From the beginning of my PhD, I have always been keen to gain as much practical experience as possible, in my case as a coach and practitioner within a sporting organisation. My motivation was financial […]
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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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The National Sports Policy 2018-2027, So What! Gary Ryan
“Government Policy”, two words that generally make you reach for the remote, make you click on that Youtube video of Dogs doing gymnastics instead of reading further, or ask the sensible question of “So What”? […]
Using social psychology to understand behaviours in sport. Clodagh Butler
What is social psychology? Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about each other, influence each other and relate to one another. Importantly, it focuses on people in context. We can break […]
Publication: Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies
ABSTRACT Engagement in electronic health (eHealth) and mobile health (mHealth) behavior change interventions is thought to be important for intervention effectiveness, though what constitutes engagement and how it enhances efficacy has been somewhat unclear in […]
Publication: The design, development, implementation and evaluation of IRISweb
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
Publication: Transformative Teaching and Learning Through Engaged Practice: Lecturers’ & Students’ Experiences
Research Impact: This article explores the transformative teaching and learning experiences that arose throughout the duration of the The Community Wellness, Empowerment, Leadership and Lifeskills (CWell) program, a 2-year community-driven program developed in partnership between an […]
Publication: The what, how, where and when of resilience as a dynamic, episodic, self-regulating system: A response to Hill et al.(2018)
Research Summary Impact: In sport a seasons work is often narrowed down to a singular performance; the ability to buffer stress and persist in pressurised situations and on-going daily stressors is fundamental in any performing context, […]
Publication: Acute reduction of lower-body contractile function following a microbiopsy of m. vastus lateralis
Research Impact Summary: In resistance trained men 18‐35 years, capable of producing forceful/powerful muscular contractions, a minimally invasive unilateral microbiopsy of m. vastus lateralis causes an acute inhibition of lower‐body bilateral contractile function and an imbalance between […]
Publication: “Sex Differences in the Recovery of Neuromuscular Function Following Resistance Training in Trained Men & Women
Research Impact Summary: Knowledge pertaining to the temporal recovery of neuromuscular function allows practitioners to make more informed decisions when designing longitudinal training programs. Based on the findings from this study, we suggest the sex of […]
Maintaining our mental well-being while completing a PhD. Jessie Barr
“I don’t think there’s anything darker than doing a PhD”. I first came across the title of this Irish Times article on the day it was published back in December of last year while “taking […]
