Elite heavyweight rowers have a unique combination of physical characteristics – they are tall individuals (186cm for males and ≥ 175 cm for females) with a large aerobic capacity and high strength levels. In prominent […]
Working with pre-service teachers on Leaving Certificate Physical Education – Dylan Scanlon
For the past three years, Claire Walsh (PESS) has invited me onto the Professional Masters of Education (physical education) module ‘Physical Education Teachers as Lifelong Learners’ to work with pre-service teachers on Leaving Certificate Physical […]
GO GREEN NATURE: Taking a Walk on the Green Side of Research – Cassandra Murphy, Ellen Moran, Tadhg MacIntyre
GO GREEN NATURE – Novel Approaches To Understand how to Reduce the impact of urban Emissions The GOGREEN initiative is led by PESS department member Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre as part of the Physical Activity for […]
Movement & Skill Acquisition Ireland hosts its second conference – Phil Kearney
Following the success of their inaugural event in 2018, Movement and Skill Acquisition Ireland are hosting their second conference in Cork on April 24th and 25th. The theme for this year’s event is: The Coach-Athlete […]
Women in sport in 2020 – Fiona McHale
As we approach international women’s day and also the culmination of the 20×20 campaign I would like to reflect and show an appreciation of the importance of this campaign both from research and my own […]
Publication: Responsibility and the roles undertaken in Sport Education
Research Impact: Results in this study convey students’ responsibility improvements for both personal and social responsibility during a season of Sport Education, finding that there are differences in students with low perceived responsibility depending on […]
Publication: Physical activity achievements of Irish children with disabilities during an adapted PA programme
Research Impact: The benefits of physical activity (PA) are widespread for all children, including those with disabilities. However, despite these benefits children with disabilities continue to be restricted in their participation, have lower levels of […]
Publication: Physical Activity Parenting in Ireland – A Qualitative Analysis
Research Impact Summary: Parents are important stakeholders in young children’s physical activity. Using the voices from parents and children from 117 families in the Growing Up in Ireland child cohort study, findings from this research […]
Biomechanics Research Unit 2020 Spring Lecture Series – Ian Kenny
Each Spring UL’s Biomechanics Research Unit works to create a public lecture series that tries to bridge the gap between research and practice in biomechanics. Coinciding with the BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences final year […]
Publication: Effects of resistance exercise training among young adults with & without analogue generalized anxiety disorder: a protocol for pilot RCTs
Research Impact: Recent meta-analyses support the chronic anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise training (RET) among women with diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); however, the effects of RET among those with subclinical, or analogue, GAD (AGAD) […]
