In today’s blog I want to talk to you about my recent article in RTÉ Brainstorm, where I explored how many of Kerry’s U20 footballers make (or don’t make) the leap to the senior stage. […]
Tag: Karol Dillon
The Harsh Truth behind Minor Glory – karol dillon.
Last week, I was fortunate to have an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm that explored the misconception that minor success automatically translates into senior inter-county careers. In reality, the data tells a very different story […]
Humans of Gaelic Football Podcast – karol dillon.
Recently, PESS PhD researcher Karol Dillon had the opportunity to join Kevin O’Brien on the Humans of Gaelic Football podcast to discuss his PhD research on the complex, and often misunderstood, world of bilaterality […]
Beyond Right or Left: Rethinking Limb Dominance in Gaelic Football – karol dillon.
In Gaelic football, where players use both hands and feet to execute skills, the ability to perform actions on both sides of the body is seen as advantageous. This ability, known as bilaterality, is often […]
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. […]
How can Armagh and Galway ensure higher scores next Sunday? – karol dillon.
PESS PhD student Karol Dillon recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Karol discussed: 1. Shot Conversion Rates in the All-Ireland semi finals 2. Reasons why skill execution under pressure may not be as […]
Publication: Profiling Bilateral Skills in High-Performance Male and Female Gaelic Footballers
Research Impact: Nacsport was used to code all skill executions during 121 games by both male and female participants (76 male, 45 female), classified as Tier 1 (n=181, 134) and Tier 2 (n=238, 115) high performance, […]
PESS Postgraduate Student, Karol Dillon discusses his PhD Journey on Bilaterality in Intercounty footballers.
In the almost 12 months since my last update on here, there have been the usual ups and downs someone would expect from a PhD journey! Beyond the four walls of PESS, in May of […]
my phd journey so far…..karol Dillon.
Background My PhD journey began with the Masters in Sports Performance programme which I completed in 2020. As part of the programme, I conducted my thesis under the supervision of Dr. Phil Kearney entitled Investigating […]
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