David (Dave) Sainsbury is a local Dad, physiotherapist, and lecturer in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin University. He’s currently completing his PhD, investigating how the intensity of exercise can be accurately measured in adolescents who participate in team sport. Currently there is not a valid and easy method to measure intensity at the grass roots level making it difficult to monitor sporting activity to prevent injuries. Dave’s approached our Club to see if we might have some young people prepared to participate. We think it’s something our Youth members might be interested in, and Dave has undertaken to provide individual feedback to participants.
“To help us with our research, we are looking for healthy adolescent volunteers who participate in team sport - 10 girls and 10 boys between the ages of 12-17 years would be ideal.
The participants will be tested over three sessions, one week apart. On the first session they will perform a 20m beep test to determine maximum heart rate. This session will take one hour in total. On the second and third sessions participants will perform a simulated team game circuit, during which heart rate and GPS data will be tracked as well as their perceived level of exertion. The second and third sessions will take 90 minutes each.
Dave will be assisted by some final year Physiotherapy students, so if a career in physiotherapy or Exercise Science is something that interests you, we encourage you to take part. Parents and prospective participants should read the Participant Information Sheet for all the details about the research and then get in touch with Dave as soon as possible - David.Sainsbury@student.curtin.edu.au or 0478 933 744.
The project is being conducted by under the supervision of Associate Professor Kevin Netto, Dr Leanda McKenna and Dr Jenny Downs from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science. Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) has approved this study (HREC number HRE2020-0739)