UL Beo Spring lecture series for 4 weeks with topics of interest to all involved in Sport.

UL Beo is hosting a short spring public lecture series of interest to sports coaches, teachers and athletes. The series is delivered by some of Ireland’s leading Sports Scientists and the lectures will be held on Wednesdays at 7pm in Room P1003 of the PESS building at the University of Limerick. Admission is free – Please follow the links to register

The series kicks off with Exercise Physiology lecturer and UL Sigerson Football manager, Brian Caron,  comparing the benefits of High Intensity Interval training with traditional aerobic exercise. To register and attend for free for this lecture go to https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hiit-training-vs-traditional-aerobic-exercise-not-one-hiit-fits-all-tickets-22158997157

The following week Dr. PJ Smyth, one of the best known figures in Ireland in the area of sports psychology discusses the development of skill in sport, and some facts and myths that might help you as a coach or a teacher.  To register and attend for free for this lecture go to https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/skill-in-sport-some-concepts-facts-and-myths-tickets-22164091394

Dr. Giles Warrington is one of Ireland’s leading Exercise Physiologists and has been working with some of the country’s top athletes for the last 20 years. He will be leading the support the Irish Olympic team this summer and his lecture looks at the very topical area of training for young athletes and what we might consider to avoid overtraining and burnout. To register and attend for free for this lecture go to https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/training-considerations-for-the-young-athlete-tickets-22164597909

The last workshop in the series will be delivered by UL Beo’s Applied Sports Experimental officer Rosie Daniel. Rosie who has in the past delivered a workshop series for the National Coaching and Training Centre is a former National High Jump champion. This workshop will be an introduction to effective nutrition for the athlete, and will be of general interest to club athletes and coaches wishing to get a good introduction to performance nutrition and the science behind it. To register and attend for free for this lecture go to https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/nutrition-for-optimal-sports-performance-and-boosting-immune-function-tickets-22165018166

All lectures kick off at 7pm and will be held in P1003,  in the Physical Education and Sports Sciences Building at the University of Limerick. All lectures are free but please do register beforehand on Eventbrite beforehand.