The biomechanics research unit (BRU) utilises a variety of methods to evaluate sprint performance. A considerable amount of testing performed on athletes involve simple methods such as split times recorded over a given distance i.e. […]
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP): A Home for Advancing Careers in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Sport psychology both in Ireland and globally continues to evolve and within this context professional development is critical. The sport psychology community on our island aligned both to the Psychological Society of Ireland (Div. of […]
Bright Young Minds Showcase Their Research Innovations & Ideas in PESS – Rhoda Sohun
On May 17th, the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences hosted secondary school students who presented projects at the 2018 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and/or at the 2018 PE Expo. The department […]
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 […]
Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences – Teaching Assistant Positions. Dr Giles Warrington
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences announces 2 Teaching Assistant Posts. One in Sport and Exercise Sciences and the other in Physical Education/Sport and Exercise Sciences to commences in August 2018. The closing […]
Publication: Associations between motivation and mental health in sport
Research Impact: In this paper, we examine the relationships between motivational climate, basic psychological needs, motivation, and mental health among elite team-sport athletes. The athletes reported positive motivational patterns, elevated depressive symptoms, and poor sleep quality. […]
Reaction time and false start detection in athletics – Jonathan Holmes
Reaction time is the time it takes for a person presented with a stimulus until the initiation of a motor response to the stimulus (Wong et al., 2015). Reaction time in athletics presently includes the […]
Publication: Association of Efficacy of Resistance Exercise Training with Depressive Symptoms
Research Impact: Although the benefits of aerobic exercise training for depressive symptoms is established, less is known regarding the effects of resistance exercise training (RET) on depressive symptoms. This systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis […]
Bone health in female athletes: research to make a difference – Jennifer Higgins
Bobby Clay, Lauren Howarth, Anna Boniface – isolated cases in elite performers or the tip of the iceberg? Conversation in recent months suggest perhaps the latter. Personally, I see one athlete with low bone mineral […]
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