Through his work in the community and research capacity, Conor intends to promote a lifelong interest in physical activity in children, by improving movement abilities and providing children with the positive nurturing environment that sees them possess a high level of belief in their skill abilities.
Biography
Conor Philpott is a recent PhD graduate from the School of Education at University College Cork, Ireland. His thesis was entitled: "Investigating the relationship between perceived motor competence and actual motor competence in adolescent youth". A former second-level teacher of English and Physical education, his primary research interests lie in Physical Education, motor competence, and perceived motor competence, adapted physical activity, and attitudes towards inclusion in second-level education. In his PhD thesis he led the development of the Project Flame Perceived Motor Competence (PF-PMC) tool, and co-led the the randomised controlled trial of the Project FLAME school initiative, a programme targeting motor competence among Junior Cycle students in Irish secondary schools. He has worked as a close collaborator on the Children's Sports and Physical Activity Participation study on behalf of Sport Ireland, in addition to serving as a project fellow in the ID+ Project in University College Cork.Through his work in the community and research capacity, Conor intends to promote a lifelong interest in physical activity in children, by improving movement abilities and providing children with the positive nurturing environment that sees them possess a high level of belief in their skill abilities.
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | 'Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents: An Investigation of Sex Differences and Relatedness Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement' Philpott, C., Donovan, B., Belton, S., Lester, D., Chambers, F.C. & O'Brien, W. (2023) 'Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents: An Investigation of Sex Differences and Relatedness Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement'. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 130 (1):27-53 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Motor competence assessment in physical education–convergent validity between fundamental movement skills and functional movement assessments in adolescence' O’Brien W.;Philpott C.;Lester D.;Belton S.;Duncan M.J.;Donovan B.;Chambers F.;Utesch T. (2022) 'Motor competence assessment in physical education–convergent validity between fundamental movement skills and functional movement assessments in adolescence'. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis' O'Brien W;Khodaverdi Z;Bolger L;Tarantino G;Philpott C;Neville RD; (2022) 'The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis'. Sports Medicine, 52 (1) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Effects of an 8-Week Intervention Targeting the Veridicality of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents in Project FLAME' Philpott, C;Utesch, T;Belton, S;Donovan, B;Chambers, F;Lester, D;O'Brien, W (2021) 'Effects of an 8-Week Intervention Targeting the Veridicality of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents in Project FLAME'. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 128 :2186-2210 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Investigating the age-related association between perceived motor competence and actual motor competence in adolescence' Philpott C.;Donovan B.;Belton S.;Lester D.;Duncan M.;Chambers F.;O’brien W. (2020) 'Investigating the age-related association between perceived motor competence and actual motor competence in adolescence'. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (17):1-18 [DOI] [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2022 (CSPPA 2022). Woods, C.B., Ng, K.W., Britton, U., McClelland, J., O’Keeffe, B., Sheikh, A., McFlynn, P., Murphy, M.H., Goss, H., Behan, S., Philpott, C., Lester, D., Adamakis, M., Costa, J., Coppinger, T., Connolly, S., Belton, S.. and O’Brien, W (2023) The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2022 (CSPPA 2022). University of Limerick, Sport Ireland, Healthy Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland, Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. (2023) The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2022 (CSPPA 2022). University of Limerick, Sport Ireland, Healthy Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland, Limerick, Dublin and Belfast. [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CACSSS 2023 Research Support | UCC CACSSS |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching Council of Ireland | Member and Teacher | 03-AUG-18 / | |
| UK and Ireland Motor Competence Research Network | Member | 06-JAN-20 / | |
| International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC) | Member | 09-AUG-19 / |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Conference- 2023, Julia McClelland, Kwok Ng, Una Britton, Conor Philpott, Brendan O'Keeffe, Ali Sheikhi, Stephen Behan, Diarmuid Lester, Manolis Adamakis, Joao Costa, Tara Coppinger, Sinead Connolly, Hannah Goss, Wesley O'Brien, Paul McFlynn, Marie Murphy, Sarahjane Belton, Catherine Woods (2023) The Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2022 (CSPPA 2022). [Oral Presentation], Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Conference- 2023, Leuven, Belgium . [Details] | |
| (2022) | Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Ireland, Philpott, C., Belton, S., Chambers, F., Lester, D., Barnett, L., Duncan, M., & O’Brien, W (2022) Validity and Reliability of the Project FLAME Perceived Movement Competence Scale in Irish adolescents. [Oral Presentation], Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Youth Sport (PEPAYS) Ireland, Limerick, Ireland . [Details] | |
| (2020) | North American Motor Development Research Consortium Online, Philpott, C., Donovan, B., Belton, S., Lester, D., Duncan, M. J., Chambers, F., & O’Brien, W (2020) Investigating the age-related association between perceived motor competence and actual motor competence in adolescent youth in Project FLAME. [Oral Presentation], North American Motor Development Research Consortium Online, South Carolina, USA (Online) . [Details] | |
| (2020) | UK and Ireland Children’s Motor Competence Network, Donovan, B., Philpott, C., Belton, S., Lester, D, & O’Brien, W. (2020) The Refinement and Development of the Project FLAME Movement Oriented Intervention in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], UK and Ireland Children’s Motor Competence Network, Liverpool, England . [Details] | |
| (2019) | International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC), O’Brien, W., Lester, D., Donovan, B., Philpott, C., Duncan, M., & Belton, S. (2019) Putting a focused lens on Irish adolescent movement skill proficiency. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC), Verona, Italy . [Details] |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | Physical Education and English Teacher | 01-SEP-18 / 01-JAN-23 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | University College Cork | Doctor of Philosophy | Education | |
| 2018 | University College Cork | Bachelor of Education (BEd | Physical Education and English |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| German | Functional | Basic | Basic | |
| Irish | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceptual And Motor Skills | Peer Reviewer | - | |
| Bmc Public Health | Peer Reviewer | - | |
| International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health | Peer Reviewer | - |
Research Information
Internal Collaborators
| Name | Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Chambers | University College Cork | IRELAND |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarahjane Belton | Dublin City University | ||
| Till Utesch | University of Münster | GERMANY | |
| Kristen Christman | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | ||
| Donna Duffy | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | ||
| Zeinab Khodaverdi | Columbia University | U.S.A. |
