It was roughly this time last year when I was coming to the very end of my time as a PhD student, I was waiting for my viva examination that was due in a week’s […]
Category: Opinion
“Looking past the Gold, Silver and Bronze, sport develops resilient individuals ready, willing and able for the workplace” Christopher Bryan
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” the Olympic motto suggests that sport is about achievement. However, the Olympic movement is about so much more than developing elite athletes. According to their own literature “the goal is clear: Develop […]
Speed Training for Field Sports – Tom Comyns
Speed and acceleration are important qualities in field sports (Duthie et al., 2006) and play a decisive role in successful outcomes in various team sport competitions. It is a specific quality that needs to be […]
Reflections on my first international conference at ACSM 2019 – Chloe Forte
In May of this year I, along with a good group of my friends and colleagues from PESS, travelled from Limerick to the USA for my first international conference. The American College of Sports Medicine […]
Injury surveillance in amateur sport – avoiding potential pitfalls (Caithriona Yeomans)
In my previous blog, I discussed the difficulties with conducting comprehensive injury surveillance, particularly in relation to different injury definitions used, the methods of reporting injury rates and how to calculate the severity of an […]
The Role of Physical Activity in Preventing Anxiety Disorders – Cillian McDowell
Anxiety disorders are consistently the most common type of mental disorder in the general population. There is substantial evidence to support their association with reduced quality of life, the development of chronic medical conditions, and […]
How to find your postgraduate research match – Hilkka Kontro
Are you looking to do a PhD? Are you picky about the topic, but also need funding, a supervisor, and the right research group? Well, good luck with that… Despite not the easiest goal to […]
The Masters – Is Coping Under Pressure the Key to Winning? Julieanne McAuliffe
The 2019 Masters will be remembered for the comeback of Tiger Woods and rightly so, as it was from a psychological point, an extraordinary demonstration of determination and resilience. However, the Masters this year again revealed […]
“From Treating to Monitoring Injuries”. Therese Leahy
As a physiotherapist, it is fair to say that I have an obsession with injuries. If you break it down, an injury is a form of physical insult to the body. What is so fascinating […]
The win-win diets – environmentally sustainable and healthy dietary approaches. Marta Kozior
A growing number of the world’s population requires higher food production. Nevertheless, millions of people are affected due to an inadequate calorie intake resulting in diet-related non-communicable diseases (e.g. diabetes, obesity). Many people suffer because […]
