Biomechanics in Sport

MUSCLE ACTION IN SPORT AND EXERCISE.
1 Muscle action in high force contractions.
2 Functional properties and performance in skeletal muscles.
3 Muscle-tendon architecture and athletic performance.
4 Eccentric muscle action in sport and exercise.
5 Stretch-shortening cycle.
6 Biomechanical foundations of strength and power training.
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LOCOMOTION.
7 Factors affecting preferred rates of movement in cyclicactivities.
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8 The dynamics of running.
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9 Lower extremity function during cycling.
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10 Competitive skill: technique, equipment and environmentalfactors affecting performance.
11 Technique and power production in speed skating.
12 Hydrodynamic resistance and propelling forces inswimming.
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13 Mechanical power and propelling efficiency in competitiveswimming.
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JUMPING AND AERIAL MOVEMENT.
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14 Aerial movement.
15 The high jump.
16 Ski jumping.
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17 Jumping in figure skating.
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18 Springboard and platform diving.
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THROWING.
19 Throwing: basic principles.
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20 Flight of projectiles in sport.
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21 Hammer throwing: problems and prospects.
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22 Shot putting.
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23 Javelin throwing: an approach toward performanceimprovement.
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INJURY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION.
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24 Mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury.
25 Musculoskeletal loading during landing.
26 Impact propagation and its effects on the human body.
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27 Sport related spine injuries and their prevention.
28 Eccentric contraction: applied physiology and mechanics ofmuscle injury and rehabilitation.
SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPORTS.
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29 Manual wheelchair propulsion.
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30 Sport for amputees