Fran discusses CO-OMPETITION… the impact of coaching collaboration on youth development
Fran Ronan the Head coach of New Ross Swimming Club, and she is the Principal Sports Officer for Sports Active Wexford – a role which involves strategic managing opportunities for participation in physical activity for all.
Fran has been coaching at national level for over 25 years; she swam at international level and played hockey, both indoors and outdoors at national level.
From her beginnings as the assistant age group coach for the University of Bath programme, Fran has been selected for British Swimming National Programmes and Swim Ireland High Performance Programmes at three European Juniors, three Celtic Tri-Nations and the US Open Championships. Fran has coached swimmers who’ve represented GB and Ireland at the Olympics Games in 2012 and 2016, and Swim Ireland Junior and Senior international teams.
Fran was selected as a member of the select coaches’ group, performance in Excellence programme – Irish Institute of Sport 2009-2011, which then was developed into the Horizon PEP 2012-2013, and then Fran mentored the programme in 2014-2015. Now, Fran is a member of Sport Ireland’s Female Elite Coaching Programme.
Fran has a Masters in Applied Exercise and Sport Psychology and a Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation. Fran has applied theory and research into her coaching, and through better understanding and application in the coaching environment, Fran believes she has improved her performance and that of her athletes.
Meet Fran on Sunday:
CO-OMPETITION, The Impact of Coaching Collaboration on Youth Development
Swim Ireland Connacht 
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