The processing of material from the fishing industry generates substantial unexploited waste products, many of which possess high biological value. As the world looks to more sustainable food sources, we recently undertook a study investigating […]
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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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Training Load Monitoring in Swimming – Lorna Barry.
Training Load (TL) Monitoring in Swimming The majority (81%) of Olympic swimming events are contested in under two minutes and twenty seconds. Despite this relatively short time frame, traditional training practices of competitive swimmers […]
Publication: Development and Initial Validation of the Sport Education Scale
Research Impact: The availability of a robust psychometric measure of students’ perceptions of core features of Sport Education will allow sport pedagogy scholars and practitioners to explore students’ experiences with Sport Education. New findings might […]
3 Book ChapterS Published in “teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future
BOOK: Vanderlinde, R., Smith, K., Murray, J. & Lunenberg, M. (Eds.) Teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future. Published May 27, 2021 by Routledge. ISBN 9780367769086 About this […]
Publication: Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with Multiple Sclerosis
Research Impact Summary: Among 10 females with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who completed a feasibility study of supervised and home-based Pilates, semi-structured interviews revealed two domain summaries: the suitability of home-based Pilates and the mental health […]
30th anniversary of the integration of NIHE and Thomond College of Education
The National College of Physical Education Building, 1974 On this day thirty years ago, 8 July 1991, Thomond College of Education was dissolved and its staff, students, buildings, and its pioneering curriculum were transferred to […]
Book Chapter: Understanding and Communicating with your coach – Dr Ian Sherwin
Research Impact: This is the second book from Paul Kilgannon that focuses specifically on coaching in an Irish context – “an Irish book, by Irish coaches, for young Irish sports people”. The book contains input […]
Going green – my apt experience of moving to Ireland – Diane Slater
I craved fresh air, greenery, and hills during the (almost) 3 years I lived in the Middle East. It was, therefore, fortuitous that I became aware of GoGreenRoutes and a PhD opportunity that would […]
Book Chapter: Sport education pedagogical model
Garcia-López L. M., & Calderón, A. (2021). [Sport education pedagogical model] In: A. Pérez-Pueyo et al. (eds.) [Pedagogical models in physical education: What, how, what for and why]. León: Universidad de León.
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Publication: Skill acquisition practices of coaches on the British Para swimming (BPS) World Class Programme
Dr. Phil Kearney Publication, University of Limerick. Powell, D., Wood, G., Kearney, P., & Payton, C. (2021). Skill acquisition practices of coaches on the British Para swimming World Class Programme. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17479541211026248
