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Will interviews Dr David Passmore. David joined Dublin City University in 2012 following 13 years in elite sport working first with British and then Irish Hockey where he had coached at all levels achieving success at European (U21 Silver and U18 Gold) level. He was Head Coach to the Irish Senior Men's team for four years leading them from 25th to 18th in the world rankings. Since 2008 David was High Performance Director of Irish Hockey whilst also overseeing the development of a new player development model and coach education system.
David also worked as teacher for seven years and worked as a consultant with the Irish Institute of Sport on their Elite Coach Education program (Pursuit of Excellence Programme) and the International Rugby Board in their development of high performance systems. David undertook a MSc in Sports Coaching at Loughborough University and completed his doctorate in Elite Performance (UClan) which investigated elite coach development (awarded 2016).
He continues to be involved in coaching and is currently Ireland U21 Women's Head Coach and Assistant Women's Coach
