Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- AUT University, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also held in print (123 leaves ; 30 cm.) in the Archive at the City Campus (T 613.711 MAR)

M.Comm. / Suid-Afrika was vir baie jare geisoleer van internasionale sportdeelname. Gevolglik het sport en sportorganisasies in Suid-Afrika agter geraak vergeleke met die res van die sportwereld. Hierdie tendens is egter nie uniek betreffende deelname op die veld nie, maar ook van die veld of by die bestuur van sport. Stephen Aris skryf dat sport in die laaste dekade 'n hoogs kommersiele besigheid geword het (1990. p.ix). Sport het ook deel geword van die massavermaaklikheidsbedryf. Die fokus van sportorganisasies ten opsigte van hul produkkonsep het begin verander sedert die besef dat hulle in die vermaaklikheidsbedryf is (Ebissch, 1984. p.32). Ook Sleight (1989. p.14) bevestig dat sport in 'n groot kommersiele bedryf ontwikkel het. Naas Botha (Rapport, 1995. p.25), oudrugbyspeler en gewese bemarkingsbestuurder van die eertydse Noord-Transvaalse Rugby Unie se ook: "Rugby is nie meer 'n spel nie, dis 'n besigheid". Rugby is nou 'n professionele sport en meer druk word op rugbyunies geplaas om hul eie fondse to genereer. "In die verlede is rugby as 'n amateurspel deur amateurs bestuur. Nou is dit 'n beroepspel en dit moet deur professionele bestuurders bestuur word" (Botha, 1996. p.27). Soos reeds genoem, word sport toenemend 'n besigheid en word die persepsie dat dit net 'n rekreasieaktiwiteit is, al meer op die agtergrond geplaas. In die VSA het sport as 'n besigheid so geweldig toegeneem dat dit 'n omset van 63,1 biljoen dollar in 1990 gehad het. Dit het tot gevolg dat dit toe reeds een van die vyf en twintig grootste industries in die VSA was (Comte & Stogel in Parkhouse, 1991. p.3 - 4).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2004. / Includes bibliography.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed 10 Dec. 2009). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

The present thesis explored various applications of training specificity with regard to elite-level rugby union football players of various ages. A novel approach to metabolic conditioning employing skill-based conditioning games was investigated with elite-level senior professional players, during the course of a preseason training period. Training responses were assessed using a submaximal intermittent shuttle test performed at weekly intervals. Significant differences post-training (p<0.01) were observed for %HRmax reached during the final test stage and recovery of HR from the end of the final stage to the end of the final 1-minute rest period. The second study examined effectiveness of a circuit format for strength training in elite senior professional players during a preseason training period. Following the circuit based strength training, deadlift and bench pull I-RM strength scores were significantly improved both in comparison to pre-tests (p<0.01) and end season scores (p<0.01). Bench press scores were also significantly improved following the training period (p<0.01), and post-test bench press scores were improved relative to end season scores, albeit to a lesser extent (p<0.05). An Olympic lift training intervention was undertaken with Junior academy-level rugby union players. The effect of the application of these lifts on mean power output measured using test apparatus that simulated the ruck clean movement featured in rugby union football was examined. The considerably greater increases of the training group on this measure (28% vs 8%) were reflected in greater statistical significance (p<0.01) relative to the improvement for the control group (p<0.05). A significant interaction effect also indicated the training groups responded significantly differently on the test measure following training. A weighted ballistic push up training mode, incorporating a prototype shoulder harness, was investigated in a group of junior academy-level rugby football players. The training group recorded significant improvements in work output measured using a concentric-only push test (p<0.05), whereas countermovement push-up test scores approached significance (P=0.063). The final study employed an overweight ball complex training intervention. Following training the elite academy professional players who served as subjects showed significant improvements (p<0.05) in right-handed and left-handed mean and peak pass velocities.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2000. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-274). Also available via the World Wide Web.

submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015. / Background Rugby union is one of South Africa’s most popular sports; it requires high levels of skill and fitness and is played at a high intensity and speed which allows for a greater risk of injury. The high risk of injury is said to be due to the nature of the physicality of rugby. It is because of this high risk of injury that several adaptations of rugby have since developed which rely more on speed and agility than physicality. These adaptations include tens or ten-a-side rugby, sevens or seven-a-side rugby and finally touch rugby, which is played with six players a-side. Each adaptation has its own set of rules and is played differently to the traditional rugby union or fifteen-a-side rugby. Hence, in these adaptations the physicality is said to decrease with a resultant increase in demand for speed and agility. The reduction of physicality and increase in the need for speed and agility would imply that the nature of injuries sustained will be different to those sustained in traditional rugby union. Objectives To develop a profile of injuries that describe the type, anatomical location and mechanism of injuries sustained in tens, sevens and touch rugby; to compare the injuries sustained between the three groups; and, to analyse management strategies utilised by chiropractic students at the 2014 Durban ‘Rugby Rush Tournament’. Additionally this study aimed to provide recommendations to the injury reporting form utilised. Method This study was a retrospective, quantitative, descriptive study based on the Chiropractic Student Sports Association’s report form in order to produce a retrospective cohort analysis of injury and treatment profiles. Participants who made use of the chiropractic treatment facility were required to complete the informed consent section of the injury reporting form. The chiropractic intern was required to complete the remainder of the form pertaining to the participant, complaint and treatment information. This study was limited to event participants to allow for subgroup analysis. The forms were then captured and analysed. Results The data collected consisted of a total of 345 individual patient forms which indicated 626 visits for a total of 733 complaints. The average participant age was 24 ± 5.58. The study found muscle strains (41.5%), SI Syndrome (17.6%) and Joint sprains (15.0%) to be the most frequent diagnoses. A history or previous injury or trauma was reported in 18.7% and 7.40% respectively. Acute injuries accounted for 64.3% and 35.7% were recorded as chronic in nature. The most frequent mechanism of injury was that of overuse (81.9%) and trauma accounted for 17.2% of injuries. The lumbar region (26.1%), thigh (20.7%) and shin/calf (15.6%) were the most commonly reported regions of complaint. Manipulation (58.8%), massage (32.0%) and stretch PNF (27.9%) were the most frequently used treatment protocols. Strapping was utilised in 21.1% of injuries of which 5.20% was applied to the muscle and 13.6% was applied to the joint. No comparison was made using the sevens subgroup as there were insufficient records, thus only tens and touch players were compared. A borderline non-significant difference (p = 0.057) was noted between the type of player and the history of previous trauma. Tens players were more likely to have a history of trauma compared to touch players. A significant difference (p = 0.001) was found between the type of athlete and mechanism of injury. Overuse was more common in touch players whereas trauma was more common in tens players. Due to statistical inconsistencies no significance tests were applicable to compare the type of player and region of complaint. Recommendations were proposed in order to avoid this in future research. Conclusion This study provides a base of knowledge regarding the injuries that were presented to the chiropractic treatment facility at the 2014 Durban ‘Rugby Rush Tournament’ and the management strategies utilised by the chiropractic interns at the event. This research provides insight into injury profiling of tens, sevens and touch rugby players. There were several recommendations proposed for future researchers in order to expand on this field of knowledge.