In a year like no other we have been faced with many challenges. In my context as a Teaching Assistant in PESS, one of the many challenges was how best to deliver SS4404-Coaching Science and […]
Publication: Home-based Pilates for Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue among Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: An Eight-week Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Impact: Evidence supports benefits of traditional exercise modes for anxiety, depressive, and fatigue symptoms, debilitating comorbidities among people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS); however, less is known about non-traditional modes like Pilates. This adequately powered […]
RECRUITMENT: lECTURER BELOW THE BAR IN SPORT AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Applications Invited for: Lecturer Below the Bar in Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Limerick. Lecturer Below the Bar in Sport and Exercise Physiology – Specific Purpose Contract. Salary Scale: €40,599 – €55,818 p.a. pro […]
RECRUITMENT: LECTURER IN SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
Applications Invited for: Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Limerick Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology – Multiannual. Salary Scale: €54,162 – […]
Relevance of the 100 ms false start threshold in athletics – matthieu Milloz
« I did not move ! ». You certainly remember these words that Jon Drummond repeated to the starter during the 2003 World Championship 100 m race in Paris. The American sprinter contested the starter’s […]
THE COVID COACH: A ONE YEAR REFLECTION OF SUPPORTING ROWERS IN A COVID-19 WORLD – DR FRANK NUGENT
As The vaccine roll out is gathering pace and a return to competitive sport is looking closer than ever, I felt it was time to reflect on my role as the lead coach of the […]
The Role of Accreditation in Sport Psychology: Lighthouses in a Storm – Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre
It is fitting that we revisit the issue of professional accreditation just a year on from the passing of Professor Aidan Moran (1957-2020) who has been described as the father of Irish sport psychology. Aidan […]
Book Chapter: Nurturing young distance runners
Nurturing a talented young distance runner into a successful senior is a challenging task. Given the current popularity of the sport and the plethora of long-term health benefits associated with running, it is important that […]
Publication: Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme
Publication: Implementing movement integration across the whole school: findings from the Moving to Learn Ireland programme. Elaine Murtagh et al. 2021
New Erasmus+ project examines school-based physical activity promotion initiatives across Europe: Dr. Elaine Murtagh
NEW ERASMUS+ PROJECT EXAMINES SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION INITIATIVES ACROSS EUROPE, Elaine Murtagh
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