Traditionally, injury prevention has been the priority for practitioners working in competitive sports. The impact of an injury can have wide-reaching implications for developing or elite athletes alike. In the sport of swimming, research focusing […]
Research Impact: Physical inactivity is the fourth biggest killer! When it comes to cardiovascular risks, adolescents can be exposed to multiple behaviours to heighten risks. This study explores the differences between adolescents with and without […]
It’s been an incredibly successful period in Irish rugby over the past few months with the Women’s Sevens side qualifying for their first-ever Olympics, and both Senior and Under 20 sides’ collecting silverware at the […]
Research Impact: This secondary analysis investigated potentially optimal acute exercise intensity for reducing state anxiety, the duration of response, and potential influences of depression severity and preferred-intensity exercise. Twenty-four women with MDD who completed five […]
Research Impact: Emerging evidence supports that exercise may be an efficacious treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), but adherence is suboptimal. This secondary analysis of a 12-week exercise training randomized controlled trial among 95 physically […]
Research Impact: Our objective was to describe injury incidence and surveillance practices in elite adult female field-based team sports. This systematic literature review included peer reviewed original research articles that reported the incidence of injury […]
As was noted in an earlier blog post, https://rb.gy/hjbba colleagues in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick and at the Ulster University have secured funding from The […]
The Vitae framework can be a great teacher for early career researchers. It teaches you what you need to know and I needed to know how to teach. Looking at the framework, I knew that […]
The Gaelic Games Player Pathway and Sports Science 2030 Vision provides a framework for the application of sports science across Gaelic Games. Healthy and holistic player development is led by coaches, teachers, parents and guardians, […]
Research Impact: Perceptions of quality physical education (QPE) can vary among teachers, due to the many discourses influencing physical education (PE) provision. There are concerns that the educative purposes of PE are not being fulfilled […]
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