Dr Sharief Hendricks

Senior Lecture, Exercise Science Honours Course Convenor

Research Thrusts

  • Sport & Exercise related injuries
  • Sports Performance
  • Physical activity and health

Academic Qualifications

BSc (Cum Laude), BSC Honours, PhD.

Positions

  • Senior Associate Editor Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2021-present)
  • Senior Associate Editor BMJ Sport and Exercise Medicine (2021-present)
  • Social Media Editor European Journal of Sport Science (2014-present)
  • President-Elect South African Sports Medicine Association (2019-present)
  • Chair of the Sport Science, Technology, and Research Commission, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). (2020-present)
  • Specialist Committee Member, National Research Foundation Rating (Health Sciences 1, Public Health)

Research Output

Peer reviewed Publication Number: 82

NRF rating: C2

Scopus H-index: 18

Google H-index: 25

Google Scholar link or ORCID link

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Ot2SLnwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

International and national research collaborations

Collaborator

Institution

Co-publications to date

Status

  1. Prof Ben Jones
  2. Prof Kevin Till

Leeds Beckett University (UK)

12

2016-present

  1. Prof Stephen Mellalieu

Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK)

3

2015-present

  1. Prof Keith Stokes
  2. Dr Simon Roberts

University of Bath (UK)

3

2016-present

  1. Dr Ken Quarrie

New Zealand Rugby

2

 

  1. Dr Cloe Cummins

University of New England (Australia)

1

2018-present

  1. Dr Vincent Gouttebarge 

University of Amsterdam

In preparation

2018-present

  1. Dr Stephen West

University of Calgary

In preparation

2020-present

  1. Dr Fiona Wilson

Trinity College Dublin

In preparation

2020-present

 

Recent and noteworthy publications

  1. Hendricks, S., Hill, H., den Hollander, S., Lombard, W., Parker, R. (2019). Effects of foam rolling on performance and recovery: A systematic review of the literature to guide practitioners on the use of foam rolling. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Online first.
  2. Hendricks, S., Till, K., den Hollander S., et al. (2020) Consensus on a video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the Rugby Union Video Analysis Consensus group. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Online first.   
  3. Hendricks, S., Reconceptualizing the dynamic model for research outcomes to include stakeholder engagement. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. Online first.
  4. Davidow, D., Redman, M., Lambert, M., Burger, N., Smith, M., Jones, B., Hendricks, S. The effect of physical fatigue on tackling technique in rugby union. (2020). Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. Online first.
  5. Hollander, S., Ponce, C., Lambert, M., Jones, B., & Hendricks, S. (2020). Tackle and ruck technical proficiency in rugby union and rugby league: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. Online first.
  6. den Hollander, S., Lambert, M., Jones, B., & Hendricks, S. (2020) Knowledge of importance of tackle technique for injury prevention and performance does not translate to proper tackle technique execution. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine. Online first. 
  7. Burger, N., Lambert, M., & Hendricks, S. (2020) Tackle injury epidemiology and performance in rugby league – a review. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine. Online first.  (*not on Scopus)
  8. Erskine, N., Hendricks, S. The use of Twitter by medical journals: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Accepted.
  9. Meintjies, V., den Hollander, S., Starling, L., Lambert, M., Readhead, C., Viljoen, W., Hendricks, S. Tackler, Ball Carrier and Ruck technique during moderate to severe injuries compared to player and team matched injury-free controls in Elite Rugby Union. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Accepted.
  10. Amino, N., Schlebusch, R., Van Wyk, JP., Mellalieu, S., Gouttebarge, V., Hendricks, S. Anxiety and depression in athletes assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12): A scoping review. The South African Journal of Sports Medicine. Accepted. (*not on Scopus)

Grants and funding

Title of project/ award

Grant source

Amount of Funding

Own Role

Collaborators

Match and collision characteristics and exposures across world rugby union

World Rugby

And other sources

Total £90, 814 from World Rugby

(at exchange rate R18 =  ~ R 1 634 652) and

£ 137,311.99 from other sources

(at exchange rate R18 R 2 471616)

Co-lead

Other Co-leads Professor Ben Jones (Leeds Beckett and UCT) and Professor Kevin Till (Leeds Beckett University)

 

The health and well-being of South African cricketers

South African Cricketer’s Association

Total to date

~ R 180 000

(Ongoing)

Principal Investigator

 

National Research Foundation Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers

National Research Foundation

R 30 000 x 2 grants = R 60 000

(

Principal Investigator

 

UCT Fellows Young Researchers Award

UCT Fellows

R 30 000

Principal Investigator

 

UCT Incentive funding for rated researchers

University of Cape Town

R 10 000

Principal Investigator

 

UCT, Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee, Post Graduate Research Training Grant

University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences

R 30 000

Principal Investigator

 

UCT URC International Travel Grant

University of Cape Town

R 30 000

Principal Investigator

 

UCT URC Open Access Funding (2019, 2020, 2021)

University of Cape Town

R 85 000

Principal Investigator

 

UCT Research Outputs

University of Cape Town

Yearly, various amounts

Principal Investigator

 

UCT Honours Supervision

University of Cape Town

Yearly, various amounts

Principal Investigator

 

World Rugby Tackle Law Variation Project

World Rugby

Total £58 878,50

(at exchange rate R18 =  ~ R 1 059 804)

Co-investigator

Dr James Brown Stellenbosch University (Principle), Professor Keith Stokes, University of Bath

Instrumented Mouthguard Project, to Quantify and Reduce the Risk of Head Impact in Rugby League

Leeds Beckett University

Rugby Football League

Total £1 002 000

(at exchange rate R18 =  ~ R 18 000 000)

Co-investigator

Project Lead Professor Ben Jones (Leeds Beckett and UCT)