For over 15 years PESS have collaborated with South African researchers at Stellenbosch University in sports sciences, coaching science, and adapted physical activity teaching and research. We have been fortunate to avail of Erasmus+ mobility […]
Category: Research
Social media: yet another challenge for high-performance youth athletes? – Luke McInerney.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of research into the support networks of Irish high-performance youth athletes. The last number of months have been spent conducting semi-structured interviews with youth athletes […]
Publication: Developing skill within the context of a Game-Based Approach
Research Impact: We investigated how high-performance Gaelic football coaches defined skill and how these coaches developed skill within the context of a Game-Based Approach? The coaches endorsed the importance of skill development, reported a sophisticated […]
Publication: Dietary protein considerations in a sustainable and ageing world: a narrative review with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions and skeletal muscle remodelling and maintenance
Impact Summary: This review by Prof Brian Carson and colleagues addresses the dual challenges of ensuring adequate dietary protein intake for an aging population while promoting environmental sustainability. Protein is crucial for maintaining skeletal muscle […]
Publication: Navigating times of change through communities of practice: A focus on teacher educators’ realities and professional learning
Research Impact: In this paper, we explored how participation in a CoP influenced university-based teacher educators’ professional learning, identity, pedagogy, and wellbeing. Through a two-year period thirty-five online meetings were organised. The hidden impact of […]
Publication: Enacting a new curriculum: Chile’s social uprising and the reshaping of physical education
Research Impact: This paper explores the interplay between societal changes and educational policy through the lens of Chile’s post-social uprising physical education (PE) curriculum reform. Using a 14-month mini-ethnographic study, it examines educators’ experiences in […]
recruitment: research assistant – physical education and sport sciences, ul.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Research Assistant in Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Sciences (PESS), University of Limerick. Specific Purpose Contract – 1.0 FTE (0.8 FTE would be considered) Salary Scale: €31,962 – €41,943 p.a. pro […]
Publication: Internationalisation, relational love, and decolonial critique: dialoguing towards the transformation of academia and physical education
Research Impact: This study explores whether relational love could serve as a foundation for academic internationalisation. Using a collaborative self-study methodology, data collected since March 2022—including emails, journals, field notes, virtual meetings, and autobiographical notes—were […]
Publication: Current research approaches to physical education in Spanish-speaking countries
Research Impact: This is the introductory piece for the first Special Issue of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, which includes research articles written in Spanish language. The authors acted as Guest Editors. This […]
Publication: The eyes don’t have it: Coaches’ eye is not a valid method of estimating biological maturation in male Gaelic football
Research Impact: In youth sport, coaches often rely on subjective assessments of current ability and future potential, which may favour players advanced in biological maturation. This study evaluated the accuracy of coaches’ maturity assessments and […]
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