This feature tells the story of how two students, Greig Oliver (Munster Rugby) and Andree Walkin (UL Sport), on the MSc in Sport, Exercise and Performance program conducted their dissertation research. Their respective qualitative studies […]
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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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Opportunity for PESS students to gain a Fitness Instructor Qualification with the NCEF.
The National Council for Exercise and Fitness (NCEF) provides education and training in various aspects of exercise and health fitness from L.6 Certificate to L.8 B.Sc. Areas include Fitness Instructor/Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer, Pilates Specialist […]
New Publication: Ethnic Disparities in Physical Activity among Adolescents in Israel
Research Impact: Everyone has the right to health promotion through physical activity, although this may not always be the case. In Israel, Jewish and Arab adolescents took part in the WHO Health Behaviour in School-aged […]
New Publication: SASSI Protocol for a Web-Based Survey and Environmental Audit Tool for Assessing the Impact of Multiple Factors on University Students’ Physical Activity
Research Impact: A better understanding of students’ physical activity and how it is associated with personal, behavioral, and environmental factors is needed, however, no systematic approach to gather information pertaining to all across a whole […]
Publication: The Effects of Low-Volume, HIT Training on Performance in Competitive Youth Swimmers
Research Impact: The merits of low-volume, high-intensity training (HIT) versus low-intensity, high-volume training (HVT) are a widely debated topic in competitive swimming. This study investigated the effects of a 7 week HIT intervention on physiological, biomechanical and swimming […]
Publication: Effects of increased training volume during a 10 day training camp on competitive performance in national level youth swimmers
Research Impact Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of increased training volume during a 10 day training camp on competitive performance and internal training load (ITL). In addition, coach and […]
Strength Training: Is it of value? Dr Tom Comyns
Strength is the maximum force that a muscle can generate and is developed in the weights room by lifting a heavy weight for a low number of repetitions. Specifically you need to lift greater than […]
Plassey Glow Run 2019 – In Memory of Jacinta O’Brien
The 2019 Jacinta O’Brien memorial run will take place on the 2nd of April at 9pm at the University of Limerick. This years event is being organised by the 2nd Year Sport and Exercise Sciences […]
Publication: Test-retest reliability of adolescents’ self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys
Research Impact: Measures of self-reported physical activity among adolescents are used frequently in public health. However, researchers have suggested the need for scrutiny in the validity of the measures. One type of validity is the […]
Publication: Effect of attentional focus strategies on the biomechanical performance of the drop jump
Research Impact: The drop jump (DJ) is a fast stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) exercise and is commonly used by strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches as a plyometric training modality and as a tool to assess an […]
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