Hoani Smith

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Dr Hoani Smith is a Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport and Exercise Science at Lincoln University, and an Honorary Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland. He is Kāi Tahu from Ōtākou.

His research sits across sport, health and wellbeing, with expertise in athlete performance, physical activity, training load, recovery, sleep, chronic disease prevention and sport management. His applied sport science work has a particular focus on basketball and includes research on training and competition demands, blood flow restriction training, tendon health and athlete monitoring.

Hoani also researches Māori and Pacific health and wellbeing, including culturally grounded approaches to physical activity and the role of performing arts in supporting cardiovascular, metabolic and community health outcomes. His current research and grant activity includes work focused on cardiovascular and metabolic health, physical activity and chronic disease prevention.

His current research is also expanding into Māori and Pacific health, with projects and grant activity focused on culturally grounded physical activity, cardiovascular and metabolic health, and chronic disease prevention.

Before entering academia, Hoani spent more than a decade working in university and high-performance sport. He is also a Trustee of the Selwyn Sports Trust and contributes to research collaborations across Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

He is particularly interested in translating research into accessible, evidence-based information that can help athletes, communities, sporting organisations and the wider public make informed decisions about sport, exercise and health.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Adjunct Lecturer, Southern Queensland University
  • –present
    Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand

Education

  • 2026 
    Lincoln University, PhD / Sport Science
  • 2020 
    Lincoln University, Masters in Applied Science
  • 2015 
    Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science

Publications

  • 2026
    Autoethnographic insights from early career researchers, Race Ethnicity and Education
  • 2026
    Player role-specific workload profiles and the internal-external load relationship in semi-professional basketball: A two-season longitudinal study, Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance
  • 2025
    Effectiveness of blood flow restriction training during a taper phase in basketball players, Journal of Sports Sciences
  • 2024
    Validity and reliability of the VXSport (Omni) device on basketball movement parameters, Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance
  • 2022
    Effect of High-Intensity Intermittent Hypoxic Training on 3-on-3 Female Basketball Player’s Performance, Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise

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