Sports clubs are nowadays recognized for their potential to promote and organize physical activity, an important determinant of health. But they can also use the informal education potential of sport to empower sports participants and […]
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recruitment: University Teacher (Sport and Exercise Sciences)
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR University Teacher (Sport and Exercises Sciences), University of Limerick University Teacher (Sport and Exercise Sciences) – Multiannual Salary Scale: €41,510 – €56,940 p.a. Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty of […]
Not a case of a fish out of water for Lorna Barry; leveraging MSc Sports Performance learning for innovative practice with Swim Ireland.
Q1) What course did you study for your undergraduate degree and where did you study it? I studied a BSc in Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Limerick and I graduated in 2009. […]
Professional Development in Sport – MSc Sports Performance at UL – amy mcguire.
What were your main reasons for studying the MSc Sports Performance programme? After graduating from an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science, I wanted to deepen my understanding of sports performance but I still wasn’t entirely […]
Promoting Participation in Sport through Public Policy – kevin volf.
Population wide studies of sport participation are rare. However, publications released by the European Commission reveal that nearly half (46%) of Europeans never exercise or participate in sport, in spite of the fact that participation […]
PESS MSc Programmes in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology – dr. matthew P. herring, PhD, FACSM.
Online application for our Masters programmes in the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology will open later this Spring and will close on November 1, 2022. We intake approximately 20 students annually across our […]
Rowing-related low back pain: Things to consider if you need to stop or change your scheduled training – dr frank nugent.
The overall aim of the consensus statement was to inform clinical decisions and standards of care in order to reduce the long-term effects of low back pain (LBP) on rowers. The consensus statement was a […]
How could it possibly be a distraction? – Kevin Volf.
Is there a more antiempirical notion than the idea that sport is a distraction from political life? Following the English football team losing the final of the European cup on penalties last month, persons […]
Keynote at 7th ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport (ACPES) Conference -Professor ann mAc Phail.
Ann MacPhail has been invited as the Keynote for the 7th ASEAN Council of Physical Education and Sport (ACPES) Conference to be held on the 9th to 11th June 2021. The title of the Keynote […]
Publication: Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study
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 […]
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