Dr Louis Nolte
Teaching Fellow in Sports Policy and Management
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: louis.nolte@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SLL
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
I have been involved in sport since starting my career as a judoka in 1991. As an athlete, highlights include winning the Commonwealth Judo Championships on multiple occassions. I realised relatively early on in my career that I wanted to become a judo instructor, and combined my practical experience as a competitor with a tertiary academic career in sport. I used this as a platform to build a successful judo business in South Africa (PMA Judo - later to become Tora). In the process I achieved two honours degees (in Psychology and Human Movement Sciences) through the University of Pretoria (UP), a Masters in Sport Science, a Doctorate in Sport Management through the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and a 5th Dan in judo. I have since moved into a managerial role in the business, and in the process started lecturing at UP, UJ and Tshwane University of Technology prior to moving to the University of Edinburgh.
Qualifications
Dip. Sports Coaching: Judo (JudoSpace and Anglia Ruskin University)
BSocSci(Hons): Psychology
BA(HMS)(Hons): Recreation
MPhil: Sport Science
DPhil: Sport Management
Responsibilities & affiliations
Education Director: The Scottish Centre for Olympic Research and Education (SCORE)
Member of the European Association of Sport Management
Member of the Academy of Sport, University of Edinburgh
Editorial Board: Arts and Sciences of Judo, International Judo Federation Academy
Life member: Judo South Africa
Member of JudoScotland
Undergraduate teaching
Research Methods
Strategic Sport and Recreation Management
Postgraduate teaching
Sport Resource Management
Sport Policy
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
Strategic sport management
Elite sport systems
Long-Term Athlete Development
Monitoring and evaluation of sport systems
Current research interests
The role of schools judo as an educational physical activity and foundation for an elite judo career; Resource management in elite sport systems; Strategic positioning of the Commonwealth Youth GamesPast research interests
The effect of variable environmental factors on the performance of elite athletes; The contextual management of elite judo and netball systems; The perceptions of elite athletes of the systems that they participate inAffiliated research centres
Project activity
Working group on skills based education in Edinburgh with a focus on digital and physical literacy
Full review of the Commonwealth Youth Games
Conference details
Attended and presented at the 6th European Judo Science & Research symposium & 5th Scientific and Professional Conference in Porec, Croatia (2019).
Attended and presented at the SASMA/BRICSCESS Conference, Cape Town, South Africa (2019).
Attended and presented at the Commonwealth Judo Association Conference (2021).
Papers delivered
Comparing Judo Experiences of Elite Sport Systems: 6th European Judo Science & Research symposium & 5th Scientific and Professional Conference - “Applicable Research in Judo”, Croatia (2019).
A Comparative analysis of elite sport systems of national judo federations in England, the Netherlands and South Africa: SASMA/BRICSCESS Conference, Cape Town, South Africa (2019).
Jigoro Kano's Philosophy and Value Based Education: Commonwealth Judo Association Conference, Online (2021).
PL Nolte, Johanna C Wessels, CE Prinsloo (2009). The effect of therapeutic recreation activities on students' appraisals of their emotions during academically demanding times. Journal for New Generation Sciences, 7(1): 160-175.
Petrus L Nolte (2014). The effect of variable environmental factors on sport performance. University of Johannesburg.
Petrus L Nolte, Cora Burnett, Wim Hollander (2017). Perspective of coaches on LTAD of elite judo athletes: a comparative analysis. South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation, 1(2): Special Edition: 219-228.
Petrus L Nolte (2018). Management of judo federations: a comparative analysis. University of Johannesburg.
Petrus L Nolte, Willem Hollander (2018). Comparing judoka experiences of elite sport systems. Applicable Research in Judo: 43.
Petrus Louis Nolte, Willem Hollander (2019). A comparative analysis of elite sport systems of national judo federations in Great Britain, South Africa and The Netherlands. African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES), 25(2): 272-290.
Petrus L Nolte, Willem Hollander (2020). Elite netball players' perspectives on long term athlete development programs in South Africa. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 20(5): 2560-2566.
Petrus L Nolte, Cora Burnett (2020). A figurational perspective on the comparison of three national judo systems. Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 20(5): 2567-2573.
Petrus L Nolte, Willem Hollander (2020). Report on a framework for a contextual Netball South Africa elite sport system. Unpublished Report: University of Johannesburg.