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WorksheetsBiomechanics: Force - Motion - Stability & Balance
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or False?
To absorb force, many athletes use equipment aimed to support their performance and reduce the chances of injury.
True
False
Biomechanics is...?
how the heart works
the study of the structure, function and motion of the mechanical aspects of biological systems
a detailed analysis and assessment of sports movements
a made up word
True or False?
Sporting movements can be transferred across sports?
True
False
Biomechanics is important because...
the knowledge gathered can assist athletes and coach to improve results; develop and practice the most efficient and effective technique
it can help develop and enhance equipment
increases the chance of prolonging an athletes sporting career
it combines technique with principles for a more efficient, smooth movement, less energy expenditure and better accuracy
True or False?
All movement and motor skills — including running, jumping, throwing, kicking and striking — requires internal muscular force (muscle contraction) being produced and applied.
True
False
Summation of force is...
the adding of different body parts to accumulate a greater overall force via the contribution of all these parts
the slowing down of the different body parts to accumulate a smaller overall force
not necessary for maximum output
all of the above
True or False?
Sequential summation of force is a sequence of body movements takes place, starting with the larger, more powerful body parts to produce the initial force, and then transferring this force to the next moving part and eventually finishing with the smaller, lighter body
True
False
The absorption of force can be achieved in a number of ways?
Yes
No
A person can't be a projectile?
True
False
What influences a projectile’s flight path (trajectory)?
Angle of release
Speed of release
Gravity
Weather
True or False?
Balance is a person’s ability to control their equilibrium in relation to gravity only
True
False
True or False?
Stability is your body’s ability to return to a desired position or trajectory following a disturbance
True
False
Equilibrium is
when something is out of balance
found only in a mathematics equation
a state of rest of balance; can be dynamic (moving) or static (still)
not found in sport
