Summary: This chapter written by Dr Mark Lyons and Dr Caoimhe Tiernan (PESS Department) focuses on the crucial aspects of strength and conditioning for youth athletes at the grassroots level, emphasising the importance of creating […]
Tag: Youth
Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Health: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Research Impact: The evidence suggests that minor modifications to typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports may be required to have a desired effect on indicators of health in adolescents with results […]
Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review
Research Impact: In the context of typical school provision of physical education, this study illuminated that the provision of regular physical education class, extension of minutes dedicated to physical education (> 90 min), maximizing opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical […]
Publication: Psychometric Validation of the Tactical Assessment Instrument in Football for Use in Physical Education and with Youth Sport Teams
Research Impact: Recently, the Tactical Assessment Instrument in Football (TAIS) was developed to address football’s tactical requirements. In this study, TAIS obtained psychometric support for assessing learning of football tactics in PE and youth sport […]
Publication: Higher family affluence is associated with multi-sport participation among Irish youtH
Is early sport specialisation a concern in the Irish context? For teenage athletes, it can be difficult to juggle the demands of multiple sports. Specialisation refers to an athlete selecting a primary sport and investing […]
Publication: Perspectives of youth in Ireland on school-based mental health and suicide prevention: the MYSTORY study
Research Impact: The Mental Health of Youth Story (MYSTORY) study is the first known study to explore young people’s perspectives on their voice and involvement in school mental health and suicide prevention. MYSTORY used a […]
Publication: Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities
Research Impact: Under the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, data should be disaggregated by disability status. In other words, we are at liberty to report statistics with differences by disabilities, just in […]
Publication: Exploring Recommendations for Child and Adolescent Fundamental Movement Skills Development: A Narrative Review
Research Impact: Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are frequently referred to as the “building blocks” of movement for children and adolescents in their lifelong physical activity journey. This paper explored whether the frequency, intensity, time, and type (FITT) […]
Publication: Identifying Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Clusters among Mediterranean Adolescents across Seven Countries
Research Impact: Adolescents are exposed to a variety of stimuli that can impact on cardiovascular diseases. As adolescence is a time to bridge between childhood and adulthood, the social environment plays a significant role in […]
Publication: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Cycling to School in Adolescents: The PACO Study
Research Impact: This manuscript describes the rationale and protocol of a school-based randomized controlled trial called “Cycling and Walk to School” (PACO, by its Spanish acronym) that aims to promote cycling to and from school […]
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