The Lab is an online library of research on sport and recreation issues.
The Lab includes a broad range of opinions. Not all of these are supported or endorsed by the department, or reflect DSR policy. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information, but we are not responsible for the content of external websites. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) in the provision of much of this material.
Coaching Lab
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Community Lab
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Education Lab
Physical activity enhances children's learning capabilities and leads to better performance in the classroom.
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Facilities Lab
The Urban Design Toolkit is a compendium of tools that can be used to facilitate high-quality urban design. The Toolkit supports the implementation of the New Zealand Urban Design Protocol.
South Africa has completed the 10 World Cup venue stadiums, which were approved by a final, 10-day FIFA inspection tour on Friday. (SportBusiness International)
Simon Weatherill, Chief Executive of the Victorian State Sport Centres Trust, believes that the current economic climate demands that recreation and sport facilities adopt business models with a lower cost base, while also looking at lower cost strategies
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Health Lab
Past research has shown that runners who land harder get injured more often. Two newly published studies provide evidence that runners can make simple changes to soften their landing when they run and thereby potentially reduce their injury risk. (Competi
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Officials Lab
Angie Calder, Applied Sports Knowledge
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will fund Griffith University and Australia's elite sporting bodies to develop a wearable, real-time electronic sensor to record and monitor the bowling action during delivery.
Dr Michael Lloyd, Performance Psychologist
Dr Michael Lloyd, Performance Psychologist
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Youth Lab
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