Dr Oz has been all over US network television recently advising on strategies to avoid contracting, but also on how to treat the corona virus! The TV host’s ‘survival guide’ covers such diverse topics on […]
Category: Opinion
Women in sport in 2020 – Fiona McHale
As we approach international women’s day and also the culmination of the 20×20 campaign I would like to reflect and show an appreciation of the importance of this campaign both from research and my own […]
Long Term Athlete Development: Developing psychological characteristics & skills for sport performance – Julieanne McAuliffe
The most common model that has been adopted and implemented by sport governing bodies worldwide, for long term player development plans is the Long-Term Athlete Development Model (LTAD; e.g. Cycling Ireland, Irish Rugby Football Union, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Is Ireland ready for the impact of 20×20? Ian Sherwin
Timing is everything and the 20×20 “if she can’t see it, she can’t be it” (20×20) campaign couldn’t have dreamed of a greater spotlight than the global sports performances of Irish women in the first […]
Presenting at ISBS: My first International Conference Experience – Jonathon Holmes
I had the opportunity to attend and present at my first international research conference in September 2018, the 36th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) held at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New […]
From the Haka to the Webb Ellis Trophy: Mind Games and Elite Sport? Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre
KA MATE! KA MATE! KA ORA, KA ORA! It is likely you heard this chant from the All-Blacks more than once over the final games of the #RWC2018. Their Maori ritual serves both in preserving […]
The Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio: A useful tool for monitoring training load – Alan Griffin
If you are a follower of some of the top researchers and practitioners in the field of strength and conditioning then it is likely that the above image from Gabbett (2016, p.278) has been a […]
