Applied anatomy and biomechanics in sport / Timothy R. Ackland, Bruce C. Elliott, John Bloomfield, editors.
Material type: TextPublication details: Champaign, Ill. ; Leeds : Human Kinetics, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 366 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 9780736063388:
- 0736063382
- 612.76
- .A67 2009
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CW109
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-357) and index.
Chapter 1. The Assessment and Modification Model; Chapter 2. Talent Identification and Profiling; Chapter 3. Absolute Body Size; Chapter 4. Somatotype in Sport; Chapter 5. Body Composition in Sport; Chapter 6. Proportionality; Chapter 7. Posture; Chapter 8. Strength; Chapter 9. Power; Chapter 10. Speed; Chapter 11. Flexibility; Chapter 12. Balance and Agility; Chapter 13. Modifying Physical Capacities; Chapter 14. Analysis of Sports Performance; Chapter 15. Image Analysis in Sports Performance; Chapter 16. The Application of Biomechanics in the Improvement of Sport Performance; Chapter 1 Mechanics in Sport: Specific Applications; Chapter 18. A Practical Example: Pole Vault.
Focuses on the various ways in which an athlete, whether the average participant or the elite competitor, can modify technique to achieve optimal performance. This volume helps readers learn to recognise and use appropriate methods to develop optimal physical qualities for skilled performance.
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