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Force summation!

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many principals make up the idea of "force summation"?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

2.

Use as many body segments means to...

a)

Wave my arms and legs wildly to generate force

b)

Trying to contract as many necessary muscles during movement

c)

Try to drop on the floor and do "the worm" dance move

d)

The more muscles I contract, the more force I can generate

3.

Rotating a joint as much as possible to produce for is maximising the principal of:

a)

Using as many body segments as you can

b)

Range of motion

c)

Sequencing

d)

Timing

4.

This athlete needs to generate a lot of power from his legs before releasing the shot put, he could really benefit from...

a)

Range of motion

b)

Sequencing

c)

Timing

d)

Using body segments

5.

As her coach you need to tell her to release the javelin when her body has finished generating lots of force, you are working on her...

a)

Range of motion

b)

Timing

c)

Sequencing

d)

Using as many body segments as possible

6.

When we are letting each muscle produce as much power as possible before contracting the next, we are referring to timing of a movement?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

LeBron wants to make this jump shot. In his head he wants to use big muscles first to generate force and then use small muscles for accuracy. This is...

a)

Range of motion

b)

Using body segments

c)

Sequencing

d)

Timing

8.

How can this baseballer increase the force he applies to his pitch?

a)

Use many body segments

b)

Contract muscles in the correct order

c)

Allowing each muscle to produce force before moving to the next

d)

Increase the time over which he applies force