Guest speakers are critical to the MSc Applied Sports Coaching, providing insights into their practice and stimulating the coaches on the programme to reflect on their context. Specific activities before and after the guest sessions […]
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Reflections on My PhD Journey in PESS: The Final Stretch – Karol Dillon.
The Last Twelve Months: Research and Revisions The past year has been defined by the PhD intervention within a GAA development squad setting, chapter writing, journal submissions, and the inevitable revisions that accompany peer review. […]
MSc Applied Sports Coaching: Online Application Open for September 2025 Intake – Dr Phil Kearney.
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences invites applicants for the MSc Applied Sports Coaching. This innovative part-time two-year postgraduate programme will give 15 experienced coaches the opportunity to enhance their practice through engagement […]
Do coaches fill their own cups? – Dr Phil Kearney.
“Having seen widespread burnout among sports coaches, the new UL graduate undertook a research project specialising in self-care for coaches entitled ‘Do Coaches Fill Their Own Cups?’” Limerick Voice recently featured the research project undertaken […]
Publication: Developing skill within the context of a Game-Based Approach
Research Impact: We investigated how high-performance Gaelic football coaches defined skill and how these coaches developed skill within the context of a Game-Based Approach? The coaches endorsed the importance of skill development, reported a sophisticated […]
Publication: The eyes don’t have it: Coaches’ eye is not a valid method of estimating biological maturation in male Gaelic football
Research Impact: In youth sport, coaches often rely on subjective assessments of current ability and future potential, which may favour players advanced in biological maturation. This study evaluated the accuracy of coaches’ maturity assessments and […]
Interview with PESS staff member: Phil Kearney on Skill Acquisition
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney was recently interviewed by John Harrington for the GAA website: Skill Acquisition key to unlocking a young player’s potential. Phil discussed: · What the sport science discipline of […]
PESS Staff support ICOACHKIDS REGIONAL COACHING CONFERENCE 2024 – DR PHIL KEARNEY.
As part of the European Week of Sport (September 23rd to 30th), Sport Ireland Coaching, the Local Sport Partnership Network and the Sport Ireland Participation Unit are hosting the ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conference 2024. These […]
My PESS Internship – Session Sequencing in Gaelic Football – Conor McNally.
During my research internship with PESS, I examined how Gaelic Football coaches were structuring their training sessions and analysed how these sessions fitted in with various themes such as a Games Based Approach (GBA), Simple […]
Rhasidat Adeleke’s toughest challenge? Changing how she runs – Phil Kearney.
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm examining one of the most difficult challenges faced by athletes in technical events: changing a well-learnt technique. Phil discussed: Rhasidat Adeleke’s […]
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