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Olympic pair have a mind for gold
Olympic rowers Eric Murray and Hamish Bond ??While a gold medal is the immediate priority for Olympians Hamish Bond and Eric Murray when they head to London next month, both are also thinking about...
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Leading sport psychologist helps develop new papers
Professor Gary Hermansson Gary Hermansson has re-joined Massey University part-time as Professor of Sport Psychology based in the School of Sport and Exercise.He will teach the third-year paper Sport...
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Massey Albany?s futsal team looking to stay on top
The Massey University futsal team representing New Zealand at the Eastern University Games, from left: Salam Arif, Lee Robinson, Daniel Pang, Giancarlo Penzo, Aayush Gyawali (Captain) and Chaiyo Clark....
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Psychologist gets athletes ahead at the Games
Athletes can spend years preparing their bodies physically for the Olympics, but to become a champion the mind also needs to be prepared. Massey’s Professor of Sport Psychology Gary Hermansson will...
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28% of NZ Olympic team Massey-made
World champion rowers Eric Murray and Hamish BondBlack Stick Kayla Sharland Massey University’s reputation as New Zealand’s leading sports university has been cemented further with 53 Massey students...
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Black Stick ready for London and beyond
Kayla Sharland Olympic hockey player Kayla Sharland is hoping for at least a top six finish in London but has her sights set on long-term career goals as well.The Black Stick and Massey student is...
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'Australasians', 'Better Britons' and New Zealanders: New Zealanders at...
By Geoff WatsonNew Zealand's participation in three London Olympic Games reflects changing national identities as well as sporting fortunes.Sport, especially rugby, is often credited by historians...
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Local company dominates at the Olympics
Take a tour of the Obo factory. Simon Barnett, founder and team captain of OBO, the Kiwi manufacturer of world-beating protective gear for field hockey goalies. If gold medals were awarded for field...
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Research tackles attitudes to concussion
Professor Janet Leathem Rugby players and the sports media continue to underestimate the seriousness of concussion, a School of Psychology study has concluded.The study, conducted during last year’s...
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Kobe plugs views of kiwi sport psychologist
Photo: www.wikipedia.org World basketball great Kobe Bryant has promoted the views of Massey sport psychologist Professor Gary Hermansson and posted a link to the Massey News website on Facebook for...
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Massey student vice-captain of NZ women's sevens team
Sarah Goss Massey student Sarah Goss has been named vice-captain of the New Zealand women’s sevens squad.The 19-year-old is in her second year of a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Maori Studies, and...
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Teaching ?game sense? the key to team sport training
Dennis Slade Drills are out and game simulations are in – according to new research on sports coaching by a Massey University researcher.Dennis Slade, of the School of Sport and Exercise, is a world...
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Massey at the Olympics - update 4
Bronze medal winner Simon van Velthooven Massey student Simon van Velthooven has won the bronze medal in the men’s keirin at the London velodrome this morning.The Bachelor of Applied Science student...
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Riders head to world university equestrian games
Chloe AkersThe Manawatu equestrian community turned out at the Rongotea Hall last night to support and farewell Massey equestrians Helen Bruce and Chloe Akers as they start their World University...
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Massey women's football team makes history
The Massey University women's football teamFive of them are still at school – four are just 15 – but they are one game away from national supremacy in women's football.After a remarkable unbeaten...
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Bronze for Massey equestrians
Caption: Chloe Akers, Rachael Bentall and Helen Bruce (photo: Denise Bentall)Two Massey student-athletes have won bronze medals at the World University Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany.The...
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Fisher makes Paralympic pool her own with 3 medals
Photo: Paralympics New Zealand School of Psychology student Mary Fisher continues to make a big splash at the London Paralympics winning her third swimming medal.Ms Fisher, a first-year Bachelor of...
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Golden glow for Fisher with world-record swim
London Paralympic gold medallist Mary Fisher on the victory dais. School of Psychology student Mary Fisher has blazed her way to a world-record swim winning a gold medal to end the London Paralympics...
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New netball trophy up for grabs at annual sports event
Action from the last LA Brooks fixture in Palmerston North in 2010The Enid Hills Memorial TrophyMassey Agriculture and Lincoln University netballers will play for a new trophy dedicated to Massey’s...
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Massey prevail in rugby, netball clash with Lincoln
Massey Agriculture captain Andrew "Rocky" Drysdale receives the LA Brooks Cup from Professor Robert Anderson as "Fergus" the ram looks on. Massey's Monique Mathis (goal defence) and Stacy Hendrix (goal...
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