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Deely Sport Science, powered by Hexis nutrition Nov 07, 2024

By Ciaran Deely – CEO of Deely Sport Science Ltd and David Dunne – CEO and Co-Founder of Hexis

Today we’re delighted to announce our latest strategic partnership with the performance nutrition platform Hexis. Hexis’ technology empowers athletes of all levels to perform at...

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What should coaches know about Nutrition? Nutrition Considerations For Females nutrition Nov 07, 2024

By John Murphy PhD(c)

 A common misconception when providing nutrition guidance for females is that they are simply smaller versions of men. While females are smaller, on average, than males there is more complexity when considering nutrition recommendations. The main aspect to consider is...

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Female Athlete Blog Series: What should coaches know about menstruation? nutrition s&c Nov 07, 2024

by Caoimhe Morris, Head of Education. 

Following on from last weeks’ overview of menstruation, we’re going to dive into it in a bit more detail and outline some advice & steps that coaches can take to help their female athletes. We’ll also link some resources for you to...

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An introduction to Coaching Female Athletes: What should Coaches know? nutrition sports science Nov 07, 2024

By Caoimhe Morris

With any player, athlete or person, there’s a lot of factors we need to consider when we go into designing a training session, gym session, nutrition plan etc, such as

  • What are the demands of the sport?
  • What physiological condition should players in that sport be in?...
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A Guide to Pre-Game Eating nutrition Nov 07, 2024

By John Murphy MSc PhD researcher

Before we go into any details, it must be stated that eating terribly in the weeks, months and even years before a game will not be counteracted by the perfect pre-game meal. For those of us who have got our nutrition nailed down during the week, are at an...

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