Awarded grants and research reports

SPARC Research Grants awarded 2009.

Kay Booth
Lindis Consulting
Stock take of existing outdoor recreation research
$34,200

Gill Worth
Massey University
Drivers and Impediments for Grassroots participation in football
$20,115.33

Mark Orams
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
The influence of perceived risk on participation in outdoor recreation
$20,225

Brent Lovelock
University of Otago
Understanding commitment and enduring involvement in outdoor recreation in New Zealand
$29,408

Geoff Dickson
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
The contribution of event training and event experience to long-term volunteerism
$37,466

Lisette Burrows
University of Otago
Young Women’s experiences of sport within the secondary school context
$41,573

Deborah Widdowson
Auckland UniServices/University of Auckland
Relationship between sport participation, self-esteem, and truancy
$65,000

Barrie Gordon
Victoria University of Wellington
Sport and recreation in New Zealand Pacific Island communities
$24,557

SPARC Research Grants awarded October 2008

Nicholas Gant
University of Auckland
The influence of evaporative cooling accelerant on the thermoregulatory response to exercise in the heat
$7,384
The influence of evaporative cooling accelerant on the thermoregulatory response to exercise in the heat (PDF, 502 KB)

Jennifer Clarke
University of Canterbury
Analysis of data from the 2008 World Golf Croquet championships
$3,042

Hanin Hussain
University of Canterbury
Using complexity thinking to explore games of chase in the early childhood curriculum
$4,036

Louise Foley
University of Auckland
Physical activity measurement in New Zealand children
$21,950

Carolyn Cordery
Victoria University of Wellington
Financing Sports Organisations in New Zealand – the impacts of governors’ choices
$4,125
Financing Sports Organisations in New Zealand - the impacts of governors choices (PDF, 674 KB)

Judith Thomas
Auckland University of Technology
Enhancing cognitive performance through physical activity
$12,539

Gill Johnson
University of Otago
Spinal posture, mobility and lower back pain incidence in junior female rowers
$23,607

Chris Button
University of Otago
Examination of the visual search characteristics of elite netball players
$14,621

James Croft
Auckland University of Technology
Relationship of hip strength to running mechanics in children aged 9 to 12 years
$7,174

SPARC Research Grants awarded March 2008

Marilyn Northcott
Victoria University of Wellington
The Time Squeeze - exploring the barriers to women's opportunities in physical activity
$2,248
Exploring the barriers to women's opportunities for physical activity (PDF, 350 KB)

Anna Thompson
University of Otago
Family preferences, experiences and benefits associated with outdoor in Aotearoa
$19,572

Brent A Lovelock
University of Otago
Recent immigrants' recreation experiences of outdoor-nature based settings in New Zealand
$24,780

Geoff Dickson
Auckland University of Technology
Participation events and sustained, increased physical activity
$19,077

Participation events and sustained, increased physical activity (PDF, 119 KB)

Andrew Kilding
Auckland University of Technology
Effect of hyperoxic training on high-intensity exercise performance
$18,938  

Kate White
Auckland University of Technology
Can playing active video games contribute to a child's daily physical activity
$3,788
Energy expenditure during Nintendo Wii Active games report (PDF, 173 KB) 

SPARC Research Grants Awarded October 2007

Andrew Edwards
Universal College of Learning (UCOL)
Optimising both inter-repetition recovery and the subsequent quality of interval training among distance runners: Comparison of perceptual recovery techniques with temporal and heart-rate methods.
$14,012

Johann Edge
Massey University
Get your Akt together: sleep deprivation and recovery from muscle damage
$7,008
The effects of sleep deprivation on muscle recovery and performance in athletes (PDF, 117 KB)

Sarah Burkhart
Massey University
Assessment of nutritional knowledge and food-skills in talented adolescent athletes
$3,297
Nutritional knowledge and talented adolescent athletes (PDF, 151 KB)

James Croft
Auckland University of Technology
Decision making in cricket batsman
$23,504
Visual Search Strategies of Cricket Batsmen (PDF, 646 KB)

Tom Vandenbogaerde
Auckland University of Technology
Effects of CHO -PRO supplements on swimmer performance
$5,266
Acute effects of carbohydrate-protein-electrolyte on performance in swimmers (PDF, 265 KB)

Sonya Cameron
Auckland University of Technology
Enhancing buffering capacity in rugby union players: tolerability and performance
$13,598
Enhancing buffering capacity in rugby union players tolerability and performance (PDF, 441 KB)

Anthony Schneiders
Otago University
Does musculoskeletal screening predict injury in elite athletes?
$22,013

Mike Hamlin
Lincoln University
Prediction of acute mountain sickness and sleep apnea in subjects travelling to and training at altitude
$22,860

SPARC Research Grants Awarded April 2007

Shayne Galloway
University of Otago
New Zealand recreational river use study: Specialization, motivation and decision-making 
$25,000
2008 New Zealand River Recreation Survey (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Simon Walters
Auckland University of Technology
Touchline parents: the effect of parental involvement in children’s sport
$4,815

Andrew Kilding
Auckland University of Technology
Design and assessment of a child-friendly’ community-based resistance training programme for the treatment of obesity
$20,172
Design and assessment of a school-based circuit training programme for the promotion of physical activity (PDF, 304 KB)

Robin Quigg
University of Otago
Children’s activity in their local environment
$5,424

Justin Keogh
Auckland University of Technology
Can dancing improve physical activity levels, functional ability and reduce falls in older adults?
21,382
Can dancing improve physical activity levels, functional ability and reduce falls in older adults? (PDF, 320 KB)

SPARC Research Grants Awarded October 2006

Bob Gidlow
Lincoln University
Recreational divers, fishers and hunters: Negotiating male leisure in the context of work and family commitments.
$11,62
Recreational hunters, fishers and divers in North Canterbury: outdoor enthusiasms in social contexts (PDF, 701 KB)

Geoff Dickson
Auckland University of Technology
The New Zealand Sport Event Sector: Setting Research Priorities
$5,640
The New Zealand Sport Event Sector: Setting Research Priorities (PDF, 476 KB)

Jim Cotter
University of Otago
Exercise-induced cardiac and cerebral dysfunction and damage in older athletes
$21,850
Exercise-induced cardiac and cerebral dysfunction and damage in older athletes (PDF, 61 KB)

Lesley Ferkins
Unitec
Sport Governance: Developing Strategic Capability in National Sport Organisations
$5,850
Sport Governance: Developing Strategic Capability in National Sport Organisations (PDF, 661KB)

Mike Hamlin
Lincoln University
The effect of intermittent hypoxic training on performance
$7,552
The Effect of Intermittent Hypoxic Training on Performance (PDF, 176 KB)

Peter Milburn
University of Otago
Spinal symmetry and laterality and the risk of injury in cricketers
$9,073
Spinal Movement and Low Back Pain in New Zealand Cricket Bowlers (PDF, 1.94 MB)

Richard Pringle
Waikato University
Physical activity promotion, health and effect of receiving a 'green prescription'
$22,200
Health and physical activity promotion A qualitative examination of the effect of receiving a Green Prescription (GRx) (PDF, 860 KB)

Stephen Stannard
Massey University
Effect of alcohol intake on eccentric exercise induced muscle damage
$4,770
Effect of Alcohol Intake on Eccentric Exercise Induced Muscle Damage (PDF, 147 KB)

SPARC Research Grants awarded May 2006

Ajmol Ali
Massey University - Auckland
Fluid Ingestion and Soccer Performance in Female Players
$4,730
Fluid Ingestion and Soccer Performance in Female Players (PDF, 828 KB)

Melody Oliver
Auckland University of Technology
Physical Activity in Auckland Preschoolers: Amount, Associations and Accounts
$18,511.79
Physical Activity in Auckland Preschoolers: Amount, Associations, and Accounts (PDF, 591 KB)

Craig Palmer
University of Otago
Energy Supply in the Mystery Zone: Enhancing Performance in Events Lasting 1-5 Minutes
$7,633
Energy Supply in the Mystery Zone: Enhancing Performance in Events Lasting 1-5 Minutes (PDF, 118 KB)

David Rowlands
Massey University - Wellington
Gene Expression, Protein Synthesis and Anabolic Signalling during Recovery from Prolonged High-Intensity Cycling: Effect of Protein-Enriched Recovery Formulation
$25,000
Gene Expression Protein Synthesis and Anabolic Signalling during Recovery (PDF, 1.0 MB)

Christina Ryan
University of Waikato
Life as a Carded Athlete
$5,817.04
Life as a Carded Athlete (PDF, 128 KB)

Stephen Brown
Massey University - Palmerston North
'Bite-Size Exercise' - Effectiveness of Reducing Exercise Bout Duration
$25,000
Bite Size Exercise report (PDF, 151 KB)

SPARC Research Grants awarded July 2005 - December 2005

Matthew Brodie
Massey University
Optimisation of Athlete Movement in Alpine Ski Racing
$25,000

Optimisation of Athlete Movement in Alpine Ski Racing (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Chris Button
University of Otago
Developing a Method to Examine Decision Making and Physical Demands in Sport
$21,875
Research completed - download a brief summary:
Developing a Method to Examine Decision Making and Physical Demands of Football Refereeing (PDF, 180 KB)

Heather Smith
University of Auckland
Serum Myostatin as a Biomarker of the Restoration of Disused Skeletal Muscle
$4,920
Research completed - download a brief summary:
Serum Myostatin as a Biomarker of the Restoration of Disused Skeletal Muscle (PDF, 25 KB)

Roslyn Kerr
University of Canterbury
High Performance Gymnastics in New Zealand
$2,500

High Performance Gymnastics in New Zealand (PDF, 312 KB)

Kirsty Newton
Otago University
Randomised Pedometer Trial: Pedometers as Motivational Tools for Increasing Physical Activity in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
$4,904
Randomised Pedometer Trial Pedometers as Motivational Tools for Increasing Physical Activity in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (PDF, 23 KB)

SPARC Research Grants awarded September 2004 - June 2005

Amy Mason/Ben Miller
University of Auckland
Utility of Lactate Measurement for Performance Testing
$14,000
Research completed - download a brief summary:
A Sodium Lactate Infusion Does Not Change Time Trial Performance in Cyclists (PDF, 70 KB)

Shona Thompson
University of Auckland
Assistance with a book on Women in Sport in New Zealand
$6,000
A review of 'Outstanding Research about Women and Sport in New Zealand' (PDF, 82 KB)

Elizabeth Duncan
Auckland University of Technology
Physical Activity, Dietary Patterns and Body Composition of New Zealand Adolescent Girls: An Ethnic Comparative Study
$9,170
2005 Girls Activity and Body Composition Study (PDF, 196 KB)

Angela Abbott
University of Otago
Characteristics of Development and Excellence in Paralympic Athletes
$21,414
Research completed - download a brief summary:
Characteristics of Development and Excellence in Paralympic Athletes (PDF, 36 KB)

Anna Rolleston
University of Auckland
Energy and Protein Requirements of Elite Endurance Athletes
$25,000
Energy and Protein Requirements of Elite Endurance Athletes (PDF, 516 KB)

Hanin Hussain
Christchurch College of Education
Learning Journeys in Active Movement: A Case Study of Professional Development in Active Movement
$17,080
Learning Journeys in Active Movement: A Case Study of Professional Development in Active Movement (PDF, 285 KB)

James Baldi
University of Auckland
The Cardiovascular Effect of Regular Exercise Training in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes
$25,000
Research completed - download a brief summary:
The Cardiovascular Effect of Regular Exercise Training in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes (PDF, 23 KB)

David Pease
University of Otago
Effect of Reduced Drag Suits on Efficiency of Front-Crawl Swimming
$5,340
Research completed - download a brief summary:
Effect of Body Suits on Performance, Drag and Energy Cost of Swimming (PDF, 104 KB).

Updated | 04 Feb 2010.

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