Browsing Sport Conference Papers by Date Published
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When do I get to lead?
(2018-11)Research aim: To investigate student perceptions of accessibility to leadership within the secondary school context. Is it equitable? -
How can governance design options be developed for new and emerging sports. The case of Stand Up Paddling in New Zealand.
(2018-11)The academic impetus for this research Kellet and Russell (2009) assert there is dearth of understanding as to how new and emerging sports are structured and governed compared to traditional sports. Lifestyle ... -
New Zealand skateboarding : towards a national structure
(2018-10)WHY? International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized skateboarding as an Olympic event QUESTIONS: Is anyone organizing skateboarding in New Zealand? Are there any NZ governing bodies? What is happening at the ... -
Constraints-led approach to coaching the power clean
(NMU Commons - Northern Michigan University, 2018-09)The purpose of this study was to apply a constraints-led approach to the acquisition of the power clean. Strength and conditioning coaches need to coach complex motor skills, where the common method involves explicit ... -
Visible learning : health and physical education. A collaborative secondary/tertiary partnership supported by the Teacher-led Innovation Fund (TLIF)
(2018-07)Story hui Workshop learning outcome A partnership The purpose of feedback is to close the gap in learning A visible learner Our project Our findings & results VL strategies Evaluating the strategies Challenges ... -
Exploring governance design for new and emerging sports : the case of stand up paddling in New Zealand.
(2017-11)Peak governing bodies for sport are cognisant the changing sport landscape Traditional sport federations Structure for sport Governance framework for the New Zealand sport and recreation sector New and emerging / ... -
Engaging with diverse communities : sport as a vehicle for social development
(2017-11)Physical activity has the potential to powerfully contribute to individual and community hauora. Through annual trips to the Philippines in 2013-2016 by a team of coaching academics from Unitec and AUT University, we were ... -
Making learning visible in health and physical education [Making learning visible in HPE]
(2017-07)Presentation overview: Starter activity Our project Visible learning and a teacher rubric Teacher stories & key themes identified so far Challenges and next steps -
Making Learning Visible for improved student outcomes for priority learners in health and physical education
(2017-07)Hattie (2012) suggests that Visible teaching and learning is ‘teachers seeing learning through the eyes of students and students seeing teaching as a key to their ongoing learning” (p.18) The research project explores ... -
Compatibility of measuring simple reaction time in individuals using computerized and fingertip visuomotor methods
(2016-12)Many studies of the reaction time (RT) expressed this index as the interval between the time of signal detection and the beginning of motor response. Reaction time is widely used in various fields of science and practice: ... -
Relationship between rotational inertia of the upper limbs and latency period in the simple fast sensor motor reactions of young adults
(2016-12)One of the components of this response involves the latent period of simple sensor-motor reaction that is often viewed to be the result of integrative brain function [Bernstein,1967]. The influence of the motor component ... -
Exploring governance design options for new and emerging sports : the case of stand up paddling in New Zealand
(2016-11)Sport governance “is the responsibility for the functioning and direction of the organisation and is a necessary and institutionalised component of all sports codes from club level to national bodies, government agencies, ... -
Measuring resident support and the use of referenda for hosting a Commonwealth Games in Auckland
(2016-11)The use of public funds to host major sport events is a contentious issue that all major cities face. It is expensive to host a major sport event, and the benefits, or lack of, associated with hosting have been widely ... -
Can a pre-participation test of movement quality predict injury in sport and exercise? Systematic review of reliability and validity for the 'Functional Movement Screen'
(2016-11)Sport and exercise is critical for healthy communities, but participation is inevitably associated with exposure to risk of musculoskeletal injury. Loss of participation due to injury not only threatens the health benefit ... -
Standing workstations : experience, acceptability, and effects on occupational sedentary behaviour and metabolic health of office workers
(2016-10)So what is SB and when do we do it? • SB is <1MET • SB in adults occurs in three phases throughout the day; during transport, occupationally and leisure time. • SB higher in younger, educated, white collar Prevalence: ... -
Extreme sports in Extreme conditions
(2016-10)The definition "extreme“ in relation to sport is performed in a hazardous environment and involves great risk. In the modern world of extreme sports, a number of factors require an athlete to have maximum concentration, ... -
How to play when you don't know all the rules
(2016-07)It is widely discussed that physical education is missed out on in primary schools because of a lack of confidence and/or competence in teachers. Fortunately the current curriculum promotes five key competencies that ... -
Programming around the jewels : threshold concepts in physical education
(2016-07)How did we end up here? Wanted to think differently about course design – What is a ‘physically educated’ student? Concerned about an over-reliance on standards for course design Curiosity around scholarship (esp. ... -
Social media strategies : engaging with rugby union consumers
(2015-11)The rise and popularity of the Internet and social media has drastically changed the ways in which sport organisations communicate with their key stakeholders (Pedersen, Miloch, & Laucella, 2007). In terms of social media ...
