You may have noticed the wires taped on to the boat riggers of clubs like Cambridge or Oxford Brookes during training videos this season or strange looking oarlocks as you walk around the boat yard […]
Category: Opinion
Creating a healthy experience for young athletes
PESS staff member Dr. Phil Kearney recently appeared on the Long Term Athlete Development Network Podcast. Phil discussed: The effects of relative age and maturation in youth sport Practical coaching strategies to account for these […]
Time to grasp the low hanging fruit: School uniform as a barrier to physical activity – dr brendan o’keeffe.
In this blog I will put forward a view that I believe is one of the most practical and feasible solutions to reducing physical inactivity during the school day – changing the design of school […]
2023: Highlights of activities/events involving staff and students in the PESS department – Kathleen Mcnally.
As we come to the end of 2023, I have taken some time to reflect on some of the exciting events and activities that were organised by, and involved, staff and students in the PESS […]
Publication: Ten top tips on scholarship and grant writing for graduate students in physical and health education
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to provide physical and health education graduate students with information on: how and where to find scholarship and grant opportunities; application writing do’s and don’ts; the adjudication process; […]
Professor Mary O’Sullivan; The legacy of a giant – Dr. carmen baruqero-ruiz.
In October 2023, Professor Mary O’Sullivan was awarded with the prestigious Michael Darmody Award at the Physical Education Association of Ireland Conference in Carlow. She collected the award surrounded by her former PESS physical education […]
A personal perspective on the challenges of conducting applied research – Dr. Adam sullivan.
This piece is centered on my journey as an applied researcher, but also ties into some key points made during a recent keynote presentation by IRFU’s Medical Director Rod McLoughlin, at the inaugural SHPRC conference […]
PESS Sport Pedagogy researchers are an impressive presence at the 2023 AIESEP International Conference – Rhoda Sohun.
In July 2023, I along with colleagues from PESS travelled to Santiago de Chile for the 2023 AIESEP international Conference, “Emerging Horizons: Bridging the border between Physical Education Research and Practice”. Hosted for the […]
Pursuing a Career in Dietetics following Sports & exercise Sciences degree – Recent Graduate Perspective – Keela Spillane.
Choosing to study Sport and Exercise Science (SES) in UL was the best decision I made as it provided me with a foundation to build on and further my studies in the area of Human […]
my experience as a first year Sports science student – chelsea Canny.
My name is Chelsea and I am a first year sports science student here in UL. With first year coming to an end i’ve started to look back and reflect on my first year here […]
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