Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Ó Catháin, Ciarán"
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Analytics can be used to predict fatigue and improve athletes' performance in various sports
Cordeiro, Mauricio; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Murray, Niall; Rodrigues, Thiago B. (2022)In sports analytics, statistics are plugged into a mathematical model to predict the outcome of a given play or game. Coaches use it to optimize plays during games,while front offices can use it to decide which players ... -
Can directed compliant running reduce the magnitude variables associated with the development of running injuries?
Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Richter, Chris; Moran, Kieran (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020-02-13)Running is one of the most popular modes of activity worldwide and provides numerous health benefits. However, impact forces associated with the foot contacting the ground have been implicated in the development of running ... -
Cooking and food skills confidence of team sport athletes in Ireland
Renard, Michèle; Kelly, David T.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh; Lavelle, Fiona; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (Wiley on behalf of British Nutrition Association, 2023-07-12)Nutritional support often focuses on cooking and food skills such as food selection, recipe planning and meal preparation. Individuals with greater cooking and food skills confidence have previously displayed higher diet ... -
Dietary intake and daily distribution of carbohydrate, protein and fat in youth tennis players over a 7-day training and competition period
Fleming, James A.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Harper, Liam D.; Naughton, Robert J. (JSSM, 2021-05-17)During a 7-day training and/or competition period, macronutrient intake and distribution was assessed using food diaries, supported by remote food photography and 24-hr multiple pass recalls of youth tennis players categorised ... -
Do players with superior physiological attributes outwork their less-conditioned counterparts? A study in Gaelic football
Daly, Lorcan S.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Kelly, David T. (Institute of Sport - National Research Institute, 2023-07-24)This study investigated the association of physiological attributes with in-game workload measures during competitive Gaelic football match-play. Fifty-two male developmental level Gaelic football players (mean ± SD; ... -
The effects of resisted sprint training on sprint performance in field-based invasion team sport athletes: a systematic review & meta-analysis
Ward, Cormac; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Grassick, Shaun; Kelly, David C. (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Speed is an essential performance attribute for field-based invasion team sport (FITS) players. Traditional training methods used to enhance sprint performance (SP) such as resistance training, typically aim to improve ... -
The effects of sprint interval training on performance in team sport athletes: a systematic review
Grassick, Shaun; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Kelly, David T.; Ward, Cormac; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Sprint interval training (SIT) is a form of high intensity interval training (HIIT) in which intervals are performed in a maximal ‘all out’ fashion for 10 to 30 seconds with 2 to 4 minutes of recovery to ensure each bout ... -
Evaluation of nutrition knowledge in female Gaelic games players
Renard, Michèle; Kelly, David T.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (MDPI, 2020-11-29)Improvements in nutrition knowledge have been associated with increased carbohydrate consumption and greater adherence to dietary recommendations among female athletes. In order to assess whether nutrition knowledge ... -
Gaelic football match-play: performance attenuation and timeline of recovery
Daly, Lorcan S.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Kelly, David T. (MDPI, 2020-12-17)This study investigated acute changes in markers of fatigue and performance attenuation during and following a competitive senior club-level Gaelic football match. Forty-one players were tested immediately pre-match, at ... -
High intensity interval training practices in competitive field-based invasion team sports
Grassick, Shaun; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Kelly, David; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022-01)High intensity interval training (HIIT) can be defined as alternating bouts of short duration exercise (e.g., 5s to 10 minutes) at near/maximal intensities separated by complete rest or low intensity activity allowing ... -
How does the dietary intake of female field-based team sport athletes compare to dietary recommendations for health and performance? A systematic literature review
Renard, Michèle; Kelly, David T.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh J.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (MDPI, 2021-04-09)Field-based team sports present large energetic demands given their intermittent high-intensity nature. Current evidence suggests that the dietary intake of female athletes may be insufficient to meet such demands, resulting ... -
Human gait assessment using a 3D marker-less multimodal motion capture system.
Rodrigues, Thiago Braga; Salgado, Debora Pereira; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; O'Connor, Noel; Murray, Niall (Springer, 2019-12-05)Gait analysis is the measurement, processing and systematic interpretation of biomechanical parameters that characterize human locomotion. It supports the identification of movement limitations and development of rehabilitation ... -
Kinematic characteristics of resisted sled sprints under different loading conditions
Osterwald, Katja Magdalena; Kelly, David T.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Resistance training exercises have been associated with improved sprint performance. The principle of specificity states that training should be relevant and appropriate to the sport for which the athlete is training ... -
Menstrual dysfunction in athletes: a systematic literature review
Taim, Bernadette Cherianne; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Renard, Michèle; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Menstrual dysfunction (MD) is typically presented as one or more of abnormalities associated with the cycle regularity, duration, flow and pain1 MD in athletes is largely a physiological manifestation of low energy ... -
Performance attenuation and timeline of recovery in senior club level Gaelic football players
Daly, Lorcan; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh; Kelly, David T. (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)The high-intensity intermittent nature of Gaelic football results in notable performance attenuation and neuromuscular fatigue. Players have limited recovery timeframes and it is thought that welldeveloped components ... -
A quality of experience evaluation of augmented reality and haptic feedback in a low-cost gait analysis system
Braga Rodrigues, Thiago (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Gait analysis is a technique that is used to understand movement patterns and, in some cases, to inform the development of rehabilitation protocols. Traditional rehabilitation approaches have relied on expert guided feedback ... -
Resisted sled sprint kinematics: the acute effect of load and sporting population
Osterwald, Katja M.; Kelly, David T.; Comyns, Thomas M.; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (MDPI, 2021-09-30)In this study, we assessed the acute kinematic effects of different sled load conditions (unloaded and at 10%, 20%, 30% decrement from maximum velocity (Vdec)) in different sporting populations. It is well-known that an ... -
Sports nutrition knowledge of female GAA players
Renard, Michèle; Kelly, David T.; Ní Chéilleachair, Niamh; Ó Catháin, Ciarán (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Gaelic football and camogie are two of the most popular sports played by women in Ireland. Nutrition knowledge has been highlighted as a key factor for dietary interventions, due to its easily modifiable nature (Spendlove ... -
Which hip extension exercises reflect the specific nature of sprint performance?
Wilson, Conor; Ó Catháin, Ciarán; Kelly, David T. (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2018-04-24)Sprinting is a performance determining factor across a wide range of sports, (Barr et al, 2014; Krustrup et al, 2005; Blazevich & Jenkins, 1998). There are a number of factors that can influence sprinting such as; training, ...