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Burkett, Brendan, 1963-

Sport mechanics for coaches / Brendan Burkett.

3rd ed.

Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, ©2010.

xii, 250 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

"Most coaches are reluctant to study sport mechanics; from experience they equate it with boring texts loaded with formulas, calculations, and scientific terminology. That's not the case with Sport Mechanics for Coaches. This updated third edition provides an introductory look at the mechanics of sport in a manner that's understandable and usable for the novices in the field. Author Brendan Burkett--Paralympic gold medalist and world-record holder--pours his love of sport and his expertise as an award-winning engineer and biomechanics professor into this enhanced, revised, and reformatted text. Divided into three parts covering the fundamentals of sport mechanics, mechanical principles, and application of the knowledge to sport contexts, this text highlights real-life sporting achievements and the mechanics behind them. Various pedagogical aids including review questions and practical activities are featured, allowing students and coaches to gauge their understanding of key concepts chapter by chapter. Since the previous edition was published, technological advancements have expanded the coach's and athlete's toolbox. Sport Mechanics for Coaches includes nearly 150 illustrations and photos and all-new content to help readers understand and incorporate technology and state-of-the-art sport equipment to enhance training, identify errors in technique, and improve performance. Coaches, students, and athletes with a curiosity about how and why things work in the world of sport and a desire to improve performance will find Sport Mechanics for Coaches refreshingly easy to read, comprehend, and put into practice." -- Publisher.

Kinesiology.

Human mechanics.

Sports -- Physiological aspects.

Carr, Gerald A., 1936- Sport mechanics for coaches.

Revised edition of: Sport mechanics for coaches / Gerry Carr. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Sport mechanics fundamentals : Making a smart move : Sport mechanics ; How sport mechanics for coaches can help you ; How sport mechanics for coaches is organized -- Starting with basics : Basic mechanical principles ; The gravity of the situation ; May the force be with you -- Mechanical principles in sport : Getting a move on : How an athlete moves (forces, momentum, and impulse) ; What happens when we move (work, power, energy, rebound, and friction) ; How to measure "getting a move on" in a running gait -- Rocking and rolling : How an athlete rotates (angular motion) ; Mechanical principles for rotation (lever systems) ; How an athlete initiates rotation ; What happens when we rotate (velocity, force, inertia, and momentum) ; How to measure angular velocity during cycling -- Don't be a pushover : How an athlete can avoid being a pushover (stability) ; Mechanical principles for stability ; Factors that determine stability ; How to measure center of gravity and line of gravity -- Going with the flow : How an athlete goes with the flow ; Mechanical principles for moving through a fluid ; Factors that influence moving through air and water -- Putting your knowledge of sport mechanics to work : Analyzing sport skills : Determine the objectives of the skill ; Note any special characteristics of the skill ; Study top-flight performances of the skill ; Divide the skill into phases ; Divide each phase into key objectives ; Understand the mechanical reasons each key element is performed as it is -- Identifying and correcting errors in sports skills : Observe the complete skill ; Analyze each phase and its key elements ; Use your knowledge of sport mechanics in your analysis ; Select errors to be corrected ; Decide on appropriate methods for the correction of errors -- Mechanics of selected sport skills.

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