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Balance and agility in mountain bikers: a reliability and validity study on skills affecting control in mountain biking

Author: Buchholtz, Kim Anne Date: 2021 Background Cycling is a popular recreational and competitive form of physical activity and method of transport. Cycling is broadly categorised as road cycling or mountain biking, and each form presents unique challenges and has different skill ... Read more
Ergogenic aids used by ultra-marathon runners

Author: Gwilliams, Michael Date: 2015 Background: Athletes of all levels and abilities utilise ergogenic aids to enhance sporting performance. However, the extent of ergogenic aid use within the ultra-marathon running community in unknown and there is little available literature ... Read more
Interactions between training load, submaximal heart rate, and performance in endurance runners

Author: Johansson, Rebecca Elin Date: 2019 Background: The popularity of endurance running events has rapidly increased in recent years with more recreational runners entering the field. How recreational runners train is not well known. Understanding this and the relationship between ... Read more
Measuring tackle and ruck technique in rugby union

Author: den Hollander, Stefanus Date: 2020 Background: Developing tackle and ruck technique is important to improve performance in matches and reduce the risk of injury. Little is known regarding valid tools to assess tackle and ruck technique in rugby union. The aims of this thesis ... Read more
Monitoring wellness, training load and neuromuscular performance: Implications for assessing athlete training status

Author: Lombard, Wayne Date: 2021 Background: Athletes training for peak performance have periods of systematic overload followed by recovery. The balance between overload and recovery is important to avoid unexpected fatigue or underperformance. The relationship between ... Read more
Playing time of professional senior rugby players across all levels of South African rugby, 2007 -2012: implications for transformation

Author: Du Toit, Jacques Date: 2014 A single governing body to govern South African rugby was formed in 1992. This allowed for changes to governmental policies to South African sport, resulting in South African sport being fully representative of the population. The South African ... Read more
Post-exercise oxygen consumption and heart rate recovery as possible measures of the homeostatic stress of an exercise bout Theresa Naomi Carol Mann.

Author: Mann, Theresa Naomin Carol Date: 2013 Several methods have been used to quantify the internal training load of a bout of exercise. However, arecent novel approach to quantify the internal training load has been to investigate the dynamic returntowards resting homeostasis at the ... Read more
Quantification of training load in junior provincial rugby union players

Author: Rust, Ruan Date: 2020 Study purpose: The objectives of the study were to measure external and internal load and recovery status of junior semi-professional rugby union players (n = 36) during the u/19 Currie Cup campaign. Methods: The monitoring period covered 280 ... Read more
The agreement, reliability and accuracy of a subjective-rating for technique measurement in rugby union after video-based training

Author: Wulfsohn, Jason Date: 2018 Background: Rugby union is a high-intensity, intermittent sport, characterised by numerous contact events, such as rucks, mauls, scrums, and tackles. Specifically, the tackle is the most common action to occur during a rugby game. Subsequently, ... Read more
The effect of carbohydrate ingestion on performance during a simulated soccer match

Author: Goedecke, Julia ; White, Nicholas ; Chicktay, Waheed ; Mahomed, Hafsa ; Durandt, Justin ; Lambert, Michael Date: 2013 Aim: This study investigated how performance was affected after soccer players, in a postprandial state, ingested a 7% carbohydrate (CHO) solution compared to a placebo (0% CHO) during a simulated soccer match. Methods: Using a double-blind ... Read more
The what and how of video analysis research in rugby union: a critical review

Author: den Hollander, Steve ; Jones, Ben ; Lambert, Michael ; Hendricks, Sharief Date: 18 Jun 2018 Background Video analysis is a common tool used in rugby union research to describe match performance. Studies using video analysis range from broad statistical studies of commercial databases to in-depth case-studies of ... Read more