Research Impact: Today we see the start of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, delayed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An expected 4,000 athletes with disabilities from 135 international Paralympic committtees will take part […]
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Publication: Measurement and prevalence of adult physical activity levels in Arab countries
Research Impact: This systematic review examines the reported prevalence of sufficient physical activity among adults in Arab countries. While life expectancy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region has increased considerably over the past 50 years, the rise […]
Publication: Speeding up or Slowing down? Analysis of Race Results in elite swimming from 2011-2019 to predict future olympic games performances
Impact statement: Within elite-level swimming, the Olympic Games are the pinnacle of the sport. Happening once every four years, the Olympic Games are proceeded and succeeded by a FINA World Long Course Championships. Therefore, within […]
Marine to muscle – marine industry sustainability and human health – Dr Brian Carson
The processing of material from the fishing industry generates substantial unexploited waste products, many of which possess high biological value. As the world looks to more sustainable food sources, we recently undertook a study investigating […]
Training Load Monitoring in Swimming – Lorna Barry.
Training Load (TL) Monitoring in Swimming The majority (81%) of Olympic swimming events are contested in under two minutes and twenty seconds. Despite this relatively short time frame, traditional training practices of competitive swimmers […]
Publication: Development and Initial Validation of the Sport Education Scale
Research Impact: The availability of a robust psychometric measure of students’ perceptions of core features of Sport Education will allow sport pedagogy scholars and practitioners to explore students’ experiences with Sport Education. New findings might […]
3 Book ChapterS Published in “teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future
BOOK: Vanderlinde, R., Smith, K., Murray, J. & Lunenberg, M. (Eds.) Teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future. Published May 27, 2021 by Routledge. ISBN 9780367769086 About this […]
Publication: Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with Multiple Sclerosis
Research Impact Summary: Among 10 females with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who completed a feasibility study of supervised and home-based Pilates, semi-structured interviews revealed two domain summaries: the suitability of home-based Pilates and the mental health […]
Book Chapter: Understanding and Communicating with your coach – Dr Ian Sherwin
Research Impact: This is the second book from Paul Kilgannon that focuses specifically on coaching in an Irish context – “an Irish book, by Irish coaches, for young Irish sports people”. The book contains input […]
Going green – my apt experience of moving to Ireland – Diane Slater
I craved fresh air, greenery, and hills during the (almost) 3 years I lived in the Middle East. It was, therefore, fortuitous that I became aware of GoGreenRoutes and a PhD opportunity that would […]
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