Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human Movement ...

Contents
List of figures x
List of tables xv
List of boxes xvi
Preface xvii
Introduction xix
1 Movement patterns – the essence of sports biomechanics 1
Introduction 1
Defining human movements 3
Some fundamental movements 8
Movement patterns 35
Comparison of qualitative and quantitative movement
analysis 36
Summary 40
Study tasks 40
Glossary of important terms 41
Further reading 42
2 Qualitative analysis of sports movements 43
Introduction 44
A structured analysis framework 44
Preparation stage – knowing what and how to observe 48
Observation stage – observing reliably 51
Evaluation and diagnosis stage – analysing what’s right and wrong in a
movement 54
Intervention stage – providing appropriate feedback 56
Identifying critical features of a movement 59
Summary 72
Study tasks 73
Glossary of important terms 75
Further reading 76
Appendix 2.1 Universal and partially general movement
(biomechanical) principles 76
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