This feature tells the story of how two students, Greig Oliver (Munster Rugby) and Andree Walkin (UL Sport), on the MSc in Sport, Exercise and Performance program conducted their dissertation research. Their respective qualitative studies […]
Tag: Sport Psychology
Into thin air? A students journey on the MSc. in Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology – Greig Oliver
How did you find the Masters? I was asked by my dissertation supervisor Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre. My immediate response was “similar to when I climbed Mount Kenya a few years ago!” This was met with […]
Will the Real Sport Psychologist Please Stand Up? Professionalisation versus Pseudo-psychologists
Will the Real Sport Psychologist Please Stand Up? Professionalisation versus Pseudo-psychologists Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre On a given Sunday each September, two teams compete for the Sam Maguire trophy, arguably the pinnacle of the Irish sporting […]
Shining a Light on Professional Practice: PSI Summer School at PESS – Tadhg MacIntyre & Nicole Cassidy
Inspired by attending a Winter School in Austria, organised by Prof. Juergen Beckmann (TUM; Technical University of Munich), the idea of a Summer School became clear. Their Winter school held in Obersdorf, provides an intensive […]
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP): A Home for Advancing Careers in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Sport psychology both in Ireland and globally continues to evolve and within this context professional development is critical. The sport psychology community on our island aligned both to the Psychological Society of Ireland (Div. of […]
New Publication: Relevance of Resilience across the domains of Sport & Work
Research Impact: In both Work and Sport arenas we are faced with a variety of challenging situations, ranging from on-going deadlines and family stress to career threatening injury and job-loss. Resilience has become a buzz word […]
PhD life – A career in research, a gateway into the applied world, or both? Niall Kelly
Before completing my MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology in Belfast, it was my intention to spend 12 rigorous months applying myself to learning a trade that I love, and enter the working world shortly […]
All-Ireland Postgraduate Conference: A three-peat visit – Rachel Sheehan
Last Friday, a small contingent of PESS postgraduate students set off for the All-Ireland Postgraduate Conference in Sport Sciences, Physical Activity and Physical Education in IT Carlow. This was my third year attending, and marked […]
Sport Psychology Research: Assessing Motivation in Sport
Research Impact: This paper provides a detailed analysis of six questionnaires used to assess motivation in sport. As well as reliability and validity information being summarised and evaluated, questionnaires are analysed according to impact. […]
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