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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"C640 - Sport studies"”.
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Action Sports in Transition: Optimizing Performance
… levels while transitioning into Olympic sports. This thesis investigates the nature and impact of this transition, with a focus on athlete performance and coaching. A general overview of the sport from a biopsychosocial perspective is followed by a more specific investigation into skill …
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Exploring the Effects of a Non-mechanical Knee Brace on Lower Limb Kinematics & Kinetics in Healthy Individuals & its Implications for Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Background: Knee orthoses for osteoarthritis represent a possible treatment for patients not suited for surgery. Although effective biomechanically, mechanical braces can be unattractive to patients. Controlling symptomology by altering neuromuscular control with the use of non-mechanical …
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The derivation and validation of a novel field test for youth soccer
The thesis evaluated the positional physical demands of sub-elite youth football using acceleration/deceleration profiles, and accelerometer derived metrics, which were used to inform the derivation of a field based testing protocol.
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Measurement and analysis of equine radial hoof strain and lower forelimb motion
Strain within the hoof capsule is unknown and difficult to estimate and limited information is available on motion of all the distal joints of the forelimb. Consequently, how impact is attenuated in the hoof, distal joints and suspensory system is still not fully understood. This study aims to …
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The Commemorative Activity at the Grave of Munich Air Disaster Victim, Duncan Edwards: A Social and Cultural Analysis of the Commemorative Networks of a Local Sporting Hero
… of Disaster victim Duncan Edwards as a local sporting hero. The unique contribution to the knowledge and understanding of this research topic is principally through the generation and interrogation of new research data, created from fieldwork undertaken at Edwards’ grave and from interviews …
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Orthopaedic injuries in martial arts
… martial artists. Methods A systematic review of studies reporting on the frequency of injury in contact striking martial arts identified in three databases was undertaken followed by a self-report survey of martial artists participating in Chinese Kickboxing Findings Systematic review: 15 studies …
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From the 'traditional' game to the 'modern sport'. First class cricket in change, 1945-1963
… was an increasingly commercial presence in the sport. This study highlights that there can be no argument that 1963 was a watershed in the development of cricket, not just as a game but as an establishment, and that by 1963 it could truly call itself a 'modern' sport.
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Physiological responses to very short duration hypoxic exposure and its use for improving sprint performance during intermittent exercise
… to bring about improvements in performance. Few studies have investigated the responses to very short duration altitude exposures and its effects on performance. Moreover, research into the benefits of altitude training for improving the restoration of sprint performance during high intensity …
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'Ladies' football': Gender and the socialisation of women football players in Lancashire c.1916-1960
… feminism, which marked the end of an era for the sport. Firstly, it is important to explain the use of the term ladies' rather than women's football. The term ladies' football was imposed by the patriarchal structures from which it developed in order to feminise the game and distinguish it from …