Our sessions are based on the Senior Physical Education Syllabus. Students are encouraged to draw upon the principles and concepts taught in your classroom and apply them to practical situations in the School of Human Movement Studies' laboratories.

To personalise their visit, students will be involved in each session as test subjects or assistants. All students will receive a workbook to record their data and respond to questions. Our experienced staff are always keen to answer questions and discuss test results.

Your visit can be tailored to the needs of your students and PE program. Any combination of the options outlined are possible and we are always interested to hear about your specific requirements.

Visits may last from 45 minutes to a full day and incorporate one or several of the options.

The cost for each session is:

Full-day visit (between 9.00am - 2.30pm)
(3 sessions or more)

Large groups can be accommodated. Groups over 35 are divided into 2 groups to ensure all students have easy visual access to demonstrations.

Exercise Physiology (Focus Area B)

This session involves testing the three energy systems to explore the body's physiological responses to exercise. Discussion will compare students' results to normative data, and apply concepts to positional play and training programs.

Aerobic Testing
A VO2max treadmill test is used to calculate aerobic capacity and maximal heart rate.
A demonstration of marathon pace is also used to personalise this distance event.

Anaerobic Testing
Peak power and work capacity are explored through two bike tests (Windgate 10 second and 30 second tests).

Strength Testing and Training (Focus Area B)

This session includes specific tests of muscular strength and endurance. Students will examine applications to training and sport performances, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Isokinetic Testing
A variety of strength testing protocols using a Cybex machine are performed to demonstrate the strength and endurance of the quadriceps and hamstrings.

Motor Learning (Focus Area A)

Reaction Time Testing
In this session, all students are given the opportunity to measure their simple and complex reaction times to visual stimuli. By exploring the underlying neural principles of information processing, students will develop an understanding of the importance of practice and feedback, and its applications to skill development.

Biomechanics (Focus Area A)

Students will investigate the biomechanics of movement through a range of activites such as digitised motion analysis. Biomechanics sessions can be varied to suit your class' study and may also incorporate the principles of force, projectile motion and angular momentum.

Sport Psychology (Focus Area A)

Your Sport Psychology session will explore the principles of psychology to enhance physical performance. Sessions can be adapted to match your class focus.

Topics might include:
Motivation
Goal setting
Team dynamics
Arousal and performance
Imagery and visualisation
Relaxation and stress management

Anthropometry

This session involves the measuring of skinfolds, girths, height and weight. Discussion will be applied to general health and athletic performance. More specifically, biomechanical principles and issues in talent identification are examined.