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Sport and Exercise Science

Welcome! This guide will help you find the best information sources for Sport and Exercise Science

Websites

Recommended Websites

TED Talks on Sport a collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of sports.

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport sport policy publications from the government of Ireland. 

Sport Ireland co-ordinates the sustainable development of competitive and recreational sport in Ireland.

Federation of Irish Sport the representative organisation for the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) in Ireland

Ireland Active the national association for the leisure, health and fitness sector

Physical Education Association of Ireland

International Olympic Association

Tips for Evaluating Websites

How do you know if information you find on the Internet is reliable?

Take a minute to ask yourself the following questions.

Accuracy

• Is the information reliable and error-free?
• Is there an editor or someone who checks the information?

Authority

• What are the author’s qualifications for writing on this subject?

Coverage

• What are the topics included in the work?

Currency

• Is the content of the work up-to-date?
• Is the publication date clearly labelled?
• Broken links are one measure of an out-of-date page

Objectivity

• Is the information presented with a minimum of bias?
• To what extent is the information trying to sway the opinion of the audience?


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