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Author: PESS
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences is based part of the Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The department has a strong research focus with ever increasing metrics related to research. The department offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses in Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences, Sports Performance, Sports Exercise & Performance Psychology. In addition, we have a strong reputation for postgraduate research at both PhD and MSc level.
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Publication: Exploring Game Performance and Game Involvement: Effects of a Sport Education Season and a Combined Sport Education
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to establish any difference in terms of game performance and game involvement using Sport Education (SE) or a combined use of SE and Teaching Games for Understanding […]
Publication: The complexity of professional identity: Chinese university teachers teaching in physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes
Research Impact: In this study, we explore how Chinese teachers, who are involved in PETE programmes in universities, understand their professional identity and what specific factors influence their professional identity as teacher educators. Initially, a […]
Publication: Promoting instructional alignment in physical education teacher education
Research Impact: Effective teaching should demonstrate a match between what learners are intended to know and be able to do, the opportunities they receive to learn and practice, and how we assess for learning. In […]
Previewing the Design & Implementation of a Structured Warm-Up in Rugby Union (with Tips for Coaches) – Patrick Dolan.
Participating in team sports, particularly field-based, contact team sports comes with inherent risk of sustaining injury. Fortunately for players and practitioners however, there are many international projects investigating the injury epidemiology across a variety of […]
Publication: Carbohydrate and Protein Co-Ingestion Postexercise Does Not Improve Next-Day Performance in Trained Cyclists
Research Impact: Supplementing post-exercise carbohydrate (CHO) intake with protein has been suggested to enhance recovery from endurance exercise. The aim of this study (in a double-blind crossover design) was to investigate whether adding protein to […]
Publication:Changes in craving following acute aerobic exercise in adults with alcohol use disorder
Research Impact: Exercise is increasingly studied for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Here, we examined the effects of a single bout of exercise on alcohol craving, variability in response, and factors associated with improved […]
Publication: Safety of exercise training in multiple sclerosis: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Research Impact: Benefits of exercise in multiple sclerosis (MS) are well-established, but clarity on safety is a hurdle in exercise prescription. Here we provide the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis that will synthesize […]
How could it possibly be a distraction? – Kevin Volf.
Is there a more antiempirical notion than the idea that sport is a distraction from political life? Following the English football team losing the final of the European cup on penalties last month, persons […]
Publication: Determining the healthfulness of an Irish Higher Education Institute (HEI) using the Healthy Campus Environment Audit (HCEA) tools
Research Impact: The transition from school to higher education is an important stage where lifelong health related habits are developed and anchored. Students’ living and working conditions have been shown to positively influence the development […]
