Dr Gerrit Breukelman

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Human Movement Science

Discipline: Sport Science/ Biokinetics

Highest Qualification

PhD (Sport Science) (UNIZULU)

Contact details

Email: BreukelmanG@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6957

Campus: Richards Bay

Research Interest Areas

Health promotion.
Non-communicable diseases.
Exercise rehabilitation.
Isokinetic testing
rehabilitation.

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Perceptual Motor Development or Vision in Sport.
Non communicable diseases

Awards & Honors

VC Awards Nomination 2018

Faculty-Based VC Awards Nomination 2019

Teaching Interest Areas

4HMD139 – Sport and Exercise Technology I
4HMD149 – Sport & Physical Recreation Studies
4HMD349 – Sport and Exercise Technology III
4BSS501 – Health Promotion

Active Research Projects

Comparison of Visio-spatial Intelligence Skills between Non-Athletes and Amateur Boxers

Ascertaining The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality Parks and Recreation Stakeholders’ Perceptions About Service Delivery to Attain Repositioning

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Millard, L., Shaw, BS., Breukelman, GJ., Shaw, I. (2020). Visual Abilities Distinguish Level of Play in Rugby. Annals of Applied Sport Science, 8(3). DOI: 10.29252/aassjournal.906

Millard, L., Shaw, I., Breukelman, G., Shaw, BS. (2020). Visio-spatial skills in athletes: comparison of rugby players and non-athletes. Sport Sciences for Health, 1(7). DOI: 10.1007/s11332-020-00663-1

Millard, L., Shaw, I., Breukelman, GJ., Shaw, BS. (2020). Factors Affecting Vision and Visio-Spatial Intelligence (VSI) in Sport: A Review of the Literature, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 11(3): 1-9. DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.101670

Millard, L., Shaw, I., Breukelman, GJ., Shaw, BS. (2021). Differences in visio-spatial expertise between 1st division rugby players and non-athletes. Heliyon, 7(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06290

Shaw, BS., Breukelman, GJ., Millard, L., Shaw, I. (2022). Effect of a Prolonged Maximal Bout of Exercise on Visual Performance. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine,13(1). DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.119406