Research Impact: There has been a recent increase in research examining training load as a method of mitigating injury risk due to its known detrimental effects on player welfare and team performance. The acute:chronic workload […]
Tag: Ian Kenny
From Pennsylvania to UL: International PhD with IRIS
I took 30 minutes to talk to new Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) PhD researcher Patrick Dolan about his recent relocation from the United States to join us in UL….. Where is home originally? Home […]
Publication: The relationship between physical and wellness measures and injury in amateur Rugby Union players
Research Impact: Rugby-related injuries are widely reported in the literature, but little is known about the factors that may lead to these injuries occurring. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) Project is currently monitoring the […]
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Strength Testing & Sprinting Analysis – High Performance Training Instrumentation’
Ms Claire Brady is a UL PhD candidate jointly with the Sport Ireland Institute under the IRC Employment based Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Working as a Strength & Conditioning specialist, Claire is researching the reliability of […]
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Wearable Sports Performance Analytics’
Dr Darragh Whelan and Dr Martin O’Reilly are sports medicine and sports engineering scientists with the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and https://www.outputsports.com/ Output Sports system has been developed to test and track multiple […]
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Player Monitoring’
Patrick Hogan is a Sport Scientist at STATSports https://statsports.com/ . STATSports provides sports science and performance analysis service within the elite sporting industry and its growing client list has included: Juventus, Manchester United, Manchester City, […]
Publication: The design, development, implementation and evaluation of IRISweb
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
UL and IRFU publish first findings from the IRIS research project
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and University of Limerick (UL) have released the first findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project, which looks at injury incidence in both the men’s and […]
Publication: INFLUENCE OF REACTIVE & MAXIMUM STRENGTH INDICATORS ON SPRINT PERFORMANCE
Research Impact: This paper assessed the role of maximum strength and reactive strength in sprint mechanical properties and performance. Fourteen male and female sprinters completed an isometric mid-thigh pull (maximum strength), hopping and drop jumps (reactive […]
