New Mexico State University Thomond College of Education, Limerick Liam Hennessy[1] is an exercise physiologist, strength and conditioning coach and former international athlete from Cappawhite, County Tipperary, Ireland, who competed in the pole vault, and has worked both with professional athletes and teams and as an academic researcher.
[citation needed] Hennessy was involved with a number of football clubs in England, Germany and Italy, including Blackburn Rovers F.C., Liverpool F.C., S.S. Lazio,[11] and FC Bayern Munich.
[12][2] He became National Jumps Coach in Ireland after he finished competing and also acted as Irish team manager at the first IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in Athens in 1985.
Hennessy is a published author and researcher in the fields of exercise physiology and strength and conditioning.
[citation needed] The college provides courses in strength and conditioning for both beginner and experienced coaches for several sports.