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Gut Microbiota and Elite Sport Performance: Evidence from Volleyball to Combat Sports
In this interesting blog Junior Carlone discusses his research focusing on how the gut microbiota of elite athletes, may influence training adaptation processes, recovery quality, and resilience to physiological stress.
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Road to the Olympics; The effects of Multiple Object Tracking on Attentional Control in High Performance Ukrainian Athletes
In this insightful blog, Máiréad Foy, a PhD student at TUS, discusses her research involving multiple objects tracking in Ukrainian athletes. MOT is used to evaluate the athlete's mental, visual, and attention-based capabilities.
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Why The Golfer Puts The Ball In The Water
In this blog, Keith Begley discusses the important role of sports psychology in golf. Too often, trying not to hit the ball in the water results in an 'ironic error' whereby the ball lands in the water.
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Learnings from the FIFA Innovation Conference 2025: How to deal with thinking you are “out of your depth” as an early stages researcher.
In this blog Luke Canavan Dignam discusses the 2025 FIFA Innovation Conference which was held at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. While Luke does discuss the key topics of the conference he also provides a very honest discussion of feeling out of his depth and how daunting it can be as an early career researcher to network.
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The Athlete Role Model Paradigm: Rethinking How We ‘Inspire’ Girls in Sport
In this thought-provoking blog Dr. Phil Kearney (UL) discusses the need for a move away from an adversarial approach towards a consensus-building approach in science communication.
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Moving from an adversarial approach to consensus-building in science communication
In this thought-provoking blog Dr. Phil Kearney (UL) discusses the need for a move away from an adversarial approach towards a consensus-building approach in science communication.
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The Challenges Of National Team Settings As A Physical Performance Coach In Soccer
Miguel Silva a Performance Coach with Crystal Palace U21 and the Swedish U19 teams. In this blog he discusses the challenges of working with players in a national team setting where time is limited.
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Fuelling the female soccer player
In this blog, Laura McManus shares insights from her research, which focuses on understanding the carbohydrate-based fuelling demands of women’s soccer.
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The Dual GAA Player Paradox
Fionn O’Shea outlines the challenge of preparing dual GAA players who play both football and hurling.
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Lorna Barry: IRFU Women’s National Talent Squads – Bridging the Gap
In May 2023, I was one of eight new employees added to the IRFUs Women’s Development Pathway.
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Dr. Claire Brady: Insights into the World of Strength and Conditioning
Background and Qualifications My professional journey in sports science and […]
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Student Blog: Gastrointestinal symptom management in ultra-endurance athletes
Background: In 2017 I completed a BSc. (Hons) in Public […]
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Dr Alison O’Riordan: The PARA Project: Applied research enabling and informing a sustainable Para Athletics programme.
Background: Dr Alison O’Riordan is a sports professional, educator and […]
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Yvonne O’Connell: The benefits of a transition from a traditionally drill-based approach to coaching to a more ecological dynamic approach in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
My background: In September 2024, I enter my final year […]
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Women in Sports Science: A Profile of Leading Irish Researchers, written by Cherianne Taim.
My background: In 2020, I graduated from the Nanyang Technological […]
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YouAgeWell: Empowering Healthy Ageing through Evidence-Based Exercise. Written by James Timmons.
My Background: I have always been passionate about exercise’s role […]
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Steafan Deery: Leadership Behaviours, Effective Coaching and Group Dynamics in Sport
Background: Following my undergraduate degree in Sport Studies at Ulster […]
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Gavin Rackard: What does the role of a performance nutritionist entail?
My background: I completed an MSc. in Sport and Exercise […]
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Méabh Corr: Why I decided to pursue an MSc in Sports Performance 5 years after completing a PhD
My background: I have always had a keen interest in […]
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Concurrent training in soccer: Is there interference, and how can you maximize resistance and endurance training gains?written by Nikolay Georgiev.
Nikolay Georgiev is a final-year Health and Performance Science Student […]
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Artificial Intelligence in Sport: A Game-Changer for Injury Management? written by Luke Canavan Dignam.
Biography: Luke is a first-year PhD student at Atlantic Technological […]
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Performance Staff Career Path: A Rite of Passage. Written by Richard Husseiny – Men Behind Sport
Biography: Richard worked for over 16 years as a performance […]
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Physical Activity During Preconception, Pregnancy & Postpartum: An All-Island Perspective
Dr. Lizzy Deery (Ulster University) and Dr. Maria Faulkner (Atlantic […]
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