State of sport in South Africa: Questions that need answers

M Lambert

doi:10.17159/2078-516x/2012/v24i3a330

Abstract

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Highlights

The application of science governing human performance in the laboratory is well refined with a defined set of guiding principles
The conclusions are open to interpretation, the findings are generally clear for all to see. This scenario describes the assessment of performance in the laboratory; how do we translate this set of principles and logic into evaluating the performances of our elite sportsmen and -women competing on the international platform? How can we determine the ‘health’ of a particular sporting code?
One possible way of quantifying performance is to consider medals won at the Olympics

Summary

Introduction

The application of science governing human performance in the laboratory is well refined with a defined set of guiding principles. State of sport in South Africa: Questions that need answers Rules are in place about recruiting subjects, randomising them into different groups, familiarising them with the equipment used to measure performance, and testing them before and after the implementation of the treatment. Differences in the performance measurements conducted before and after the intervention are analysed using statistics, and conclusions can be made about whether or not there are differences as a result of the implementation of the treatment.

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