Online application for our Masters programmes in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology are now open. We intake approximately 20 students annually across our two MSc programmes, so we advise early applications to […]
Tag: Sport
Should all children receive equal playing time in sport? – phil kearney.
PESS staff member Dr Phil Kearney recently had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Should all children receive equal playing time in sport? Phil discussed three considerations for sports coaches: 🏐 Base your decisions on […]
How Do They Decide? Performance Support Staff Perceptions of Decision-Making in Elite-Sport Environments – Dr John Kiely
This study explores how performance support staff in elite sport environments perceive and approach decision-making. Despite recognizing decision-making as crucial to their roles, only 31% of staff had formal training in this area, with many […]
PUBLICATION: Multi-disciplinary Teams in High Performance Sport, The What and The How: A Utopian View or a Darker Reality – DR JOHN KIELY
This paper critically explores the practical realities of multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) in high-performance sport. While MDTs are widely promoted as a gold standard for supporting elite athletes, the article highlights that their success hinges on […]
PESS postgrad students judge projects at the PE Xpo – jess curtis.
The PEXpo was held on Thursday 10th April in the National Indoor Arena on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Pictured at the PE Xpo are Prof Elaine Murtagh and PME PE students Megan O’Sullivan, […]
Experiencing European Teaching Approaches in PE: A Blended Intensive Programme in Murcia – Cormac Thompson.
The bespoke sandstone columns of the St Jéronimo’s Monastery are the main protagonists of the UCAM skyline. The whole campus is orientated around its protruding footprint which gives the University a whole different complexion to […]
First-of-its-kind all-island research centre launches to tackle gender gap in sports science – Catherine Norton RD, PhD
A first-of-its-kind all-island research consortium has been established to tackle the gender gap in sport and health science. The cross-university research consortium, named míde, aims to understand and improve the health, wellbeing, participation and performance of girls […]
MSc Sports Performance UL: testimonial from graduate, jack hickey.
Having been immersed in sport from a young age and initially studying as a Physical Education and Mathematics teacher in PESS the MSc Sports Performance was the natural progression to further my academic journey, I […]
join us in kerry for the international symposium of adapted physical activity- 16th to 20th june 2025 – Sean Healy.
In June 2025, Ireland will proudly host the 25th International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA), a global event dedicated to promoting physical activity participation among people with disabilities. The symposium, hosted at MTU’s Kerry […]
recruitment: University Teacher (Sport and Exercise Sciences) UL.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR University Teacher (Sport and Exercises Sciences), University of Limerick University Teacher (Sport and Exercise Sciences) – Multiannual Salary Scale: €46,455 – €63,332 p.a. Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty of […]
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