Are athletes on the right track? The effect of availability of an all-weather athletics track on athletics performance

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dc.contributor.authorWatt R
dc.contributor.authorHogan S
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-30T22:28:50Z
dc.date.available2018-05-30T22:28:50Z
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.date.updated2017-10-23T20:30:07Z
dc.description.abstractIn February of 2011, an earthquake destroyed the only all-weather athletics track in the city of Christchurch (New Zealand). The track has yet to be replaced, and so since the loss of the track, local Christchurch athletes have only had a grass track for training and preparation for championship events. This paper considers what effect the loss of the training facility has had on the performance of athletes from Christchurch at national championship events. Not surprisingly, the paper finds that there has been a deterioration in the performance in events that are heavily dependent upon the all-weather surface. However, somewhat more surprisingly, the loss of the track appears to have caused a significant improvement in the performance of Christchurch athletes in events that, while on the standard athletics program, are not heavily track dependent.en
dc.identifier.citationWatt R, Hogan S (2017). Are athletes on the right track? The effect of availability of an all-weather athletics track on athletics performance. Sport in Society. 1-12.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2017.1346626
dc.identifier.issn1743-0437
dc.identifier.issn1743-0445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/15465
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectsports economicsen
dc.subjectathletics facilitiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::11 - Medical and Health Sciences::1106 - Human Movement and Sports Science::110699 - Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classifieden
dc.titleAre athletes on the right track? The effect of availability of an all-weather athletics track on athletics performanceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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