James Watkins

Laboratory and Field Exercises in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book concisely and accessibly introduces the discipline of biomechanics before fully explaining some of the major concepts involved. To supplement chapters, the book includes nineteen practical worksheets for use by students to help bring the subject to life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781138234697
• ISBN-10: 1138234699
• Artikelnr.: 69947291

Autorenporträt

James Watkins is Professor of Biomechanics in the College of Engineering at Swansea University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapters 1. Introduction to Biomechanics 2. Analysis of Data 3. Linear
Kinematics 4. Linear Kinetics 5. Angular Kinematics 6. Angular kinetics 7.
Work, energy and power Practical Worksheets 1. Linear kinematic analysis of
a 15m sprint. 2. The effect of increase in speed on stride length, stride
rate and relative stride length in running. 3. Determination of the
coefficients of limiting friction and sliding friction between shoe soles
and playing surfaces. 4. Force-time analysis of the ground reaction force
in walking. 5. Force-time analysis of the ground reaction force in running.
6. Linear impulse analysis of the ground reaction force in running. 7.
Linear impulse analysis of the ground reaction force in a countermovement
vertical jump. 8. Comparative linear impulse analysis of the ground
reaction forces in countermovement vertical jumps with and without an arms
swing. 9. Linear impulse analysis of the ground reaction force in a
standing long jump. 10. Determination of reactive strength index in rebound
vertical jumping. 11. Hip and knee angular kinematics of a penalty kick in
rugby. 12. Determination of the position of the whole-body centre of
gravity by the direct method using a one-dimensional reaction board. 13.
Comparison of the direct and segmental analysis methods of determining the
whole-body centre of gravity of the human body. 14. Determination of
take-off distance, flight distance, and landing distance in a standing long
jump. 15. Measurement of the moment of inertia of the human body. 16.
Determination of human power output in stair climbing and running up a
slope. 17. Determination of human power output in a countermovement
vertical jump. 18. Determination of the reliability of distance jumped in a
standing long jump. 19. Determination of the concurrent validity of
distance jumped in a standing long jump as a predictor of peak
instantaneous power output in a countermovement vertical jump.