Research by PESSSep 5, 20224:35 pm

Publication: Development of the health promoting sports club—national audit tool

Research Impact: Sports clubs have requested support from national governing authorities to invest in health promotion (HP), by developing policies, guidelines and dedicated funding. This article outlines the development of a national audit tool to […]

Research by PESSSep 5, 20224:13 pm

Publication: Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use

Research Impact: Many researchers repeatedly find the link between physical inactivity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore, several interventions have attempted to increase physical activity levels in multiple settings. The school is one such setting. The […]

Research by PESSAug 26, 20221:01 pm

Effect of 24-Week, Late-Evening Ingestion of a Calcium-Fortified, Milk-Based Protein Matrix on Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism and Site-Specific Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia

Research Impact: Dietary calcium can affect bone health and fracture risk. The diurnal rhythm of bone remodeling suggests supplementing calcium in the late evening may be most effective. We wished to investigate if daily, bed-time […]

Research by PESSAug 26, 202211:59 am

PESS researchers involved in the 2022 Active Healthy Kids Ireland 2022 report card – Kwok Ng

The 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents was produced as part of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and is part of the Global Matrix 4.0, which includes 57 countries. As […]

Research by PESSAug 22, 202211:49 am

Dietary Standardisation in a Nutrient plus Exercise Intervention: Derivation, Implementation, and Evaluation

Research Impact: Our objective was to devise and implement a dietary standardisation protocol for use in nutrient plus exercise intervention studies, and to report participant adherence to, and acceptability of same. The context was a […]

Research by PESSAug 22, 202211:37 am

Publication: Using a virtual reality cricket simulator to explore the effects of pressure, competition anxiety on batting performance in cricket

Research Impact: Competition anxiety is highly prevalent in both professional and amateur sport. One of the main difficulties in sport psychology research is manipulating levels of pressure and anxiety in a realistic and controlled environment. […]

Opinion by PESSJul 18, 202210:58 am

Assess, plan, do and review – training load monitoring and the review process – lorna barry.

The life of an athlete is often over-simplified through the slogan “eat, sleep, train, repeat”. If the life of a coach were to be drilled down to a similar catchphrase, “assess, plan, do and review” […]

Teaching by PESSJul 14, 20227:28 am

Four reasons to do a Masters in Applied Sports Coaching: CCPD – dr. Phil kearney.

While there are a wealth of resources available to support continuing development, there are four reasons why coaches who are serious about progressing should consider the Masters in Applied Sports Coaching : CCPD · Curate […]

Teaching by PESSJul 13, 202211:15 am

Four reasons to do a Masters in Applied Sports Coaching: CCPD – dr. Phil kearney.

Research by PESSJul 12, 20222:55 pm

Postgraduate research opportunity – Project REACH: Resistance Exercise for Adolescents in sCHools – dr. brendan O’Keeffe.

Schools, and specifically Physical Education programmes, have been identified as the most suitable vehicle to promote active and healthy lifestyles among young people (Pate et al., 2006). Resistance Exercise (RE) is in top five most […]