Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS - Old) Exemplars

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IB Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS - Old) Exemplars

About Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS - Old) Coursework Exemplars

What are the effects of active and passive warm-ups on the physical performance and psychological readiness of short-distance competitive swimmers before a competition?

Is there a correlation between a dancer's year of experience in dance training on their Illinois Agility test results?

To what extent does fatigue (as caused by exercise) in the shoulder of a high school male affect the performance of that athlete?

How does overloading 5-8% body weight with a weighted vest into a 5-week inclined sprint program affect 50-m sprint speed (ms-1) in 16-year olds with varying athleticisms compared to identical training without a weighted vest or no training at all?

To what extent is there a correlation between the 2D:4D ratio and reaction time (milliseconds) males aged 17-18?

What effect will a six-week plyometrics training programme have on the performance of recreational athletes (aged 15-18) middle-distance running time in 800m?

To What Extent does Hydrotherapy and Electrotherapy Stimulate Recovery in a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in Athletes?

What is the effect of different sprinting techniques on the speed of athletes with the top eight all-time fastest times in the 100m dash?

What is the impact of string tension on depth and accuracy of a cross court forehand of a junior tennis player in Hong kong?

What music genres (fast-tempo (170-190 bpm), medium-tempo (130-150 bpm), slow-tempo (80-110 bpm), motivational, relaxing, no-music) most effectively enhance sports performance during touch rugby training?

To what extent does fatigue effect the shooting accuracy of advanced female netball players aged 15-18 in Singapore

How do (variations) in muscle fibre composition of the quadriceps influence the completion time of the Bronco Fitness Test in semi-professional male rugby players aged 16-18?

The effect of meditation on the reaction time (measured in ms) of boys and girls at the age of 16-18

How does pre-performance static stretching compared to dynamic stretches (IV) impact the hand-eye coordination of a male cricket player, aged 16-18, measured by the number of successful catches across a 30 second (+/- 0.25 seconds) time period in an alternate hand-wall toss (DV)?

To what extent does hand dominance affect reaction time of students aged 17+-1 years old measured in milliseconds using human benchmark online reaction time test?

How does Plyometrics, Agility, a 10-minute run and Yoga based exercises affect the height of fourteen 12–13-year-old girl’s vertical jump, in centimetres (+/- 0.05).

To what extent does body weight (measured in kilograms) affect the upper body muscular endurance (measured through maximal body weight push ups) of males aged 14 to 15

To what extent does consuming ‘Red Bull’ energy drink effect the heart rate (BPM) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (kpa) of 16-17 years old elite athletes immediately after consumption?

To what extent does engagement with first-person shooter (FPS) games impact the reaction time of male students in grades 6-9 compared to those who primarily engage with non-FPS games?

What is the difference between the effects of a static or dynamic 10-minute warm-up routine on lower hamstring flexibility (measured in cm using the sit and reach test) among individuals aged 16-17?

To what extent does the height (± 0.5 cm) of a professional golf player who has participated in the 2022-23 season of their respective golf tours (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf ) affect their average driving distance? (± 1.5 yards)

To What Extent Does Body Composition as measured by BMI (kg/m^2, ± 1.01) affect Reaction Time (ms, ± 30ms) in 16-17 year olds from England in July 2024?

What is the effect of different starting stances of crossover stance, frontfoot forward, and backfoot on the base on the sprint time (s) from base to base in slow-pitch softball in high school female students aged 17-18 year olds who know how to play softball?

How does the level of asymmetry of simple reaction time between dominant and non dominant hands vary among biological male and female recreational team sport athletes, recreational individual sport athletes and non athletes aged 16-18?

How do different types of physical fatigue (aerobic vs. anaerobic) impact the reaction time of high school boys (age 14-18)?

To what extent do different types of stretching (dynamic, static, PNF) as a warm-up conducted 1 min before the sprint influence the 30m sprint time test ( ± 0.001sec) measured by timing gates in female football athletes ages 15-18?

About Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS - Old) Coursework Exemplars

What are the effects of active and passive warm-ups on the physical performance and psychological readiness of short-distance competitive swimmers before a competition?

Is there a correlation between a dancer's year of experience in dance training on their Illinois Agility test results?

To what extent does fatigue (as caused by exercise) in the shoulder of a high school male affect the performance of that athlete?

How does overloading 5-8% body weight with a weighted vest into a 5-week inclined sprint program affect 50-m sprint speed (ms-1) in 16-year olds with varying athleticisms compared to identical training without a weighted vest or no training at all?

To what extent is there a correlation between the 2D:4D ratio and reaction time (milliseconds) males aged 17-18?

What effect will a six-week plyometrics training programme have on the performance of recreational athletes (aged 15-18) middle-distance running time in 800m?

To What Extent does Hydrotherapy and Electrotherapy Stimulate Recovery in a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in Athletes?

What is the effect of different sprinting techniques on the speed of athletes with the top eight all-time fastest times in the 100m dash?

What is the impact of string tension on depth and accuracy of a cross court forehand of a junior tennis player in Hong kong?

What music genres (fast-tempo (170-190 bpm), medium-tempo (130-150 bpm), slow-tempo (80-110 bpm), motivational, relaxing, no-music) most effectively enhance sports performance during touch rugby training?

To what extent does fatigue effect the shooting accuracy of advanced female netball players aged 15-18 in Singapore

How do (variations) in muscle fibre composition of the quadriceps influence the completion time of the Bronco Fitness Test in semi-professional male rugby players aged 16-18?

The effect of meditation on the reaction time (measured in ms) of boys and girls at the age of 16-18

How does pre-performance static stretching compared to dynamic stretches (IV) impact the hand-eye coordination of a male cricket player, aged 16-18, measured by the number of successful catches across a 30 second (+/- 0.25 seconds) time period in an alternate hand-wall toss (DV)?

To what extent does hand dominance affect reaction time of students aged 17+-1 years old measured in milliseconds using human benchmark online reaction time test?

How does Plyometrics, Agility, a 10-minute run and Yoga based exercises affect the height of fourteen 12–13-year-old girl’s vertical jump, in centimetres (+/- 0.05).

To what extent does body weight (measured in kilograms) affect the upper body muscular endurance (measured through maximal body weight push ups) of males aged 14 to 15

To what extent does consuming ‘Red Bull’ energy drink effect the heart rate (BPM) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (kpa) of 16-17 years old elite athletes immediately after consumption?

To what extent does engagement with first-person shooter (FPS) games impact the reaction time of male students in grades 6-9 compared to those who primarily engage with non-FPS games?

What is the difference between the effects of a static or dynamic 10-minute warm-up routine on lower hamstring flexibility (measured in cm using the sit and reach test) among individuals aged 16-17?

To what extent does the height (± 0.5 cm) of a professional golf player who has participated in the 2022-23 season of their respective golf tours (PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf ) affect their average driving distance? (± 1.5 yards)

To What Extent Does Body Composition as measured by BMI (kg/m^2, ± 1.01) affect Reaction Time (ms, ± 30ms) in 16-17 year olds from England in July 2024?

What is the effect of different starting stances of crossover stance, frontfoot forward, and backfoot on the base on the sprint time (s) from base to base in slow-pitch softball in high school female students aged 17-18 year olds who know how to play softball?

How does the level of asymmetry of simple reaction time between dominant and non dominant hands vary among biological male and female recreational team sport athletes, recreational individual sport athletes and non athletes aged 16-18?

How do different types of physical fatigue (aerobic vs. anaerobic) impact the reaction time of high school boys (age 14-18)?

To what extent do different types of stretching (dynamic, static, PNF) as a warm-up conducted 1 min before the sprint influence the 30m sprint time test ( ± 0.001sec*) measured by timing gates in female football athletes* ages 15-18?

To what extent do different types of stretching (dynamic, static, PNF) as a warm-up conducted 1 min before the sprint influence the 30m sprint time test ( ± 0.001sec) measured by timing gates in female football athletes ages 15-18?