Sport Biomechanics

by JOE D. BELL, TONY GRICE, LINUS J. DOWELL
7th edition, 2013, 346 pages, $41.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-513-3

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Kinesiology, as it is known in physical education, is the science of human motion. In the early days of physical education, the content of a course in human motion was confined chiefly to functional anatomy and subjective evaluation of movement. gradually, as sports emerged as a amore integral part of the physical education curriculum, the concept of human motion has broadened to include the study of mechanical principles which applied to sport techniques. The principles were applied not only to the movement of the body itself, but also to the movements of the projectiles related to the various sports.

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The state of our knowledge in Biomechanics is rapidly growing primarly due to better computer technology. Any growth must, however, have as its base a foundation of laws. theories and principles which are grounded in the study of the mechanical nature of human movement. This textbook is designed with the undergraduate kinesiology major in mind. It is not intended to be the end-all text for graduate studies. We deliberately kept the concepts simple enough to be easily understood by students who tend to have less backgkround in mathematics and physics. The text takes the student through foundational concepts and solutions that could be reached using basic algebra and trigonometry tools.

A great deal of time, experience, and research has gone into the preparation of this book. The authors are gratefully to the many students of kinesiology who have contributed to this work through their athletic prowess, scholarly insight, and research efforts. A special word of thanks goes to the late Dr. Linus Dowell for his initial development of this book and for his active role in much of the research thart went into it. Dr. Dowell will be missed, but fondly remembered, by those who were fortunate enough to sit in his classes and to serve as his colleagues.


CONTENTS

  • Chapter 1: WHY STUDY THE PRINCIPLES OF SPORT BIOMECHANICS?

  • Chapter 2: BASIC TOOLS
    Square Roots
    Percentages; Angles;
    Trigonometry
    Hand Held Calculators
    Practice Problems

  • Chapter 3: BASIC HUMAN MOVEMENT
    Anatomical Structures
    Simple Levers
    Problems
    Exercise
    Experiments
    Key Terms for Chapter 3

  • Chapter 4: LINEAR MOVEMENT AND PROJECTILES
    Problems, Exercises, Experiment, Key Terms

  • Chapter 5: STABILITY
    Gravity and the Coriolis Effect
    Problems, Exercises, Study Questions, Experiment, Key Terms

  • Chapter 6: ROTARY OR ANGULAR MOTION
    Principles; Problems; Exercises, Study Questions, Experiments, Key Terms

  • Chapter 7: FORCE AND FACTORS AFFECTING FORCE
    Problems, Exercises, Experiments, Key Terms

  • Chapter 8: QUALITATIVE—VISUAL ANALYSIS
    Select the Optimal Vantage Point
    Simplify the Movement
    Establish and Maintain the Correct Body Poisition
    Flexibility Should be Maintained throughout the Motion
    Mechanical Analysis of Sport Skills
    Contributions of Research in the Kinemechanics Laboratory at Texas A&M University to Principles of Mechanics
    Study Questions
    Selected References of Reserve Studies Completed in the Kinemechanics Laboratory at Texas A&M University

  • Chapter 9: QUANTITATIVE MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
    History
    Biomechanical Analysis of movement
    High-Speed Imaging Equipment
    Cinematography or Fiom Analysis
    Videography or Video Anbalysis
    Force Platforms
    Study Questions
    Key Terms

  • Chapter 10: HUMAN GAIT ANALYSIS
    The Stance Phase
    The Swing Phaase
    Kinematics
    Exercises
    Experiment
    Key Words

  • Chapter 11: OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT PERFORMANCE
    Clothing
    Equipment
    Anxiety
    Strategy
    Motivation
    Readiness
    Talent Identification
    Study Questions
    References
    Key Terms

LABORATORY APPLICATIONS

  • Chapter 12: SKILL TECHNIQUES

  • Chapter 13: BODY MOVEMENT AND STABILITY

  • Chapter 14: LINEAR AND ROTARY MOVEMENT

  • Chapter 15: FORCE AND FACTORS AFFECTING FORCE

  • Chapter 16: REVIEW WORKSHEET

  • Chapter 17: COACHING POINTS WORKSHEET

  • Chapter 18: SPORT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS
    Racquetball Serve, Racquetball Backhand, Racquetball Forehand
    Badminton Clear
    Basketball Layup, Basketball Jump Shot,
    Martial Arts Absorbing Shock
    Olympic Weight Lifting Clear,
    Olympic Weight Lifting Jerk, Olympic Weight Lifting Snatch
    Softball Fielding
    Gymnastics Front Scale, Gymnastics Head Stand and Hand Stand,
    Power Lifting Bench Press, Power Lifting Dead Lift, Power Lifting Squat
    Tennis forehand, Tenis Backhand, Tennis Volley, Tennis Two-Hand

  • Chapter 19: MECHANICAL ANALYSIS

  • Chapter 20: SKILL ANALYSIS

  • Chapter 21: GLOSSARY

  • Chapter 22: MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES

  • Chapter 23: APPLIED PRINCIPLES

  • Appendix A: ANSWERS TO CHAPTER PROBLEMS