The PESS department at the University of Limerick has been honoured for creating a level playing field for academic careers. The department was recently honoured by the Athena SWAN Charter for its work in the […]
Professional Development for Physical Education Teachers in Ireland Dr. Deborah Tannehill
Physical education is an important part of young people’s education in senior cycle (SC/SCPE) resulting in confident and competent participants in various physical activity areas. As a result of effective physical education, young people will […]
Sport Psychology Research: Assessing Motivation in Sport
Research Impact: This paper provides a detailed analysis of six questionnaires used to assess motivation in sport. As well as reliability and validity information being summarised and evaluated, questionnaires are analysed according to impact. […]
Swimming Research: Does HIT Effect Performance in Competitive Swimmers?
Research Impact: Competitive swimmers are widely acknowledged to perform high training volumes from a young age. It is not uncommon for competitive youth swimmers to train 12 – 18 hours per week.Presently, a popular topic […]
O’Connor Cup Brought Home to UL Again !
In a well fought match, the UL Ladies Football defeated UCC 2-5 to 0-8 in the final of the O’Connor Cup on Sunday 11th March. Under the management of D.J. Collins (Senior Technician, PESS Department), […]
Elevated inflammation and depressive symptom response to exercise
Research Impact: Increased levels of the pro-inflammatory factor interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been implicated in depression. Recent findings support plausible involvement of IL-6 in the antidepressant effects of exercise. Data from 116 depressed adults who completed 12 […]
Graduate Profile: Lorna Barry (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Lorna Barry is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry. Her position within the Sports Surgery Clinic as a strength and conditioning coach involves working within the sports medicine department, focusing on […]
Victory for UL in Ashbourne Cup
In a repeat of the 2016 final, UL Senior Camogie Team captured the Ashbourne Cup for the second year in a row in February 2017. The UL team defeated UCC in the final with the […]
Imagery and the Brain
Dr. Christopher R. Madan, a postdoctoral researcher working at the Department of Psychology at Boston College, presented a research seminar entitled “Movement imagery: Measurement and role in cognition” in the PESS on February 7th. Chris […]
Graduate Profile: Alan Swanton (Sports Performance Analyst)
Alan Swanton, is a Sports Performance Analyst at Sport Ireland Institute and has held this position since 2010. He works with high performance Irish athletes and is responsible for performance analysis service delivery across three core high […]
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