Research Impact: This study examined the delay in sprint start performance from mechanical delays of the soleus muscle and examined whether certain sprinters gain an advantage in sprint start response time. Nineteen national/international level sprinters […]
Research Impact: Acknowledging differences in contexts, the purpose of this paper considers how physical education and sport pedagogy (PESP), while maintaining our collective identity, can most effectively develop a capacity to engage with academic and […]
My name is Brett Gordon, and I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. In October of 2018, I was awarded an Irish Research Council postgraduate scholarship, due in […]
First Meeting During my participation in the Winter School in Austria in March 2019, organized by the Technical University of Munich Graduate School, I met Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre who presented the project “GO GREEN EX” […]
Research Impact: Adolescents and their aspirations for private car-based transport has just been published in the journal Transportation (Springer) as an Open Access paper. The team (Debbie Hopkins, Enrique García Bengoechea and Sandra Mandic) use […]
Research Impact: Understanding skill acquisition is not just a requirement for performance enhancement in the sport arena. The forthcoming Rugby World Cup will demonstrate how skill execution differentiates winners from losers. Injury recovery often necessitates […]
Speaker: Dr. Mats Hallgren is an Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He has written extensively on associations between physical activity and mental health, and led one of […]
Funded MSc by Research in Sport & Exercise Sciences Connacht Rugby Player Retention & Volunteer Recruitment Research Programme Closing date: Thursday 17th October 2019. PROJECT BACKROUND Data on youth rugby players in the […]
Research Impact: The global action plan on physical activity (GAPPA) has a target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% in 2025 and by 15% in 2030. Health promotion activities that target individuals who are insufficiently […]
Research Impact: It is important to learn what skills and knowledge teacher educators need and how they acquire such skills and knowledge throughout their career. Results revolve around (i) self-initiated professional development, (ii) the importance […]
