Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human ...

Introduction to Sports Biomechanics

Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human Movement Patterns provides a

genuinely accessible and comprehensive guide to all of the biomechanics topics covered

in an undergraduate sports and exercise science degree.

Now revised and in its second edition, Introduction to Sports Biomechanics is colour

illustrated and full of visual aids to support the text. Every chapter contains crossreferences to key terms and de?nitions from that chapter, learning objectives and summaries, study tasks to con?rm and extend your understanding, and suggestions to

further your reading.

Highly structured and with many student-friendly features, the text covers:

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Movement Patterns ¨C Exploring the Essence and Purpose of Movement Analysis

Qualitative Analysis of Sports Movements

Movement Patterns and the Geometry of Motion

Quantitative Measurement and Analysis of Movement

Forces and Torques ¨C Causes of Movement

The Human Body and the Anatomy of Movement

This edition of Introduction to Sports Biomechanics is supported by a website containing

video clips, and o?ers sample data tables for comparison and analysis and multiplechoice questions to con?rm your understanding of the material in each chapter.

This text is a must have for students of sport and exercise, human movement sciences,

ergonomics, biomechanics and sports performance and coaching.

Roger Bartlett is Professor of Sports Biomechanics in the School of Physical Education,

University of Otago, New Zealand. He is an Invited Fellow of the International Society

of Biomechanics in Sports and European College of Sports Sciences, and an Honorary

Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, of which he was

Chairman from 1991¨C4. Roger is currently Editor of the journal Sports Biomechanics.

Introduction to Sports

Biomechanics

Analysing Human Movement Patterns

Second edition

Roger Bartlett

First edition published 1997

This edition ?rst published 2007

by Routledge

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