Many reading this will have watched the Nexflix doc ‘The Game Changers’. It serves as an exemplar of the populist pseudoscience that often surrounds sports performance and verifies UL’s approach to the pursuit of Sport […]
Category: Opinion
Reflecting on my 24 Hour Activity Cycle and Creating Healthier Habits – maeve conneely
Here I am (again), doing (another) postgraduate degree, currently in my 7th year as a UL student! Working in the PESS is undoubtedly an honor; the quantity and quality of research, the level of expertise, […]
Relevance of the 100 ms false start threshold in athletics – matthieu Milloz
« I did not move ! ». You certainly remember these words that Jon Drummond repeated to the starter during the 2003 World Championship 100 m race in Paris. The American sprinter contested the starter’s […]
The Role of Accreditation in Sport Psychology: Lighthouses in a Storm – Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre
It is fitting that we revisit the issue of professional accreditation just a year on from the passing of Professor Aidan Moran (1957-2020) who has been described as the father of Irish sport psychology. Aidan […]
First year experience as an IRC Enterprise Partnership Scholar – Conor Raleigh
My name is Conor Raleigh and I am a PhD student in PESS and Irish Research Council (IRC) Enterprise Partnership Scheme Scholar with the Sport Ireland Institute as the enterprise partner. My aim with this […]
Its time to play: discussing circadian rhythm and esport performance – Tim Smithies
Human performance is not constant throughout the day. Many decades of research now have demonstrated that human performance (as is the case with just about every human process) follows a ~24hour ‘circadian’ rhythm. This research […]
BE WEll@UL – “Wake up to Sleep” Prof Giles Warrington
Professor Giles Warrington of the UL Physical Education & Sports Sciences department (PESS) recently discussed how to “Wake up to Sleep”, the importance of sleep and simple tips for promoting good sleep practices as part […]
How to Get off the ‘Rollercoaster’ of Quarantine-workouts, and Keep Climbing! – Patrick Dolan
If you haven’t bought equipment for your “home gym” by this point in the pandemic, I doubt you’ll need it just for a final few weeks of lockdown (please hopefully). Save your money for that […]
“There’s nothing stupid about football”, Father Ted & Sport for All – Kevin Volf
If you haven’t watched the episode of Father Ted entitled Escape from Victory stop reading right now, watch it, and come right back here because there are spoilers ahead. If you have then you are […]
The Implementation of an Injury Surveillance web-based system into School Rugby – Therese Leahy
Unfortunately, 2020 was not the year for sport! However, as I reflect on my last 3 years as a PhD researcher on the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project, I would like to share some […]
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