Building Resilience – An Ethnographical Journey [PDF] M. Vella, I. Riolo 25 October 2023
Exploring Mental Health Aspects in Football: Perspectives of Coaches [PDF] A. Muscat, C. Stivala, O. Duca 25 October 2023
Competitive Anxiety in OCR; an Athletes’ Perspective in the Maltese Context [PDF] M. Lia, C. Hartley 25 October 2023
The Impact of a Psychological Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Intervention [PDF] D. Vella Fondacaro, S. Romano-Smith 25 October 2023
Cooperative Learning and Digital Technologies in PE; Constructing teacher... [PDF] K. Cortis, A. Calderon, A. MacPhail 25 October 2023
Movement Repatterning and the Proprioceptive System in Sporting Development [PDF] J. Pace, A. Micallef 25 October 2023
Student-Researchers as Co-constructors of the PE Curriculum [PDF] A.M. Gatt, K. Makopoulou, J. Cumming 25 October 2023
Factors associated with students opting out of a dual career.... [PDF] R. Borg, A. Muscat 25 October 2023
Enabling Learners to develop Active Lifestyle Habits... [PDF] S. Bonnici, A. Decelis 25 October 2023
Promoting Ethical Behaviour in Sports: Building a Positive Work Culture [PDF] A. Grech 25 October 2023
Unfortunately, we were unable to hold our annual IPES conference. Two online webinars were held as follows:
Wednesday 28 April between 17:00-20:00 - Issues affecting exercise/sport during the pandemic.
Wednesday 12 May between 16:00-19:00 - Teaching Physical Education (PE) through the pandemic.
'Bringing Communities Together through Physical Activity' was the theme of the 2019 IPES/SportMalta conference held on Tuesday 12 March at the Corinthia Hotel, St George's Bay. The Conference was organised by the Institute for PE and Sport, University of Malta in collaboration with SportMalta.
Special guests for the Conference were Hon. Dr Clifton Grima MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport Youth and Voluntary Organizations, within the Ministry of Education and Hon. Mr Ryan Callus MP, Opposition Spokesperson for Youth, Sport & the Fight against Obesity. The keynote speech entitled 'The PAL Project: Developing Communities of Teachers to Effectively Promote Active Lifestyles' was delivered by Dr Jo Harris, Loughborough University, UK. The word of welcome was delivered by Dr Andrew Decelis, IPES Director and MAPE President, and Mr Mark Cutajar, CEO SportMalta. These were followed by the speeches of the guests; and then the keynote speech by Dr Harris. The conference was attended by a record number of delegates being IPES Students, PE teachers from all schooling sectors and coaches from different sport disciplines.
The second part of the conference consisted of a number of round-table discussions led by a variety of experts in their respective areas. The themes discussed include:
The Extra-Curricular Programme at San Andrea School - Mr Kevin Zammit
Teacher's Perspectives on Differentiation in Physical Education - Breaking the barriers hindering the PE teachers' full potential - Ms Tiziana Baldacchino
How combining Physical Education and Mathematics may Improve Pupil's Problem Solving Skills - Mr Ramon Formosa
Exploring the Use of Sport and Active Settings as a Tool to Help Children Living in a Challenging or Unsafe Family Environment - Ms Maria Mifsud
The Levels and Patterns of Physical Activity of 14-15 Year Old Before and After School Hours - Mr Nicholas Sciberras
Catering for Dyspraxia in the Gym and Beyond - Ms Erika Micallef
Childhood Obesity - Mr Mark Farrugia
Shaping Values and Attitudes through PE and Sport was the theme for the IPES Conference 2018 held on Wednesday, 21st February 2018 at the Sports Complex, Institute for PE and Sport, University of Malta. The Conference was organised by the Institute for PE and Sport, University of Malta in collaboration with Maltese Association for Physical Education (MAPE); Ministry for Education and Employment: Centre for Physical Education and Sport; Secretariat for Catholic Education: Physical Education; and Sport Malta. Special guests for the Conference were Hon. Dr Clifton Grima MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Sport Youth and Voluntary Organizations, within the Ministry of Education and Hon. Mr Ryan Callus MP, Opposition Spokesperson for Youth, Sport & the Fight against Obesity. Keynote speech entitled “PE/Sport as a Vehicle for Positive Youth Development” was delivered by Dr Rachel Sandford, Loughborough University, UK. The word of welcome was delivered by Dr Andrew Decelis, IPES Director and MAPE President, followed by the speeches of the guests; and then the keynote speech by Dr Sandford. This year there was record of 180 participants being IPES Students, PE teachers from all schooling sectors and coaches from different sport disciplines. Second part of the conference comprised of 8 different workshops followed by a plenary session with an open discussion entitled “Values and Attitudes through PE and Sport- Sharing of Good Practice” with the participation of different expertise in the areas of Value laden PE; integrating PE and Religion; Sports events and the values they impart; and promoting values through coaching. IPES Awards were then given out: Nicholas Sciberras was awarded the Dr Michael Aquilina Award for outstanding performance in the B.Ed (Honours) PE Course (2013-2017). Karl Attard was awarded the Mr Louis Borg Award for outstanding performance in the PE Units (2013-2017); and Maria Mifsud was awarded the IPES Director Award for outstanding performance in BSc (Honours) in Sport and Active Lifestyles, Eveing Part-time Degree Course (2012-2017). IPES and MAPE, together with all the conference participants honoured the memory of two PE teachers Erika Camilleri (1974-2017) and Sabrina Carabott (1981-2017) and an IPES Student and National Athlete, Gerald DeGaetano (1965-2018). €160 were collected in their honour and were donated to Puttinu Cares Foundation.
The Role of Schools, Physical Activity and Physical Education in Addressing... [PDF] L. Cale 15 February 2017
Fitness Testing in Young People - A Controversial Issue [PDF] L. Cale 15 February 2017
Physical activity, obesity and associated factors in Maltese 10-11 year olds [PDF] A. Decelis 24 April 2015
Small Island Mentality: Implications for Maltese Footballers experiencing... [PDF] A. Muscat 24 April 2015
Students’ Learning & Motivation in a Co-Educational PE Environment [PDF] C. Ransley 24 April 2015
Technique, Biomechanics and Injury [PDF] D. Bonello Spiteri 24 April 2015
The Awareness of Obesity among Parents of Girls Attending Maltese Church Schools [PDF] C. Attard 24 April 2015
What are Maltese Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes [PDF] R. Dimech 24 April 2015
Implications of working to a goal of fostering physical literacy in all [PDF] 19 November 2015
Physical literacy - roots, definition, value and implications [PDF] 19 November 2015
The 2019 IPES Awards were given to: