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Mr. PP Weerakkody

Lecturer (prob.)

Applied Sciences

Email : pathump9@appsc.sab.ac.lk

    Qualifications

    • M.Sc. Sport Management - (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
    • B.Sc. (Special) Sport Sciences and Management – (SUSL, SL)
    • Diploma in Exercise and Sport Sciences – (PDN, SL)

    Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

    • Vice President of Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka 
    • ITTF Administaration Certificate
    • Member of NIFISA Sport Academy Kagoshima, Japan
    • ITTF/PTT Level I Coach (International Table Tennis Federation)
    • Athletic Technical Officer, Grade 4 (Athletic Association of Sri Lanka)
    • National Table Tennis Umpire (Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka)
    • Manger (Sri Lanka Men/Women Teams) – World Team Table Tennis Championship 2018
    • Wilderness First Aider - American Safety & Health Institute
    • Reviewer - Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

    Research Interests

    • Sport Management
    • Outdoor Recreation
    • Human Energy Conservation

    Recent Publications

    1. Weerakkody, P.P., Kutintara, I. & Terason S. (2023). Effects of glass ceiling factors on career development among women athletes in sri lanka's national teams. Annals of Applies Sports. 11(4). 1-9
    2. Jayasekara, K.B., Weerakkody, P.P., & Jayasekara, K.G.T. (2023). A study on the prevalence of eating disorders among national level female boxing players in sri lanka, Gari International Journal of Multidiciplinary Research, 9(1). 197-219.
    3. Arulpriya, A., Weerakkody, P.P., & Komalaraj, M. (2022). Identify the Athlete’s Training Development Strategies during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown Periods (Special References to Tennis Coaches in Sri Lanka). Asian Exercise and Sport Science Journal. 6(1). 32-39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30472/aesj.v6i1.271
    4. Madushani, W.D.N. & Weerakkody, P.P. (2021). Effects of eight weeks drop shot training programme in badminton among university staff badminton players. Inernational Research Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences,  Retrieved from SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3809066
    5. Induranga, D.K.A., Wickramasinghe K.G.K.W., Perera H.A.J.C.L., Maduwantha, G.D.K.V., Gunawardena H.D.C.N., Weerakkody, P.P. & Koswattage, K.R. (2020) Improve the batting skills of cricketers for fast pitch conditions through an innovative ball projecting platform. International Journal on Emerging Technologies, 11(5). 652-657. ISSN 0975-8364
    6. Induranga, D.K.A., Maduwantha, G.D.K.V., Sirisooriya, H.G.N.A., Fernando, W.S.M., Weerakkody, P.P., Gunawardena, H.D.C.N. & Koswattage, K.R. (2020) Generating electricity using produced mechanical energy in a gymnasium. Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science Studies, 6(8). 3500-3504. ISSN: 2458-925X.
    7. KodagodaK. I.U., & Weerakkody, P.P. (2020). The effect of eight week training programme to develop agility . International Conference of Sport Science- AESA, (3), 22. Retrieved from https://aesasport.com/journal/index.php/AESA-Conf/article/view/168.
    8. Herath, H.M.U.K.K. & Weerakkody, P.P.  (2019). Developing a method to calculate the muscle resistivity of pitchers in baseball. International Research Conference-General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University. 48
    9. Hettiarchchi, S.S., Weerakkody, P.P., & Adikari, A.M.G.C.P. (2019). Situational analysis of competitive state anxiety among elite volleyball teams in related to match performance, Institute of Physical Education International Conference, 401-407
    10. Jayasingha, J.A.I.I., Weerakkody, P.P., & Thiranagama, A.W. (2018). Effects of glass ceilin factors on career development of women employees in sri lankan sport context. Institute of Physical Education International Conference, 310-317.
    11. Samarasekara, K., Weerakkody, P.P., & Giang T.Nguyen. (2017). Determine The Awareness Regarding The First Aid Knowledge Among Basketball Coaches In Sri Lanka. Proceeding of International Conference on Sport Management, 473-480. ISBN 978-604-85-0621-6.