With this monograph we introduce a new, systematic taxonomy of Sports Interaction
Technology (Sports ITech) that defines a design space of existing and future work in this …

The purpose of this review is to establish current knowledge in regard to the legal, medical,
ethical and moral concerns of participating in boxing. The review also presents a case for …

There is evidence that appropriately structured sport programmes can help young people to
build positive life skills while also improving their physical fitness and psychological well …

A modified boxing program in which youth and adults participated together ran for almost
five years at an Australian community youth club. It was initially focused on preparing …

Two prototype pneumatic boxing gloves of different design were compared against
conventional 10 oz (Std 10 oz) and 16 oz (Std 16 oz) gloves in terms of ability to reduce …

Technology is being increasingly used to aid judging in sport, but its employment as the
primary means of scoring is rare. We have developed and implemented a fully automated …

In Australia, a modified form of boxing aimed at maximising participant safety and enjoyment
has existed since 2006. Known as Box'Tag, it precludes impacts to the head and neck, in …

Abstract Design methods were employed over a 5-year period to develop boxing gloves
capable of substantially buffering impact forces delivered to an opponent, thereby permitting …

The impact damping capabilities of four different boxing gloves were assessed under two
different conditions of target padding to determine whether target characteristics might …

A conventional boxing glove and a prototype pneumatic glove were each fitted to a
mechanical fist and dropped 253 times from a height of 3 metres on to a force plate covered …