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Awards2010 SIRC Research Award and Research Development Award- Winners AnnouncedThe SIRC Research Award recognizes outstanding sport research in Canada. Acknowledging how sport research benefits the Canadian sporting community is the primary purpose of this award. The SIRC Research Development Award is designed to encourage development of research writing skills, with an emphasis on preparing research reports that are comprehensive and yet can be disseminated and understood throughout the sporting community. Congratulations to all who participated. We would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all of our judges and to the following sponsors for their tremendous support: CIHR – Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, EBSCO Host, Coaches of Canada and Wellness Options. “The studies and papers submitted to this year’s SIRC Research award demonstrate their passion for the subjects and exceptionally high standard of work being done by Canada’s sport researchers. Canada is a leader in sport research and SIRC is proud to recognize the outstanding work being done by our research community.” Debra Gassewitz, President and CEO SIRC And the awards go to… SIRC Research Award The Impact of Applied Research on Athletic Excellence – High Performance Category: "Influence of Cerebral and Muscle Oxygenation on Repeated-Sprint Ability"– Kurt Smith -University of Lethbridge Abstract:The study examined the influence of cerebral (prefrontal cortex) and muscle (vastus lateralis) oxygenation on the ability to perform repeated, cycling sprints. Thirteen team-sport athletes performed ten, 10-s sprints (with 30 s of rest) under normoxic (FIO2 0.21) and acute hypoxic (FIO2 0.13) conditions in a randomised, single-blind fashion and crossover design. Mechanical work was calculated and arterial O2 saturation (SpO2) was estimated via pulse oximetry for every sprint. Cerebral and muscle oxy-(O2Hb), deoxy-(HHb), and total haemoglobin (THb) were monitored continuously by near-infrared spectroscopy. Compared with normoxia, hypoxia induced larger decrements in SpO2 and work (11.6% and 7.6%, respectively; P<0.05). In the muscle, we observed a fairly constant level of deoxygenation across sprints, with no effect of the condition. In normoxia, regional cerebral oxygenation increased during the first two sprints and slightly fluctuated thereafter. In contrast, this initial cerebral hyper-oxygenation was attenuated in hypoxia. Changes in [O2Hb] and [HHb] occurred earlier and were larger in hypoxia compared with normoxia (P<0.05), while regional blood volume (Δ[THb]) remained unaffected by the condition. Changes in cerebral [HHb] and mechanical work were strongly correlated in normoxia and hypoxia (R2=0.81 and R2=0.85, respectively; P<0.05), although the slope of this relationship differed (normoxia: -351.3 ± 183.3 vs. hypoxia: -442.4 ± 227.2; P<0.05). The results of this NIRS study show that O2 availability influences oxygenation of the prefrontal cortex during repeated, short sprints. By using a hypoxia paradigm, the study suggests that cerebral oxygenation may impose a limitation to repeated-sprint ability. Bio: Mr. Kurt Smith is a graduate student (MSc) at the University of Lethbridge. Kurt is a former national level freestyle skier and NLSC level 1 coach. He is also a registered Kinesiologist, who works with athletic, recreational and post-surgical rehabilitation patients. Kurt’s research focuses on cerebral oxygenation and blood supply during exercise. More specifically, his research is related to exercise under normoxic and hypoxic conditions during maximal multi-sprint, self-paced and ultra marathon distance exercise in male and female athletes as well as pre- and post menopausal women. Kurt will complete his MSc in early July, and he hopes to further his academic career by pursuing his PHd at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in the fall, where he plans to investigate the link between the brain and heart in the aging athletes. The Impact of Sport on the Community – Community Category: “The Economic Impact of Golf to a Tourist Destination” – Dr. Sean Hennessey - University of Prince Edward Island (Dongkoo Yun, Ph.D., Roberta MacDonald, Ph.D.) Abstract: Since Tiger Woods won his first Masters Championship in 1997, golfing has experienced tremendous growth in terms of courses (both numbers and quality), players, spectators (both in person and on television), and prize money for the players. It has also become a significant and successful niche tourism product on a truly global basis. This has led to intense and global competition for two types of golfing tourists: travelers who golf and, the more valuable, golfers who travel. To be able to construct appropriate models and profiles of visitors, it is important to recognize the influences on the decisions made. This study provides a framework to gain a better understanding of golfing visitors and their economic benefits to a community. To determine visitors’ impressions of golfing in PEI, Golf PEI undertakes periodic surveys of golfers on their member courses. From June through October 2005, Golf PEI implemented a golf experience survey. The survey was distributed to golfers who played 24 of the 25 member golf courses. The objective of this study was to determine whether there are differences among visitors to Prince Edward Island, based on frequency of golf played. Golfers were divided into three categories based on golfing frequency, infrequent, moderate, and dedicated, and corresponding profiles were developed. Golfers were profiled based on the following variables: 1) Demographic, behavioural, and environmental; 2) Golfographics; 3) Motivation to visit; and 4) Value and satisfaction with the golf experience. The results indicate that there are significant differences in these variables based on golfing frequency. Dedicated golfers are very different from infrequent and moderate golfers on three of the four variables. In particular, dedicated golfers are much more likely to be older, wealthier, from outside the Maritime Provinces, first time visitors to PEI, be visiting to golf, golf in couples, and to have made golf bookings prior to coming to PEI. In addition, since they golf more, their expenditures on golf-related items is $483 per golfer, significantly more than the other two categories of golfers. Although not directly covered in this study, it is almost certain that dedicated golfers would also spend much more in total on their trip to PEI. Based on the spending levels reported in this study, it is clear that dedicated golfers can provide a tremendous boost to all stakeholders in a community’s tourism industry. Finally, in seems safe to conclude that golfers can provide tremendous economic benefits to a community. Bio: Dr.Sean Hennessey is a Professor in the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island (PEI). He is also the founding Faculty Director of the Tourism Research Centre located in the School of Business. The Centre is independent agency dedicated to tourism research that is funded by industry, and both the provincial and federal governments. Dr. Hennessey’s tourism related research interests include profiling the characteristics of various segments of visitors, and their impact on destinations. He has published 12 tourism related papers, written numerous reports, and presented to various stakeholders on these topics. He is the author of three books and has published over 20 other papers in peer-reviewed journals. He teaches in the areas of finance and business research. SIRC Research Development Award “Gender differences during landing and implications to anterior cruciate ligament rupture: A review” – Amy Moolyk – University of Alberta Abstract: Fundamental multijoint, movement patterns are the basis for sports and sport performance. The understanding of human movement patterns as complex interaction of multiple segments, joints and reaction forces is important for studying related sport movements and potential risk of injury. Female athletes participating in landing sports such as volleyball are more likely to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in comparison to their male counterparts (20). The cost of an ACL injury include premature end of an athlete’s career and increased risk of developing osteoarthritis later in life (18). This article will (1) critically review the current body of knowledge regarding the neuromuscular and biomechanical differences between male and female landing strategies and further how they are correlated to ACL injuries, (2) discuss the limitations of the current methodologies implemented to investigate this area of interest, and finally (3) provide alternative recommendations when developing training programs for athletes involved in landing sports such as volleyball. Presently, the frequency of ACL injury remains high, especially in female athletes (22), which suggests that these programs have not been successful at reducing the incidence of ACL injuries in landing sports. Bio: Ms. Amy Moolyk is an undergraduate Kinesiology student in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta. She is currently volunteering with the Neuromusculoskeleal Mechanics Research Group where she is assisting with current research projects. As well, Amy is assisting with the strength and conditioning programs for both the varsity female volleyball and field hockey teams. With a strong interest in the neuromuscular and biomechanical factors of landing and how they relate to ACL injuries, Amy plans to start a Master of Science degree in the fall to explore this area. To read the winning research papers click on the titles above. Invitation to submit papers for the 2011 SIRC Research Award and Research Development Award will be announced in September 2010 Contact : SIRC Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 243 Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739 The 2010 SIRC Canadian Reseach Award is sponsored in part by:
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