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Mr. PP Weerakkody

Lecturer

Applied Sciences

Email : pathump9@appsc.sab.ac.lk

    Qualifications

    • M.Sc. Sport Management - (KU, TH)
    • B.Sc. (Special) Sport Sciences and Management – (SUSL, SL)
    • Diploma in Exercise and Sport Sciences – (PDN, SL)
    • Diploma in Management of Olympic Sport Organizations (IOC, CH)

    Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

    • Vice President of Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka 
    • ITTF Administaration Certificate
    • Facilitator - National Olympic Academy (NOCSL)
    • 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. Kaveendra Maduwantha, Ishan Jayaweerage, Chamara Kumarasinghe, Nimesh Lakpriya, Thilina Madushan, Dasun Tharanga, Mahela Wijethunga, Ashan Induranga, Niroshan Gunawardana, Pathum Weerakkody and Kaveenga Koswattage. (2024). Accessibility of motion capture as a tool for sports performance enhancement for beginner and intermediate cricket players, Sensors, 24 (11), 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.3390/s24113386 
    2. 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
    3. 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.
    4. 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
    5. 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
    6. 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
    7. 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.
    8. 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.
    9. 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
    10. 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
    11. 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.
    12. 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.