Observe three contrasting sporting activities and produce a movement analysis checklist to identify the relevant muscles, joints and bones.
Task 2 - By Barry Holloway Observe three contrasting sporting activities and produce a movement analysis checklist to identify the relevant muscles, joints and bones. The chosen sport to cover is swimming in which I will be analysing the breaststroke, the front crawl and the butterfly strokes. Sporting Action - Butterfly The butterfly technique with the dolphin kick consists of synchronous arm movement with a synchronous leg kick. Good technique is crucial to swim this style effectively. The wave-like body movement is also very significant, as this is the key for an easy synchronous over water recovery and breathing. In the initial position, the swimmer lies on the breast, the arms are stretched to the front, and the legs are extended to the back. Phase - Upper body Muscles Used - Pectoralis, triceps, Rectus abdominals, Trapezius, Latissimus dorsi, Flexors and extensors of the wrist and hand, deltoids, platysma, Iliacus, obliques. Contractions Used - Deltoids are concentric coming out of the water, eccentric going into the water. 2 Triceps - eccentric contraction 3 Biceps - concentric contraction 4 Wrist flexors - are using an isotonic flexion contraction. 5 Pectoralis - concentric contraction 6 Rectus Abdominals - Eccentric coming out of the water, concentric going into the water. 7 Trapezius - Eccentric coming out of the water, concentric going into the
Assessment of development placement on the performance pyramid - football.
Section A3 (V) Ben Davies Assessment of development placement on the performance pyramid. Excellence Performance Participation Foundation I am currently playing at performance level. I currently play for Thorns Athletic; we are in the Kidderminster League Division 1.It is a mans league and it is a good standard so I am playing against men a lot stronger and older than myself, but I enjoy the challenge and feel it will help me progress. It is performance level because the league is organised by the governing body the F.A. We have official referees every week, which are provided by the F.A. If a player receives a yellow card there is a £12 fine, which is paid by the club to the F.A. if a player receives a red card a £36 fine is paid. All teams are allocated a pitch and we play with a full size ball and for 45 minutes each half. Teams can officially complain about referees and write a direct letter to the F.A., referees can officially complain about teams and teams can officially complain about other teams. If a team receives sufficient complaints they could be thrown out the league. I started playing football at a very early age, my dad used to kick a ball with me at the age of three. This is when I was at foundation level and when I learned co-ordination skills and how to kick a ball. I continued to play at foundation level, until the age of four. This
"Sport is precious it shouldn't be abused by commercial interests". To what extent is this true in sport today?
"Sport is precious it shouldn't be abused by commercial interests". To what extent is this true in sport today? Over the last few decades sport has moved from solely amateur to a professional era. I will be writing an essay that will weigh up the arguments on both sides and come to a judgement as to what extent sport has been abused by commercial interests. I will also talk about how commercialisation has given to sport as well as increased participation, and the various steps taken to bring sport from the amateur era to the professional era. The word amateur comes from the Old French word for 'lover of' and this is clearly the main reason why people play amateur sport. Because they love the game that they play, as oppose to it being their job to play the game. Whereas, a professional sportsman is someone who gets paid to play sports, and often contracted to some sort of club or team. Professional sport has become more and more common, and one of the main reasons for this is because of commercialisation. Commercialisation of sport is the involvement of the media, and sponsors who seek a financial reward through sport. Commercialisation of the Olympic Games first really came about in the run up to the 1984 games in Los Angeles. For marketers, the Olympic Games are really a great target to promote products at. It is watched all over the world, so effectively being one of the
Netball Attacking skills.
Netball Attacking skills Theme: Receiving Lesson 1 The rule that states you can only handle the ball for three seconds means that you only have a very short space of time in which you have to catch the ball, control it, and make sure you send it safely on its way. This is known as decision making and therefore you only have a short period of time (3 seconds) to make a decision in a particular passing situation. It is important that you can catch the ball consistently as it is the first step in handling a netball, so it is appropriate that this is the first step to practise in becoming a netballer. When receiving the ball netball players should let their fingers do the work. The fingers drive out to meet the ball, make contact and pull it in quickly. There are two kinds of catches within the game of netball: * Two-handed catch * One-handed catch The two handed catch is the safest and allows for greater control, while the one-handed catch is less safe but gives you greater extension to the ball. In match play, the correct choice of catch is crucial. When your opponent is closely contesting the ball, use both hands to catch. When you are soaring high, unopposed, use one hand. Two handed catch Preparation * The body must be well balanced * Watch the ball * Drive out arms to meet the ball * Extend arms to take the catch * Bend elbows slightly Execution * With
Personal Exercise Programme (PEP).
Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) Steve Aston 2002/2003 Contents Personal Activity Profile Overall Aims Fitness Profile 2 - 3 Specific Aims of PEP 4 - 5 Safety Considerations 6 - 7 Purpose of Exercises 8 - 9 Application of Theory 0 - 12 PEP Outline 3 - 14 PEP 5 - 18 Session Evaluations 9 - 36 Re-test Results 37 Summative Evaluation 38 - 40 Appraisal 41 -42 PEP Name: Steve Aston Personal Activity Profile The sports I am currently involved in are rugby, surfing and kayaking. I play rugby for Basingstoke, surf for the Balin UK junior team and kayak for Basingstoke and Deane Canoe Club (BADCC). I am sponsored by Perception (kayaks) and Werner (paddles). The sport I have chosen to train for in my personal exercise programme is slalom kayaking. The main components of fitness in kayaking are upper body power, balance and flexibility. My main weakness is in upper body power. My skills in slalom kayaking are of a high standard but they are limited by my lack of upper body power. For example, I will have a stronger and faster high sculling support stroke if I am more powerful in my triceps and latissimus dorsi. Overall Aims One of the components of fitness I am aiming to improve through my personal exercise programme is power. If I am more powerful I will have more control over my kayak which will give me a better chance of passing through all the
Advanced Coaching Theory
Sports' coaching is a very complex and complicated process. It is a process that requires input from a wide variety of specialist sub disciplines within the area. The management and the uniting of these specialist areas into a strategy to improve sporting performance is the major role of the coach (Lyle, 1999). Woodman (1993) expressed this ability of the coach as a form of 'art' and suggests that the better a coaches understanding of the sciences surrounding the coaching process the more effective a coach will be in the art of coaching. Coaching is an emerging profession and the sports coach has an increasing number of responsibilities. The process is underpinned by values and ideologies proposed by such foundations as the National Coaching Foundation (NCF) (1996) who provide a framework of rules for coach behaviour. The NCF (1996) highlight creating a positive experience and minimising any risk to athletes as vital roles of the sports coach. These values are related more towards the role of participation coach's whose initial principle is the athlete's enjoyment of the sport leading to the continuation of participation. The emphasis is on the learning of skills and not competition success. There is no systematically controlled plan, unlike performance coaching, which involves detailed planning and monitoring of progress. Performance coaching attempts to control variables
Football's governing bodies.
Sean Halsey, P.E. homework, Ms Price Football's governing bodies All sports have at least one governing body. This governing body has many responsibilities, including setting rules, setting punishments, controlling draws for competitions and tournaments, etc. The governing body for football in England is the Football Association. They control football at all levels, from grass roots to the premier league. One of their jobs is to make sure that football is being played using the correct rules and regulations so that each game is fair. They do this by making all referees and officials take a course that teaches them the correct rules of the game, and tests them to make sure they know them. They handle such things as international relations, ethics and sports equity, elite player development and coaching. The FA has also done many great things that have helped the game in England. An important thing for the future of English football is that we keep producing good young footballing talent. The FA has overseen this by setting up coaching academies and national football centres of excellence. These centres of excellence are where the best young footballers are sent to learn from the best coaches and trainers in England. This helps them progress, and lets them play with and against the best players in their age group. They also make sure that they are educated well, so that if
I have decided to research the Local and National provision for Golf
Introduction to Local And National Provision I have decided to research the Local and National provision for Golf, mainly because of the following reasons: . My love for the sport and because I have played it for so many years. 2. My Idols of the elite professionals in the sport and the path I need to take to achieve my great ambition of becoming a golf professional The areas I intend to concentrate on in my assignment to do with Local and National provision are: * How to get from amateur status to an elite professional? * What are the Local provisions available for people wanting to take part in golf? * What is available for girls in the local community? * How the elite professionals are funded for * What kind of money the P.G.A will provide to both amateurs and professionals To achieve these targets I intend to use a variety of equipment e.g. the Internet, interviews with my Golf's Club secretary and golf professional (Doncaster Golf Club in Bessacarr). To carry this out I will need to construct questionnaires to send off to the people I wish to collect the information from. Grassroots Development Being employed in the golf industry is a dream of many. Today, PGA members are employed in a number of ways in addition to traditional green-grass facility employment. PGA members are employed as rules officials, tournament administrators, retail managers, general
What makes a successful coach?
What makes a successful coach? Throughout history there have been many great sporting individuals and teams, Manchester United, the England rugby team, the Williams sisters and the Australian cricket team. However what made these athletes triumphant? One obvious thing comes to mind: they are the best players in there sport. But where would these players be without the correct training and coaching? Before this question can be answered we need to be able to identify the role of coaches and the effect there role has on athletes. Behind every athlete is a dedicated coach who is there to help the athlete in many different but equally important ways. A coach's main role is to improve the performance of the athlete. The coach is the person who tells you what you are doing incorrect but more essentially how to improve it. A coach will help their team or individuals in all aspects of there game both physical and psychological. This means that a coach has a big responsibility to help with different issues inside and outside of sport. A good coach is anything from a shoulder to cry on to a driving force behind a good performance. The United Kingdom Coaching Strategy describes the role of the coach as one which "enables the athlete to achieve levels of performance to a degree that may not have been possible if left to his/her own endeavours" Coaches like athletes are all different
Investigating Muscle Contraction
Investigating Muscle Contraction Purpose: To investigate how different solutions influence the muscle contractions on muscle fibers of chicken. Hypothesis: I think that when water is added there will be little expansion in the muscle, when glucose is added little contraction and when ATP is added the most contraction. I think this because muscle contraction is related to the amount of energy the muscle receives. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a product of glucose respiration. It is a high-energy bond and has a very short halftime of half a second. Muscle expansion is in one way related with the amount of water the muscle receives because the cells absorb the water and therefore expand. Variables: Independent variable: Water, Glucose, ATP (adenosine triphosphate) Dependent variable : Change in length of chicken muscle fiber Controlled variable : Temperature, Same source of chicken, same age of chicken, same circumstances, same treatment of chicken Uncontrolled variable: Length and width of Chicken muscle fiber Materials: * Muscle fibers * Millimeter graph paper * 3 glass slides * 3 droppers * Distilled water * Glucose solution * ATP solution * Stop clock * Blunt mounted needles * Petri dish Method: . Place the muscle fiber on a glass slide. Place the slide on the piece of graph paper. 2. Use the mounted needles to straighten the fibre
