Applied Sport Mechanics, Fourth Edition With Web Resource, helps undergraduate students understand how the fundamental laws of human movement affect athletes’ performances. Foundational principles of kinetics, kinematics, and sports technique are clearly presented and then explored through a variety of applied scenarios.
What’s New
This latest edition builds on the success of the previous editions (formerly titled
Sport Mechanics for Coaches), and offers much new material:
- A web resource with new chapter review questions and practical activities that help students learn and apply complex theories to real-life situations
- An array of updated pedagogical aids, including a glossary and chapter objectives to reinforce learning
- A full-color design for more engaging visual aids
- Reorganized content into two parts and 13 chapters to more readily fit the topics into a typical semester course structure
- Expanded sidebars that apply concepts directly to sport
To make the text applicable for teaching, it also includes a full ancillary package including an instructor guide with a sample syllabus, suggested learning activities, and lecture aids; a test package approximately 20 questions per chapter; and a presentation package plus image bank with ready-made presentations that instructors can use as is or modify to suit their needs.
Content Organization
Part I, which houses the first 10 chapters or 10 weeks, focuses on the fundamentals of sport mechanics. Major topics covered include the anatomy and fundamentals of sport mechanics, linear motion and linear kinetics in sport, angular motion and angular kinetics in sport, stability and instability, sport kinetics, and moving through fluids.
Part II, which contains the final three chapters, helps students apply the information they learned in part I. Chapters 11 and 12 explain how to observe and analyze an athlete’s technique and how to correct errors. Students learn how to break a skill into phases and what to look for in each phase. They also learn the mechanical principles that will help them correct the errors. Chapter 13 explores mechanics in a range of sport skills and techniques, including sprinting, jumping, swimming, lifting, throwing, and kicking. Students learn that technique and mechanics are inseparable.
The chapters also contain two helpful types of sidebars: At a Glance sidebars summarize difficult content with bulleted lists, and Application to Sport sidebars bring concepts to life, showing how they work in sport.
Go-To Resource
This fourth edition of
Applied Sport Mechanics is a highly practical text, destined to be the go-to biomechanics and sport mechanics resource for instructors and professionals alike in kinesiology and sport related fields.
Preface
Acknowledgments
- Part I. Foundations of Movement in Sports
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Applied Sport Mechanics
- How Applied Sport Mechanics Is Organized
- What Is Sport Mechanics?
- Understanding and Quantifying Technique
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 2.Sport Mechanics Anatomy
- Standard Anatomical Reference Terminology
- Connection Between Human Anatomy and Sport Mechanics
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 3. Sport Mechanics Fundamentals
- How to Describe Human Motion
- Applying Sport Mechanics to Resistance Training
- Measurement and Evaluation in Sport Mechanics
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 4. Linear Motion in Sport
- Linear Motion Measures (Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration)
- Linear Motion for Projectiles
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 5. Linear Kinetics in Sport
- Fundamental Principles of Linear Kinetics
- Momentum and Impulse in Sport
- How to Measure Linear Kinetics: Running Gait
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 6. Angular Motion in Sport
- Fundamental Principles of Angular Motion
- Applied Angular Motion: How an Athlete Initiates Rotation
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 7. Angular Kinetics in Sport
- Gravity: Fundamental Principle of Angular Kinetics
- Angular Momentum
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 8. Stability and Instability
- Fundamental Principles for Stability
- Mechanical Principles for Stability
- Factors That Increase Stability
- How to Measure Center of Gravity and Line of Gravity for an Athlete
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 9. Sport Kinetics
- Work
- Power
- Energy
- Rebound
- Friction
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 10. Moving Through Fluids
- Fundamental Principles of Moving Through Fluids
- Hydrostatic Pressure and Buoyancy
- Drag and Lift
- Factors That Influence Moving Through Air and Water
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Part II. Putting Your Knowledge of Sport Mechanics to Work
- Chapter 11. Analyzing Sport Skills
- Step 1: Determine the Objectives of the Skill
- Step 2: Note Any Special Characteristics of the Skill
- Step 3: Study Top-Flight Performances of the Skill
- Step 4: Divide the Skill Into Phases
- Step 5: Divide Each Phase Into Key Objectives
- Step 6: Understand the Mechanical Reasons Each Key Element Is Performed as It Is
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 12. Identifying and Correcting Errors in Sport Skills
- Step 1: Observe the Complete Skill
- Step 2: Analyze Each Phase and Its Key Elements
- Step 3: Use Your Knowledge of Sport Mechanics in Your Analysis
- Step 4: Select Errors to Be Corrected
- Step 5: Decide on Appropriate Methods for the Correction of Errors
- Summary
- Key Terms
- References
- Chapter 13. Selected Sport Skills
- Sprinting
- Jumping
- Wheelchair Sports
- Throwing
- Striking and Batting
- Swinging and Rotating
- Weightlifting
- Combat Throwing
- Tackle in Football
- Swimming
- Kicking a Ball
- Paddling a Watercraft
- References
Appendix. Units of Measurement and Conversions
Glossary
Index
About the Author
An introductory textbook for undergraduate courses in biomechanics and sport mechanics in kinesiology curriculums. Also a reference for coaches and physical educators.
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