Research Impact: Physical activity trackers have the potential to help people to become, stay and increase physical activity. It can provide quantification of movement which is necessary to keep the body, mind and social circles […]
Tag: Sport
Publication: The (mis)alignment between young people’s collective PA experience & P.E. on curriculum development in Ireland
Research Impact Summary: In the context of the redevelopment of the primary curriculum and the enactment of the Junior Cycle Framework, this publication explores young people’s voice with regards to their experiences of collective physical […]
New Professional Doctorate in Human Performance & Innovation, UL, Sept 2021
The University of Limerick would like to announce the launch of the new Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation (4 years part-time, level 10 NFQ, 270 credits). This new, innovatively designed, practitioner oriented and […]
Beyond COVID19: A strength-based approach to athlete mental health and well-being: Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre
Timing is everything in sport-this applies to athletes’ synchrony in their 1,600 day Olympic cycle, their seasonal, meso-cycle and micro-cycle. When timelines shift it takes a great deal of adaptation for athletes. Athletes adapt all […]
Women in sport in 2020 – Fiona McHale
As we approach international women’s day and also the culmination of the 20×20 campaign I would like to reflect and show an appreciation of the importance of this campaign both from research and my own […]
Publication: Physical Activity Parenting in Ireland – A Qualitative Analysis
Research Impact Summary: Parents are important stakeholders in young children’s physical activity. Using the voices from parents and children from 117 families in the Growing Up in Ireland child cohort study, findings from this research […]
Publication: Coaches and parents hold contrasting perceptions of optimal youth development activities in track and field athletics
Research Impact: The recent publication of research on the development of youth track and field athletes offered an ideal opportunity to compare the reality of athlete development to coach and parent perceptions of athlete development. […]
Publication: The intersection of ethos and opportunity: an ethnography study
Research impact: This paper provides fresh insights into the class-specific physical education and sporting practices in elite schooling. In documenting the cultural distinctiveness of the physical education and sporting model in an Irish elite boarding […]
Keep Youngsters Involved – Final Conference & Outputs (Dr. Joey Murphy)
In the past, it has been mentioned that the popularity and associated benefits of sport participation do not seem to be sufficient for retaining the participation of youngsters. Evidence suggests that participation peaks at 11 […]
Publication: The what, how, where and when of resilience as a dynamic, episodic, self-regulating system: A response to Hill et al.(2018)
Research Summary Impact: In sport a seasons work is often narrowed down to a singular performance; the ability to buffer stress and persist in pressurised situations and on-going daily stressors is fundamental in any performing context, […]
