Sport Science Centre

Congratulations to former UC Sport and Sport Science Centre staff, Carl Bradford and Matt Shallcrass on their recent appointments to Cycling NZ. Carl takes up the role as physiologist for the women's track endurance programme, while Matt is assistant coach to the men's endurance squad.

2018 is the 40th year of operation for the Sport Science Centre, but unfortunately recent changes at UC have resulted in the suspension of all services and a number of staff changes. Please see below.

Changes have been made in the way UC provides sports and recreation services to give more students greater opportunities to participate.

This does have an impact on the services previously available. UC Sport will continue to offer UC sports clubs performance/video analysis, and strength and conditioning support will continue to be available through the Falcons Sports academy. Other fitness/physiology services based at the Sport Science Centre will not be available until further notice. For more information see:

Sport Science Centre | UC Sport | University of Canterbury The Sport Science Centre (SSC) offers a team of experienced sports scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, and performance and technique analysts

Is this the end of high fat diets for endurance athletes?

Low carbohydrate, high fat diet impairs exercise economy and negates the performance benefit from intensified training in elite race walkers We investigated the effects of adaptation to a ketogenic low carbohydrate (CHO), high fat diet (LCHF) during 3 weeks of intensified training on metabolism and performance of world‐class endurance athletes. We controlled three isoenergetic diets ...

This why we use Fusion Sport Smartspeed timing lights.

Single vs. Dual Beam Athlete Timing Systems - What’s Reliable? Utilizing technology to validate the training process is of the utmost importance, and being able to identify whether the athlete has or has not improved is what will drive the proper interventions to build better athletes.

If you enjoy endurance or ultra-endurance events and like pushing the limits, you may want to read the following.

The Mysterious Syndrome Destroying Endurance Athletes Over the past decade, ultrarunning has gone from a fringe pursuit for distance freaks to a hypercompetitive sport attracting big-time sponsors. But a mysterious training condition is suddenly plaguing its ranks, robbing a generation of top athletes of their talents and forcing victims to wonder: Is....

If you want to win the Tour Down Under, here's your bench mark for the queen stage!!

By the numbers: What it takes to win on Willunga Hill at the Tour Down Under | CyclingTips It wasn't a surprise when Richie Porte (BMC) danced away from his rivals to win a fifth-straight Willunga stage at the Tour Down Under last week. The lack

While this study used semi pro players the impacts could be similar for lower level players, given their lower levels of conditioning/fitness.

How long does it take to recover from a football (soccer) match?

Trialing a possible new service (??). Thanks Tina George!! Calf is feeling pretty good today!

Good article on the use of AI in sport.

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Some great tips and reminders regarding kids sport and what it's about.

Wayne Goldsmith: Parents play a key role in kids' sport Wayne Goldsmith, who has over 25 years of experience working with coaches, athletes, teams and sporting organisations, talks about the key role parents play ...