Research Impact: Entry into PE teaching in Ireland is highly sought after and competitive. Yet, there is a worrying trend that PE teachers, as they spend more time teaching in schools, seek to reduce the […]
ULBeo PESS Lecture Series
The UL Beo PESS lecture series will be of immense interest to any athletes, coaches or sports scientists interested in learning a little more about performance or the health of athletes. The series delivered, by […]
Book Chapter: Promoting social inclusion and physical activity for students with special educational
Brief Description: The purpose of this chapter is to share how curriculum models are used as part of the post-primary curriculum in Ireland and justify the particular use of one model of outdoor adventure education […]
Dr. Missy Parker receives the SHAPE National Teacher Education Award
RESTON, VA, March 24, 2017 – Dr. Melissa Parker, a lecturer at the University of Limerick in Ireland, was recently honored with the Teacher Education Honor Award by SHAPE America – Society of Health and […]
Jacinta O’Brien 10km Plassey Race April 9th 2017
The annual Jacinta O’Brien Plassey 10km race takes place on April 9th 2017. The event is organised by 2nd year Sport and Exercise Sciences students from the PESS Department in conjunction with UL Sport. The students’ chosen […]
Sprinting Research: Postactivation Potentiation and Sprint Speed
Research Impact: The performance of specific conditioning activities can result in the acute enhancement of muscular performance. This phenomenon is known as post activation potentiation (PAP). However, due to the individual nature of PAP both […]
Editorial: Engaging Young People in Active Learning
Research Impact: This editorial emphasises the importance of designing instructionally aligned lessons, units of work, and an exciting and challenging physical education curricula that are informed by student voice. Instructionally aligned teaching demonstrates a match between […]
PESS wins Athena SWAN award for gender equality progress
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. […]
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