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Seasonal changes in the physical activity levels of youth Gaelic football players
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-04)
This study quantified changes in physical activity (PA) levels attained by adolescents during
Gaelic football participation across two time points in a season and determined if these changes
affected the overall daily ...
Development of the health promoting sports club - national audit tool
(Oxford University Press, 2022-09)
Background
Sports clubs have requested support from national governing authorities to invest in health promotion (HP), by developing policies, guidelines and dedicated funding. This article outlines the development of a ...
Exploring bodily sensations experienced during flow states in professional national hunt 6 jockeys: A connecting analysis
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Previous research has suggested that distinct bodily sensations are experienced by athletes during flow states, and could represent a sport-specific characteristic of this phenomenon. This study aimed to enrich understanding ...
A healthy sports club initiative in action in Ireland.
(Sage, 2020-02-10)
Objective:
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is part of the cultural fabric of Irish society with a club in almost every community nationwide. The aim of this project was to carry out a pilot evaluation of the GAA ...
The contribution of Gaelic football participation to youth physical activity levels.
(JSSM, 2020-12-01)
The primary aim of this study was to describe the contribution of
Gaelic football participation to youth physical activity (PA) levels.
Secondary aims were to objectively quantify the overall daily
PA levels of participants ...
Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? A comparison across six European countries
(Sage, 2018-07-12)
AIMS:
Insufficient physical activity (PA) is one of the largest public health challenges of our time and requires a multisectoral public-health response. PA recommendations state that all children and adolescents should ...
Health promoting sports clubs in practice: a controlled evaluation of the GAA Healthy Club Project
(MDPI, 2021-04-30)
Sport is a developing setting and a relevant system in health promotion but there are few
examples of settings-based initiatives and systems thinking in sport. The Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) Healthy Club Project ...
Health promotion interventions in sports clubs: can we talk about a setting based approach? A systematic mapping review.
(Sage, 2018-02)
Many researchers and authorities have recognized the important role that sports clubs
can play in public health. In spite of attempts to create a theoretical framework in the
early 2000’s, a thorough understanding of ...
"I realized it was a different kind of culture to other sports": an exploration of sport psychology service provision and delivery in Gaelic games.
(Human Kinetica, 2023-10-06)
In this article, we present two studies that provide the first evidence on sport psychology services in Gaelic games. In Study 1, 36 participants providing support for mental aspects of performance in Gaelic games completed ...
The psychology of Gaelic games: a co-produced scoping review to inform research, policy, and practice
(Routledge, 2023-03-31)
Gaelic games are a family of indigenous Irish sports played in
Ireland and across the world. With recent growth in research on
the psychology of Gaelic games and developments in sport
science policy in this context, ...