Kinematics and Kinetics in Basketball

What is Kinematics?

• A description of human movement

• The forces acting on an object

• The forces acting on a human

What is Kinetics?

• The forces acting on/in the body

• The forces acting on/in an object

• The environment an action is performed in

Which of these is NOT a reason why kinetics and kinematics are important in basketball?

• Enhancing performance

• Injury prevention

• Increase attendance

Repeated weight shifts are an example of what kind of motion?

• Linear motion

• Oscillatory motion

• Projectile motion

Which of these is an example of linear motion?

• Pivoting around a defender

• Running down the court

• Dribbling crossovers

Which of these is a kinetic variable in basketball?

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Gravity

Which of these is NOT an example of kinetics in basketball?

• Running velocity

• Rebounding

• Blocking

Newton's 3rd law states?

• An object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it

•  The force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration.

• When two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction

Which of these is the correct equation for acceleration?

• a = t/v

• a = v/t

• a = d/t

Which of these is the correct equation for velocity?

• v = a/t

• v = t/d

• v = d/t