Research Impact: Professional learning communities (PLCs), in various forms, as a venue for teachers’ professional development (PD) and learning have been the subject of increasing interest over the last decade. Yet, little is known about […]
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Opportunity for PESS students to gain a Fitness Instructor Qualification with the NCEF.
The National Council for Exercise and Fitness (NCEF) provides education and training in various aspects of exercise and health fitness from L.6 Certificate to L.8 B.Sc. Areas include Fitness Instructor/Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer, Pilates Specialist […]
Using social psychology to understand behaviours in sport. Clodagh Butler
What is social psychology? Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about each other, influence each other and relate to one another. Importantly, it focuses on people in context. We can break […]
How did you sleep last night? Dr Giles Warrington
A new blog on the importance of sleep published on RTE Brainstorm. The importance and role that sleep plays in human health and well-being is highlighted. View here
New studies of nutrition and musculoskeletal health. Professor Phil Jakeman
In a previous blog we reported on the timing, quality and quantity of protein intake in the prevention of the age-related decline in muscle mass, termed sarcopenia. This month saw the launch of a study […]
Postgraduate Student Niall Kelly featured in Sky Sports ‘Mind Games’
Last month PESS postgraduate researcher Niall Kelly was part of a series of documentaries aired on Sky Sports. In ‘Mind Games’, Sky investigates what it means to be mentally tough in sport through the prism […]
Publication: Dry-Land Resistance Training Practices of Elite Swimming Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Research Impact: This is the first comprehensive study exploring dry-land resistance training (RT) practices of elite swimming strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches. Twenty-three elite swimming S&C coaches from Ireland, Great Britain, Australia and the United States […]
Vacancy- Physical Education Teacher
A substitute Physical Education teaching position has arisen in Sancta Maria College, Ballyroan Dublin 16, Tel 01 4934887. It is an all girls’ school under the trusteeship of Ceist. The timetable is 22 hours full time […]
Publication: Force coordination strategies in on-water single sculling
ABSTRACT: Asymmetries of the rowing stroke cycle have been assessed with reference to kinematics and foot‐force measures in laboratory testing environments. It remains unclear how asymmetries in propulsive kinetic measures are related to on‐water rowing […]
Publication: A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling
Abstract Objectives To examine whether the Functional Data Analysis (FDA), Statistical Parametric Mapping(SPM) and Statistical non-Parametric Mapping (SnPM) hypothesis testing techniques differ in their ability to draw inferences in the context of a single, simple experimental […]
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