‘I think my acceleration is very good. That’s the key for me’ – Usain Bolt Usain Bolt wasn’t wrong. Numerous biomechanical analyses of Bolt’s World Record of 9.58 s from the 2009 World Championships have […]
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Publication: Original intentions & unintended consequences: the ‘contentious’ role of assessment in the development of Leaving Certificate Physical Education in Ireland
Research Impact Summary: This paper explores how the Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) specification was constructed. Ten Physical Education Development Group (PEDG) members, who had the responsibility of such construction, were interviewed. This construction process was […]
Recent Remarkable Achievements in PESS – Dr Giles Warrington
It is hard to believe that we have already completed the first semester of the academic year, with staff and students alike now switching their focus from classes to exams, followed by a well-earned break […]
Publication: Initial post-primary physical education teacher education: a comparative exploration across European countries
Research Impact: This study documents and explores the patterns that arise across twenty-five European post-primary initial physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes. The demographics of each country, the support for teachers and teacher education, those […]
Publication: “I want to do it all day!” – Students’ experiences of classroom movement integration.
Research Impact Summary: Whole-of-school physical activity programming is being advocated internationally, with movement integration in the classroom considered an effective method to increase physical activity throughout the school day. Three themes were evident across data types […]
PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2018 ‘Enacting and researching Irish school physical education’. Professor Ann MacPhail
This was the first time that the PEPAYS Ireland Forum was held on a Saturday and the day proved successful given almost 80 attendees were present and that a significant number were practicing physical education […]
Insights from UL International Student Chaoyue Ma
My name is Chaoyue Ma, I come from Harbin, the north east part of China, and am currently studying Olympic and Sports Sociology in Beijing Sport University (BSU). The cooperation program between BSU and the […]
Outside the World of Academia. Emmet Crowley
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 […]
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 […]
