Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Health, Sport and Human Performance (MHSHP)"
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A narrative exploration of sport as a transformative space for those with spinal cord injuries : "Sport is absolutely transformational post-injury. It changes people's lives."
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Sport New Zealand undertook a review in 2018 which found that within our country, 24% of the population - 1.1 million people - identify as disabled, all of whom are less likely to participate in and experience the benefits ... -
Associations between fundamental movement skills, gymnastics and movement specific reinvestment
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The propensity for conscious monitoring and control of movement (i.e. movement specific reinvestment) influences the acquisition of movement skills. Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are basic motor skills that children ... -
Blood flow restriction as a method to elicit post activation potentiation in trained female athletes
(The University of Waikato, 2021)It is essential within the sporting context to be able to physically perform at the highest level possible. This demands training methods and tools that can enhance strength and power both chronically and acutely to ensure ... -
Can you feel the pressure? Examining the effects of anxiety in elite netball shooters
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Netball is an increasingly popular sport for women in New Zealand, with the national league competition being fully professional. One important skill within netball is goal shooting, as the goal volume and accuracy ultimately ... -
Desirable attributes for medical graduates: The health aspirations and needs of Maaori living in Te Rohe Pootae
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Health disparities for Maaori, the tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, are prevalent when compared to the health of European New Zealanders, and even more so in remote and rural communities where access to health-care ... -
Eccentric resistance exercise as a method of inducing post-activation potentiation to acutely influence force, speed, and power in resistance-trained males
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Novel methods of acutely improving an individual’s athletic performance are regularly utilised in an effort to gain unique advantages in competitive contexts. One such method is post-activation potentiation (PAP). Eccentric ... -
Effect of footwear and overhead goal on the Landing Error Scoring System
(The University of Waikato, 2022)A large proportion of the population undertakes sport and exercise either for recreation or competition. However, with increased participation in sport and exercise, the occurrence of sport-related injuries also increases. ... -
Effect of three different running shoes on running economy and 3-km time-trial performance in male recreational runners
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Recreational running has gained immense popularity in recent years. Improving a race performance or time is a motivating factor for a number of recreational runners. It has been proposed that running economy (RE), V̇O₂ₚₑₐₖ, ... -
Effects of a higher acute protein intake post muscle-damaging exercise on muscle recovery in older female endurance runners
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Masters endurance athletes who train and compete in organised competitive endurance events, appear to take longer to recover after muscle-damaging exercise than younger athletes. A reduced sensitivity to increase skeletal ... -
Effects of a weighted club warm-up on golfing performance and biomechanics
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Increasing financial incentives associated with tournament results in golf has led to players, coaches, and sport scientists researching different methods of enhancing performance, especially for the long game (> 91.44 m ... -
Effects of cyclical deep pressure applied by the FLOWpresso on sleep and anxiety
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Sleep is a fundamental primitive state of human beings and a daily basic need as we spend nearly one third of our lives asleep. Neuroimaging tracing the electrical circuitry of the brain shows sleep is not passive, or a ... -
Eke panuku, eke tangaroa! How Black Ferns 7s athletes navigate Instagram and inspire the next generation in Aotearoa
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis considers the role of Instagram in the lives of players on the New Zealand Black Ferns 7s rugby team, and audience engagement with players’ social media accounts. Using a mana wāhine methodology, this study ... -
Establishing normative calf muscle function values in male rugby union athletes in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Rugby union is a popular and fast-growing sport played internationally that involves high levels of physical contact and running activities. Unfortunately, these physical requirements can often lead to soft-tissue injuries. ... -
Exploring and analysing the notion of worst case scenario in professional rugby union
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Rugby union is an interval-based contact sport, demanding intermittent bursts of high-intensity running, collisions and impacts. Players need to be conditioned in a way that best prepares them for the demands of the game, ... -
Fatiguing verbal working memory to reduce explicit hypothesis testing during skill acquisition: A new implicit motor learning paradigm?
(The University of Waikato, 2018)How we learn novel motor skills is crucial for motor performance. Motor skills learned through implicit processes have been shown to have higher neural efficiency, lower likelihood of interference from conscious control ... -
Female athlete health: The silent risks of high performance
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Despite female athlete health becoming a growing area of interest in sport science reasearch, there are still gaps to be filled in the literature. Low energy availabilty (LEA) and iron deficiency are two prevalent issues ... -
“He has been the worst coach, but he’s also the one that said ‘let’s give it a go’”: Understanding inclusive coaching practices and education in mainstream sport in Aotearoa New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Looking to coach education as a principal mechanism of change in inclusive sport practice, this thesis reports research on the development of inclusive coaching practice related to disability in the context of mainstream ... -
How a game sense coaching approach impacts on the learning experience for teenage rugby players
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Rugby is the national game in New Zealand and has played a significant part in the lives of many New Zealanders. More recently there has been a steady decline in the number of youths engaging with rugby (and organised sport ... -
Hyperthermic resistance training in semi-professional rugby athletes
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Resistance training muscle adaptations may be enhanced under increased environmental temperatures (>30 °C). Training in the heat has been widely used to enhance performance adaptations in a range of populations from untrained ... -
Hypoxic resistance training in elite Rugby Union athletes
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Limited research suggests that muscle adaptations may be enhanced through resistance training in a hypoxic environment. Altitude training has been integrated into athlete preparation strategies for the past five decades ...
