‘Move for Life’: An evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention designed to cascade and consequently up-scale existing programmes to help inactive 50+ become more active. A multidisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners and policy makers are […]
Research Impact: Since becoming a teacher is a highly emotional path, it is fundamental to understand teachers’ emotional journeys while constructing their teacher professional identity. An ethnographic approach was employed to examine how the emotions experienced […]
Research Impact: This paper focuses on the professional journeys of 14 mid- and late-career teacher educators in seven countries in the subject area of physical education. Data revealed a strong emphasis on the professional relationships […]
Research Impact: This paper assessed the role of maximum strength and reactive strength in sprint mechanical properties and performance. Fourteen male and female sprinters completed an isometric mid-thigh pull (maximum strength), hopping and drop jumps (reactive […]
Sport psychology has been recognised as having an essential role in the ability of athletes to fulfil their sporting potential (Abbott & Collins, 2004; Macnamara & Collins, 2011; Vaeyens, Lenoir, Williams, & Philippaerts, 2008). Furthermore, […]
Research Impact: Service-learning is a community-based method of education in which students fulfill the academic goals of their courses and simultaneously contribute to the welfare of the community. This study interrogates a course-embedded service-learning project […]
Abstract: Societal and technological changes have resulted in sitting being the dominant posture during most activities of daily living, such as learning, working, travelling and leisure time. Too much time spent in seated activities, referred to […]
Research Impact: Generalised anxiety disorder is prevalent and costly, and common frontline treatments, such as antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy, have been shown to have negative side-effects and to be only moderately efficacious. Given the prevalence […]
Research Impact: While the number of Rugby-related injuries is widely reported, the majority of successful injury monitoring systems are seen in the professional setting. In order to effectively monitor injuries in the amateur game, a comprehensive […]
Research Impact: Depression is a prevalent, debilitating, and often recurrent mood disorder for which successful first-line treatments remains limited. Evidence has demonstrated the protective benefits of physical activity for depression; however, little evidence exists regarding associations […]
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