Browsing Research Articles (Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences) by Title

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  • Physical education in Gauteng schools, South Africa : a case study 
    Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2020-12)
    The global survival and revitalization of physical education (PE) in schools have been the priority of experts and lobbyists for decades. On the African continent, especially, efforts to reawaken PE escalated in the ...
  • Physical, anthropometric and physiological profiles of experienced junior male and female South African Taekwondo athletes 
    Mathunjwa, M.L.; Mugandani, S.C.; Ngcobo, M.; Djarova-Daniels, T.; Ivanov, S. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015-12-31)
    The research was aimed at identifying the anthropometric, physical and physiological characteristics of junior Taekwondo athletes to achieve an international status. Data were collected from 25 males and 11 females aged ...
  • Physiological demands of rugby union matches and practice sessions 
    Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Smit, R.F. (Ruan Faure) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Research studies indicate that, by determining the physiological load placed on athletes during competitions, it can aid in the development of strength and conditioning programmes, according to the specific demands placed ...
  • Poor cardiorespiratory fitness in first year medical students at a South African University 
    Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Taylor and Francis, 2024)
    The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
  • Positional assessment and physical fitness characteristics of male professional soccer players in South Africa : sport science 
    Clark, James R.; Clark, Jimmy R. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
    The purpose of this study was to describe the physical fitness of professional soccer players in South Africa and assess the difference in fitness status between different playing positions. Professional soccer players (N ...
  • Print media coverage of women's sport in South Africa 
    Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2008-09)
    Gender equity in sport is regarded as a matter of consequence at global and national levels. Examining print media coverage of women’s sport is a fundamental approach to monitor the status of equity in sport. The print ...
  • Profiling public viewing and South African viewers during the 2010 FIFA World Cup 
    Burnett, Cora; Wessels, Johanna C. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    The study forms part of a more comprehensive investigation that focused on profiling and determining sport consumer behaviour during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Marketing theories inform the typology of sport ...
  • Psychological skills, playing positions and performance of African youth soccer teams 
    Jooste, Julius; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Van den Berg, Linda; Grobbelaar, Heinrich W. (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2014)
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological skills of African youth soccer players in different playing positions. The role of psychological skills and overall team performance was also determined. The ...
  • The relationship between burnout and mood state among student rugby union players 
    Grobbelaar, Heinrich W.; Malan, Dawie D.J.; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Ellis, Suria M. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-12)
    Mood state changes are widely regarded as a symptom of athlete burnout and show potential to be used as a marker for this condition. The aim of this study was to determine whether changes in burnout scores would be accompanied ...
  • The relationship between mental skills and level of cricket participation 
    Jooste, Julius; Van Wyk, Johannes G.U.; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2013-03)
    The purpose of this study was to compare the mental-skills differences at participatory level among three progressive levels of cricket participation recognised by the Northerns Cricket Union (NCU) in the Pretoria Gauteng ...
  • The relationship between psychological skills and specialised role in cricket 
    Jooste, Julius; Toriola, Abel L.; Van Wyk, Johannes G.U.; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2014-03)
    Psychological skills related to positional play are evident in sport. It is believed that specific demands associated with playing position or role within a team sport require a unique set of psychological skills. This ...
  • The role of visual skills and its impact on skill performance of cricket players 
    Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Campher, Jolene; Smit, C.E. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2009-12)
    The aim of this study was to determine the role and the impact of a visual skills training programme on the skills performance of cricket players, and whether visual training programmes are beneficial to competitive ...
  • Second-order systems approach to recreation provision in lower socio-economic communities 
    Van der Klashorst, Engela; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth); Van Wyk, Johannes G.U.; Kluka, Darlene Ann (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-12)
    This study explored recreation provision in lower socio-economic areas from the paradigm of systems theory. It was postulated that by adopting a second-order systems approach rather than perpetuating a first-order systems ...
  • Self-reported incidence of injuries among ballroom dancers 
    Kuisis, S.M. (Suzan Mary); Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Camacho, A.L. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Ballroom dancing is an increasingly popular sport around the world. However, unlike other forms of dancing such as ballet and modern, very little is known about the incidence, nature and severity of injuries sustained by ...
  • Skills development or talent identification? An exploration of sport development initiatives in three previously disadvantaged communities in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Botha, Janine; Van der Klashorst, Engela (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2020)
    The development of skilled athletes and players is an important step towards creating a winning sporting nation. Even though there are a variety of approaches that can be used to develop the sport skills of young athletes, ...
  • Sport and recreation participation preferences in the Botswana Defence Force 
    Young, M.E.M; Goslin, Anneliese E. (Anna Elizabeth); Potgieter, N.; Nthangeni, S.; Modise, J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-06)
    Sport and recreation are used as vehicles to create military readiness. Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers are constantly deployed to border posts and other areas where their missions involve anti-poaching activities, ...
  • Sport psychological skills training and psychological well-being 
    Edwards, David John; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2008)
    The impact of psychological skills training (PST) package programs on life, health, well-being in general and South African youth in particular has been relatively neglected. For example, prior to this research the impact ...
  • Sports injuries in adults : overview of clinical examination and management 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Nolte, Kim (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011-01)
    A wide variety of anatomical structures can be involved in a sports injury. To return to play as soon as possible is of utmost importance to an athlete, and in order to achieve this, a correct, all-inclusive diagnosis, a ...
  • Standardisation of Bull's mental skills questionnaire in South Africa and the United Kingdom 
    Edwards, David John; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus); Buscombe, Richard M.; Edwards, Stephen D.; Denyer, Philip; Grobbelaar, Heinrich W. (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2014)
    The contemporary science of sport and exercise psychology requires the standardisation of mental skills questionnaires to facilitate accurate assessment of and intervention for individuals and groups in various health and ...
  • Strategies used by South African non-elite athletes to cope with the environmental stressors associated with endurance events 
    O'Neil, John Wesley; Steyn, B.J.M. (Barend Johannes Marthinus) (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2007)
    The aim of this study was to determine the coping strategies that non-elite athletes use to overcome environmental factors during endurance events. A sample of 53 nonelite endurance athletes completed a questionnaire and ...