Health, Sport and Human Performance
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Biological and socio-cultural factors have the potential to influence the health and performance of elite female athletes: A cross sectional survey of 219 Elite Female Athletes in Aotearoa New Zealand
Health is a pre-requisite for optimal performance yet the parameters which govern health and performance of elite female athletes are little understood. The aim of this study was to quantify the health status of elite ... -
The acute and longer-term effects of cold water immersion in highly-trained volleyball athletes during an intense training block
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)Background: The use of cold water immersion (CWI) as a recovery strategy following exercise has drawn mixed findings over the last few decades. The purpose of the current study was two-fold; (1) to determine the acute ... -
Dietary intakes differ by body composition goals: An observational study of professional rugby union players in New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Preseason in rugby union is a period of intensive training where players undergo conditioning to prepare for the competitive season. In some cases, this includes modifying body composition through weight gain or fat loss. ... -
Investigating the alignment between coaches’ ideological beliefs and academy philosophy in professional youth football
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2020)The impacts of professional sporting culture and institutional discourse on coaching practices and ideologies have largely been unconsidered and undiscussed. Understanding coaching practice from a social perspective can ... -
Reimagining primary health care workforce in rural and underserved settings
(2020)This Discussion Paper starts at the local level and reimagines primary health care (PHC) and the PHC workforce from the perspective of people living in rural and underserved urban areas of low- and middle-income countries ... -
Education outside the classroom in Aotearoa New Zealand - A comprehensive national study: Final Report
(Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd, 2020)Education outside the Classroom (EOTC) has a long and rich history in Aotearoa New Zealand schools (Lynch, 2006), contributing positively to the lives of many young New Zealanders. The purpose of this study was to gain a ... -
The Influence of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on perceived nutrition habits in rugby union players
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to governments and local authorities implementing nationwide lockdowns in an attempt to encourage social distancing and minimize the spread of the virus. Only essential businesses ... -
Electromyographic assessment of pullover exercise variations and javelin throw on nine upper-body muscles
(2016)Exercise choice is one important variable for attaining athletic training aims. Pullover exercises are integrated into resistance training programs of javelin throwers to develop event-specific strength. We examined the ... -
Eccentric training interventions and team sport athletes
(MDPI, 2019)Eccentric resistance training has been shown to improve performance outcomes in a range of populations, making it a popular choice for practitioners. Evidence suggests that neuromuscular adaptations resulting from eccentric ... -
Disability sport coaching: "You just coach the athlete, not the disability"
(Routledge, 2020)Disability and parasport provide visibility and representation of disability and disabled people, providing a space where cultural understandings of ‘disability’ can be challenged and reshaped. As a result, disability and ... -
Factors influencing the Landing Error Scoring System: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
(Elsevier, 2020)OBJECTIVES: Systematically review the literature addressing age, sex, previous injury, and intervention program as influencing factors of the Landing Error Scoring System. DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis. ... -
Beyond allotypes: The influence of allelic diversity in antibody constant domains
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)Polymorphic diversity in antibody constant domains has long been defined by allotypic motifs that cross react with the sera of other individuals. Improvements in sequencing technologies have led to the discovery of a large ... -
Lifestyle sport, public policy and youth engagement
(Sage, 2013)In this paper we consider the development of parkour in the South of England, and its use in public policy debates and initiatives around youth, physical activity, and risk. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with ... -
Improving engagement with biomechanics: Student perspectives and a professional development initiative
(ASME, 2019)Student engagement is an essential aspect of educational environments, and this is especially true for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, where student engagement declines in middle and ... -
Coaching in disability sport: from practice to theory
(Routledge, 2019-12-17)Understanding the complexity of coaching in disability sport remains a pressing concern. While interest in disability sport continues to grow there is a relative lack of insight into coaching in this context, particularly ... -
‘Put that in your fucking research’: reflexivity, ethnography and disability sport coaching
(SAGE PublicationsSage, 2020)Reflexivity is continually called for as a marker of quality ethnographic research. In this paper we put reflexivity to ‘work’, providing a critical commentary on data generated through ethnographic fieldwork in high-performance ... -
De-mythologizing and re-branding the traditional drink kava
(Research Outreach, 2020)Kava, a plant lacking seeds or a means to self-propagate, is believed to have first originated in Northern Vanuatu thousands of years ago. Those origins add to kava’s spiritual significance and recognition as a ‘plant of ... -
Teacher attrition from coaching in New Zealand Secondary Schools
(2020)This report outlines the findings from the School Sport NZ research project undertaken by the University of Waikato during the period of September 2018 – August 2019. This Executive Summary details a brief overview of the ... -
Physiological, kinematic, and electromyographic responses to kinesiology-type patella tape in elite cyclists
(Elsevier, 2019)Kinesiology-type tape (KTT) has become popular in sports for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement. Many cyclists use patella KTT; however, its benefits remain unclear, especially in uninjured elite ... -
Melatonin and sleep responses following exercise in elite female athletes
(Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand, 2019)To determine the melatonin concentrations and subsequent sleep indices of elite netball athletes following a training day when compared to a control day. Ten elite female netball athletes (mean ± SD; age = 23 ± 6 yrs) ...
