Dr Lourens Millard

# 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

Contact details

Email: MillardL@unizulu.ac.za

Campus: Richards Bay

Research Interest Areas

Perceptual Motor Development or Vision in Sport

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Perceptual Motor Development or Vision in Sport.

Teaching Interest Areas

Sport Science

Active Research Projects

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

Effects of body weight on aerobic fitness levels and hemodynamic factors in school-aged children within the KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT, KWAZULU-NATAL.

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