11 PE Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy

Biomechanics in sport is ...

• the science of explaining how and why the human body moves in the way it does

• the analysis of the body's movements in an activity

• the study of living things and how they evolve over time

• the study of training exercises that improves athletes' performance

List 3 benefits of biomechanical analysis in sport

List the 5 general principles of biomechanics that we looked at last lesson

In the simplest terms, a force is ...

• an object that can not be stopped

• something that keeps our feet on the ground

• a push or pull that happens when two objects interact

• another word for gravity

Internal forces are generated (a)   the body

External forces are generated (a)   the body (or as a result of an interaction between the body and external environment)

Which 3 biomechanical concepts are included in force production?

• Momentum

• Impulse

• Power

• Summation of forces

Momentum is a term used to describe the tendency of any object in motion to continue moving

• True

• False

If an object has zero velocity (not moving), then it has (a)   momentum

The higher the mass and the higher the velocity, the greater the momentum

• True

• False