Congratulations to PESS postgraduate researcher Alan Dineen, Project Lead Sean Healy and all staff members who contributed to the research supporting the official launch of Gateways & Pathways: Athlete and Coach Experiences of Para Sport […]
Category: Research
Movement Competency in Rowing: The Key to an Effective Stroke.
Movement competency combines fundamental patterns and movement quality that enables the confident and competent execution of activities, sports and everyday tasks. This perspectives article addresses the lack of a clear definition and guidelines relating to […]
EFFECTS OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE ON DEPRESSED MOOD STATE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL – Darragh O’ Sullivan
Young adults with and without Generalized Anxiety Disorder are at-risk for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Transient feelings of depressed mood (feeling sad, empty, hopeless, gloomy), or ‘depressed mood state’, is a primary characteristic of MDD, […]
The incidence, burden and impact of tackle injuries in schoolboy Rugby Union – Lauren Guilfoyle
This four-year study of under-19 schoolboy Rugby Union in Ireland reveals that tackling players sustain significantly more match injuries in the tackle than ball-carriers. The research, covering 50 teams and nearly 11,000 hours of match […]
From Research to Practice: My Secondment at Sport Ireland – Dr sven Messing.
As part of my Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship PLATO, I recently completed a secondment at Sport Ireland, the national agency responsible for the development of sport. This experience was enriching both professionally and personally and was […]
Understanding the development of physical education professionals’ policy capacity
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and others have emphasized the need for all physical education (PE) professionals to prioritize attention to, and action on, PE policy to improve quality provision. Yet, […]
From School to Scholarship: Starting My PhD Journey in PESS – Eoin joy.
Beginning my PhD Journey Having spent the past 15 years teaching Physical Education (PE) in Ireland- with a short stint in Australia- I was delighted to accept a Research Ireland Enterprise Partnership Scheme Scholarship to […]
Strength and speed training practices of female Gaelic football coaches in Ireland.
This study investigated coaching practices in female Gaelic football in Ireland, with specific emphasis on coaches’ perception of the role of strength and speed training on performance. Strength and speed training was regularly implemented by […]
Teaching and learning about teaching physical education: exploring one way of translating conflicting theories into transformative practice
In physical education teacher education (PETE), rich descriptions of pedagogical processes for translating theory into practice, or of pedagogical approaches informed by sound theory, are limited. These descriptions are even more uncommon when both processes […]
INDEEP: Empowering Adolescent Physical Activity Research – saba toosinezhad.
Understanding why the youth engage or don’t engage in physical activity presents a challenge with significant public health implications. The INDEEP project (INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours) is a […]
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