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PESS @ UL

@PessLimerick

Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick, Ireland

 Ireland
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Joined October 2015
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Really looking forward to this event; if you're coaching in the Limerick area check it out!
PESS @ UL (@PessLimerick) profile picturePESS @ UL@PessLimerick25 Mar 2025
REMINDER 👇 'Coaching Conversations - Collaboration in Coaching' is on April 8th ⌛️ Register Now 🔗🔽 eventbrite.com/e/coaching-co… #SportsCoaching #Seminar #StayCurious
Coaching Conversations

Coaching Conversations

How do sports coaches work effectively together to build team identify and maximise performance? Join us to find out.

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An overview of key topics on the @PessLimerick #MScAppliedSportsCoachingUL 👇 We've an exciting public lecture in a couple of weeks; anyone wanting to chat about the course you're very welcome to reach out to me there: nitter.gq/PessLimerick/status/19…
PESS @ UL (@PessLimerick) profile picturePESS @ UL@PessLimerick25 Mar 2025
On the @PessLimerick #MScAppliedSportsCoachingUL we use the European Sports Coaching Framework to guide our evaluation of coaching ⬇️ coachlearn.eu/european-sport… Here's a taster of how this framework shapes our curriculum. A 🧵.
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Just out in @BiolSport: Analysis of MENTAL and PHYSICAL fatigue over an English Premier League season. In collaboration with Adam Brett, @DrDavid_Rhodes & Sophie Grimson 🔓#OpenAccess doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.20…
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Delighted to see this one over the line. Well done @levinareeves and team Niamh Whelan and @Dr_MarkCampbell #workplacewellbeing @HRI_UL @PessLimerick – at Clare, Ireland
Levina Reeves (@levinareeves) profile pictureLevina Reeves@levinareeves24 Mar 2025
Our research is also available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication… [with Niamh Whelan @Dr_MarkCampbell and @GrainneHayes89 ]
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Great discussions yesterday with the latest @irishathletics Level 2 Coaches cohort on #CoachingPhilosophy and #SkillAcquisition. Hopefully stimulated some personal practical experiments on the design and delivery of coaching.
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Excellent Framework on Skill Acquisition ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Great to have these resources 👌 @LKCoachingGames @LimCamogie @LKLadiesGaelic
PESS @ UL (@PessLimerick) profile picturePESS @ UL@PessLimerick21 Mar 2025
In today’s blog, @kearney_phil reflects on the launch of the Sport Science Framework for Gaelic Games: Skill Acquisition. Dive in ⬇️ pess.blog/2025/03/21/skill-d… #GaelicGames #SportScience #PESSUL #Ireland #Conference #Coaching
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Wishing Haochong Liu from Beijing Sport University all the best in his future career. It was a pleasure to supervise his PhD research over the past year @PessLimerick
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Make sure you sign up for the Jacinta O Brien 10km and get a fantastic T-shirt ..
Jack Hickey (@_jackhickey_) profile pictureJack Hickey@_jackhickey_18 Mar 2025
Class T-Shirts arriving today with 2 weeks to go for #SS4404 students who are organising this year’s Jacinta O’Brien Memorial run on April 1 at 7pm The event will support @dqfoundation22 and @IrishCancerSoc through funds raised. Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/2b9bx3ak
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Will new competition structures impact the future of youth sport? Redesigning youth sport can bring about experiences that are more fun and better for athlete retention and development, writes @kearney_phil @PessLimerick @UL rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0319/…
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Bitesize podcast that I did with ⁦@IrishSESA⁩ on our current PhD opportunity on the ⁦@IRIS_Rugby⁩ project in UL. ⁦@IanCKenny⁩ ⁦@HelenPurtill⁩ ⁦@PessLimerick⁩ open.spotify.com/episode/4gL…
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Just one week left to apply 👇
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Applications invited for PhD bursary on the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance project funded by @IrishRugby 🏉Focused on schools rugby and the tackle event ⏰Closing date 28th March 2025 ❓Queries to @comyns_tommy @IanCKenny
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Class T-Shirts arriving today with 2 weeks to go for #SS4404 students who are organising this year’s Jacinta O’Brien Memorial run on April 1 at 7pm The event will support @dqfoundation22 and @IrishCancerSoc through funds raised. Get your tickets here: tinyurl.com/2b9bx3ak
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🎧 2 new ISESA Podcast episodes! 🛌 Ep 26: Peter Tierney talks sleep & recovery 🏉 Bitesize: Prof. Tom Comyns on a PhD with IRFU starting summer 2025 Listen & share 🎙️👇 🔗 open.spotify.com/show/3M3gVz…
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UL Sport@ULimsport18 Mar 2025
The Jacinta O Brien Colour run will happen on April 1st at 7pm. Its a 5km and run in aid of the Dillion Quirke Foundation & Irish Cancer Society. You can register on the social media platforms for the run - #ActiveAtULSport
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Problem solving before instruction: a potential desirable difficulty in PE. Students on #PY4106, here’s an outstanding blog from ⁦@ImSporticus⁩. You could not ask for a more perfect stimulus for your reflections on how motor learning might inform PE drowningintheshallow.wordpre…

Problem solving before instruction – a potential desirable difficulty in PE

If Physical Education is the school subject that prioritises the learning about, in and through movement, then PE Teachers need to understand what learning is and isn’t. A helpful clarificati…

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“there is no right or wrong pathway to success, only what works best for the athlete at a particular time or place”
Ian O'Riordan (@ianoriordan) profile pictureIan O'Riordan@ianoriordan15 Mar 2025
Seven years ago we were introduced to four rising stars of Irish athletics. Where are they now? On Athletics: Every athlete must choose their own pathway to success, in sport and life irishtimes.com/sport/athleti…

On Athletics: Every athlete must choose their own pathway to success, in sport and life

‘All four academy athletes had to deal with a considerable roadblock in their development in the form of Covid-19′

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📢Reminder! Express your Interest in PESS Micro-credentials👇
PESS @ UL (@PessLimerick) profile picturePESS @ UL@PessLimerick26 Feb 2025
📢 Register Now for the summer PESS micro-credentials! These micro-credentials are suitable for students who need to complete the required area of study Aesthetic and Expressive Activities, and Competitive, Team and Individual Based Activities. ul.ie/gps/courses/competitiv… ul.ie/gps/courses/aesthetic-… Applications close 30 April 2025 ⏳ Express interest and more info🔗ul.ie/gps/microcredentials For queries email [email protected] #Microcredentials #PostgradAtUL #StudyAtUL #PESSUL #Ireland
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The PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2025 Scientific Committee is delighted to launch the call for abstracts for Forum 2025. The deadline for abstract submission via the link or QR code below is Friday, April 4th. Https://forms.office.com/e/y…
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We are inviting you to consider supporting the ISESA’s inaugural conference through direct sponsorship or by promoting your organisation with an exhibitor stand. Get in touch with us via our website 🔗 isesa.ie/2025-conference or ✉️ [email protected]
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Food Diet and Nutrition, one of our newest research areas and we’re delighted to have @AudreyTierney presenting work she, @NortonNutrition and their researchers are doing in this field for example clinical Dietary intervention studies, lifestyle medicine and Sports Nutrition
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