Research Impact: Most physical education (PE) research pertaining to COVID-19 has focused on the (negative) implications and difficulties PE teachers face during this pandemic period. In fact, despite informed calls for reform and radical change […]
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Publication: Neuromuscular Plantar Flexor Performance of Sprinters versus Physically Active Individuals
Research Impact: Comparison of the neuromuscular performance of different athlete types may give insight into the in-vivo variability of these measures and their underpinning mechanisms. Explosive torque production was greater in sprinters, evidenced by greater […]
Data-Driven Insights: My Summer as a PESS Research Intern – Patrick Caulfield.
Introduction Embarking on my journey as a PESS research intern was both daunting and invigorating. It was an opportunity to step away from the classroom theoretics and into the real world of scientific inquiry. Over […]
Reflecting on the first year of the reaccredited BSc in Physical Education – dr brendan O’Keeffe.
The BSc in Physical Education is one of the University of Limerick’s most popular and renowned courses, with a long history dating right back to the foundation of Thomond College as the National College of […]
MTU Co-Op Placement – Research Assistant – Shreya Ghosh.
For my Co-Op Placement, I was fortunate enough to take up the role as a ‘Research Assistant’ in the Munster Technological University in Cork. I chose this placement because a career in academia is an […]
Unravelling the Mystery of Blood Flow Restriction Training – Dr. Alexander Gamble.
What is blood flow restriction exercise? Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise involves the occlusion of the active limbs during regular resistance or aerobic exercise. By using a tourniquet to provide occlusion during exercise, there is […]
Student’s perspectives about their learning profile before and after Covid-19 – Moura, Graça, MacPhail, & Batista.
This study attempted to analyse students’ perceptions of their learning profile before and after Covid-19. There were 663 students of two educational cycles: grades 7-9 and 10-12. These were two different cohorts of students from […]
Training the Trainers for Injury Prevention – What help and support do coaches need? – lauren guilfoyle msc bsc.
Coaches are typically designated as delivery agents of injury prevention programmes. Examples of these include FIFA 11+ (soccer), GAA15 (Gaelic Games) and ENGAGE (Rugby Union). These programmes are highly efficacious in reducing injury rates but […]
My PESS Internship: The Pedagogy of Health-Related Activity – Aisling Ní shé.
As part of my PESS internship I was given the role of researching pedagogical approaches that could be used for teaching Health-Related Activities (HRA). As a student going into my final year of the BSc. […]
Artificial Playing Surfaces and Injury in Rugby – Professor Ian Kenny.
How many of us have played on artificial grass pitches and noticed a change in our movements, or use different boots compared to when we play on natural grass? Do we perform or fall differently […]
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