Dissertation

[SS5]

Hi there, Im currently a 2nd year Sports Coaching and Performance student who has to start planning my diss and submit my ethics shortly. I was just wondering if anyone had done a dissertation in sport previously and what they did? as I am struggling for ideas. My supervisor specialises in biomechanics

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

If you ever need a test subject for working out stuff like FTP (Functional Threshold Power), VO2 Max and such like let me know...

What uni are you at?

 

[SS5]

Ok cheers mate, and Hull

 

[Slipperduke]

I used to live in Ethics. Chelmthford, actually.

 

[EastStandBlue]

Lived with a few Sports Science students and I was a regular labrat for the duration of our third year.

One of them done the effects of Arginine supplementation on fitness levels which was relatively easy. Others I know kept people awake for 36 hours and tested their VO2 afterwards, while others tested the effects of different altitudes/temperatures etc using the environment tent.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Lived with a few Sports Science students and I was a regular labrat for the duration of our third year.

One of them done the effects of Arginine supplementation on fitness levels which was relatively easy. Others I know kept people awake for 36 hours and tested their VO2 afterwards, while others tested the effects of different altitudes/temperatures etc using the environment tent.

Didn't you have to sign an ethics form? Amazed if that one got through.

 

[Perth Bambi]

I looked at how stretching affected the various movements of the joint in running, particularly related to pronation of the ankle/foot.

It was pretty boring to be fair.

 

[SS5]

I looked at how stretching affected the various movements of the joint in running, particularly related to pronation of the ankle/foot.

It was pretty boring to be fair.

Yeh dont think id be able to stay motivated to do that. Im thinking of testing the effects of a half time-rewarm up. Relating back to Southend, we must be one of the only clubs in the football league to do this?

 

[Firestorm]

The effects of sex before sporting activity.....

Beep tests then next week participants shag the night before the beep test

week after its shagging two days before the beep test.


Should make for a very interesting dissertaion and possible prove a number of coaches wrong





Your arse will be a bit sore though

 

[EastStandBlue]

Didn't you have to sign an ethics form? Amazed if that one got through.

I have no idea... That was somebody else on the course, nobody I knew so thankfully I wasn't subject to that test.

I know somebody wanted to explore the age old addage of sex being detrimental to sporting performance, but that didn't get through the ethics procedure.

Somebody from the Graduate year before mine was testing the effects of caffeine on sport performance but got their dosages all wrong and put three people in hospital.

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

I found the beauty of a Dissertation is that you can do waffle on about whatever you want as long as you sound convincing. I did an English Degree and managed to swing doing my dissertation on Radiohead's 'Kid A.' I suggest you pick something that really interests you, because a year long project can be a drag if you're not enjoying it, as my mate found out when he did his on Victorian Female Literature.

 

[Perth Bambi]

Yeh dont think id be able to stay motivated to do that. Im thinking of testing the effects of a half time-rewarm up. Relating back to Southend, we must be one of the only clubs in the football league to do this?

Yes the original research wasn't too bad because it was all about injury and i am now a physio so what i was interested in, but after the experiement the writing up involved a lot of complicated maths which did my head in.

How were you thinking of looking at the effects of a half time rewarm up. In relation to what?

 

[EastStandBlue]

Yeh dont think id be able to stay motivated to do that. Im thinking of testing the effects of a half time-rewarm up. Relating back to Southend, we must be one of the only clubs in the football league to do this?

It'll be very hard to conduct a reasoned and balanced test in order to measure the effects of that, I'd imagine. Second only to choosing a topic you're enthusiastic about, you need to be picking something that won't be too strenuous to conduct.

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Shamelessly nicked from one of the cycling forums I vist.
How about this as a good idea for a study for your dissertation?

I actually think this is a very interesting subject. Does somebody training scientifically stand a better chance of success than someone who trains old school (e.g. no HRN/Powermeters etc)? I think not tbh.

 

[SS5]

Essex bambi- it was going to be in relation to sprint performance, but that is going to be hard to measure i feel.

Glasgow- I couldnt do a diss on cycling, not enough interest in that field

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

Glasgow- I couldnt do a diss on cycling, not enough interest in that field

Interest for you personally or in terms of your course/speciality?

 

[SS5]

personally, i dont know one thing about cycling, other than lance armstrong is a hero

 

[A Century United]

Essex bambi- it was going to be in relation to sprint performance, but that is going to be hard to measure i feel.

Glasgow- I couldnt do a diss on cycling, not enough interest in that field

I think you just dissed Glasgow....

:unsure:

 

[MK Shrimper]

I think you just dissed Glasgow....

:unsure:

personally, i dont know one thing about cycling, other than lance armstrong is a hero

Twice!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

personally, i dont know one thing about cycling, other than lance armstrong is a hero

Smoke & mirrors ;)