female Coaches
- 18 years or older
- Lowest Internationally recognized coaching education certificate (minimum requirement)
- Proof of Official Engagement in Sports Coaching (JobsPlus Certificate or Official Contract to be attached)
SELECTION PROCESS
- Online form to be submitted by Monday 26th August
https://forms.gle/vHU8whi7HeaSi5Wr8
- Selection Shortlisting will be done on Tuesday 27th August
- Random selection from ALL the valid applicants will be done on https://wheelofnames.com/
- All valid applicants will be invited to an online meeting where the Random selection will be made.
- Those who cannot make it for the online meeting will be receiving a link to the recording of the session for the sake of transparency.

02/07/2024

A research collaboration with colleagues from England Sophia Jowett and Turkey Ender Şenel and Ilhan Gamze Adilogulları shows that supportive coach behaviours and healthy coach-athlete bonds build psychological safety within sport teams.

Thankful and humbled to have had the opportunity to work with these top academics!

**I think that the coach-athlete relationship needs to be central in the coaching environment, and hence given its importance in coaching education too.**

02/07/2024

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/renzokerrcumbo_coaching-sport-teamsports-activity-7213833335666536448-zuYg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

18/03/2024

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/basesuk_sport-exercise-science-activity-7171572820492165120-U5QT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

25/02/2024

Human movement studies have long involved researchers from various scientific disciplines, such as biomechanics, functional anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience, in responding to the growing demand in sports science for reliable and accurate methods and tools for monitoring and evaluating physical....

16/02/2024

Privileged to share some information about our research on ONE Tv this morning.

Research was done together with my colleagues at the MCAST Institute of Community Services. Thanks Heath Schembri Melanie Darmanin and Matthew Muscat Inglott (also assisted by Karl Attard).

Merit goes to the Inħobb il-Futbol Foundation and especially Mark Gatt for leading this project -FunFit5-

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=ZY5aT6vpFlf-LcBZ&fbclid=IwAR09egmiwVpt7hk7JFgmo2oJi3A5CDBnNjccF34puhWal5tYNQb5uc-aOxc&v=qzg_A1wJ_aE&feature=youtu.be

Dr Renzo Kerr Cumbo & Ms Ann Marie Cassar - Institute of Community Services - aired 16 Feb 2024 on Super One - One Breakfast.*DisclaimerThis video was create...

13/02/2024

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Nella 213° puntata del Talk Show Scienze Motorie Giacomo Catalani è in conversazione con Armando Caligaris: dott. Scienze Motorie, Specialista in Scienze Tecniche e Psicologiche, Docente e Preparatore Fisico Professionista.

Verranno trattati temi di Educazione Fisica, Psicomotricità, Drop-Out Sportivo e molto altro.

La puntata sarà disponibile mercoledì 14 febbraio alle ore 21:00 nel canale YouTube di Scienze Motorie e nelle migliori App di Podcast.