In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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28 May 2021: His research interests include anthropometry, sports biomechanics, human modeling, pattern recognition and computer vision.
28 May 2021: He is part president of the World Commission of Sports Sciences and has presented more than 200 keynotes or invited lectures at international conferences. ... He’s been directly involved in the organisation of 26 sports science conferences around the
28 May 2021: 30 Apr 2014. Dr Carl Payton, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Biography. Dr Carl Payton is a Senior Enterprise Fellow in Biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. His current research interests are in the biomechanics of
28 May 2021: 29 Apr 2014. Dr Philippe Hellard, French Swimming Federation. Biography. Dr Philippe Hellard is the Director of Research of the French Swimming Federation, Civil servant of the Ministry of Youth Sports ... Dr Hellard is also a researcher associated with
28 May 2021: Powerpoint Slides(PDF • 238.7 kb). Biography. Pendar Hazrati is a PhD student at the University of Sydney and PhD scholar of the Australian Institute of Sport. ... Mason et al. (2011) assessed active drag by using the Assisted Towing Method (ATM) at
28 May 2021: For twenty years he worked at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra working with numerous programs but specifically basketball, cycling, triathlon and swimming. ... numerous national and international conference presentations. Over the last two
28 May 2021: He has also worked at the Pennsylvania State University as a visiting research fellow in the Center for Sports Medicine. ... In 2004 he was awarded Outstanding Sports Scientist of the Year by the NSCA.
28 May 2021: He studied biology, sport science and mathematics. During the period he was completing his PhD Bodo was still an active swimmer and became a consultant of coaches to discuss aspects of ... propulsion in sport swimming, e.g.
28 May 2021: Unlike land based sports, where loading from the ground can been measured and used to estimate muscular exertion, it is practically impossible to measure loading on the body from the water
28 May 2021: He studied biology, sport science and mathematics. During the period he was completing his PhD Bodo was still an active swimmer and became a consultant of coaches to discuss aspects of ... propulsion in sport swimming, e.g.