BMES1002 Sports biomechanics (5 cr)
Description
Biomechanics of sports performance
Biomechanical analysis and evaluation of the individual sports performer
Optimising human performance
Biomechanical analysis and evaluation of sports equipment
3-D motion analysis
Learning outcomes
After completion of this course, student can
apply biomechanical methods to athletes’ performance analyses
create an experimental set up to performance analyses of different sports suitable for grant applications
understand the requirements and use of sport equipment through the current theoretical aspects and research problems
Additional information
Spring term.
In this subfield of biomechanics, the laws of mechanics are applied to gain a greater understanding of athletic performance through measurement. The Sports Biomechanics course has been designed to develop your understanding of the theoretical basis of sports biomechanics analysis and to understand the range of traditional areas from which methods and data are recruited for an integrated solution to analysing human motion. Course enables to develop a range of discipline-specific abilities and apply them to selected area of special interest.
Description of prerequisites
LitK valmis
Literature
- Blazevich A. Sports Biomechanics. The Basics: Optimising Human Performance. 3rd edition, London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing plc (260 s.)