The new MSc Applied Sports Coaching programme here at the University of Limerick welcomed its first cohort in September 2019. Fourteen coaches with a combined experience of over 250 years arrived on campus every Monday […]
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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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Shoulder Dislocations: A new cause for concern in School Rugby – Therese Leahy
In September of this year, the first Irish school Rugby season report was published by the IRIS (Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance) project in collaboration with the IRFU. The report published injury data collected from 305 […]
Reflection on the International Sport Forum 2019 from an attendee and a speaker perspective – Marta Kozior
The International Sport Forum on Strength, Training and Nutrition was held in Madrid, 15-16 November 2019. The Forum was organised by the Strength and Conditioning Society (SCS, 2nd Annual Conference) and the European Sport Nutrition […]
MSc Sports Performance Wins GradIreland Higher Education Award 2020
The Annual Gradireland Higher Education Awards & Symposium took place on Friday 22 November 2019, in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin. These awards, now in their ninth year, are the blue riband event for […]
Book Chapter: Self-Study Methodology: An Emerging Approach for Practitioner Research in Europe
Research Impact: demonstrates the contribution of self-study research to the professional development of European teacher educators and to the international knowledge base of teacher educators. Based on the findings, further development of self-study research in […]
Publication: A cell-based evaluation of a NEAA formulation as a non-bioactive control for activation and stimulation of muscle protein synthesis
Research Impact: In scientific research it is important to include control conditions in good study design in order to answer the research question effectively. In the case of dietary or nutrition studies, often a no […]
Publication: Developing a pedagogy of teacher education using self-study
Research Impact: We explicate the complexity of teacher education learning by showing how a conflux of interactive elements co-produce a teacher educator’s practice. This encourages us to introduce the metaphor of “orchestration” as a way […]
Exploring the planning process in coaching – Paul Kinnerk
Planning is a critical part of the coaching process. Expert coaches report thoroughness in planning as having great impact on the success of a coaching session. For example, John Wooden (renowned basketball coach) noted that […]
Publication: Cognitive to physical performance: a conceptual model for the role of motor simulation in performance
Research Impact: Motor simulation interventions incorporating simulated practice through motor imagery (MI), action observation (AO), or motor imagery during action observation (AO+MI) are areas of significant research interest in cognitive and performance psychology. Existing models […]
Book Chapter: Deep learning and academic achievement after a constructivist educational experience in higher education
Research impact: The objective was to verify whether two constructivist teaching and learning approaches facilitated the adoption of a deep learning approach and the increase of academic achievement of physical education pre-service teachers. Modelling as […]
