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So an athlete with more body mass compresses the springs to a greater extent than an athlete who has less body mass. The more massive an athlete, the more the athlete’s body mass resists change. Massive athletes tend to have a poorer strength-to-mass ratio than do smaller, less massive athletes; so they have a tougher time stopping, starting, and changing direction.
The combination of mechanical principles with human anatomy allows you to understand sport mechanics. In sport, mechanical principles are nothing more than the basic rules of mechanics and physics that govern an athlete’s actions. If you understand the mechanical principles governing the techniques of your sport, you’ll understand why young athletes, who are growing quickly have a tougher time maneuvering, changing direction, and coordinating their movements than more mature athletes do.
On the ice, the biggest issue the NHL faces at the advent of the new season is the stringent discipline mandated by the controversial Brendan Shanahan, head of the league’s new player safety department. Shanahan has put into place the NHL’s most aggressive policies concerning players who hit opponents in the head to date. Chief among Shanahan’s vocal critics is colorful CBC hockey analyst Don Cherry, who last week "unleashed a summer’s worth of venom" on Shanahan and "wailed about how the ...
