IOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT ASSIGNMENT #3

EXSC 3760: BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT ASSIGNMENT #3
15 PTS.

Due: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
Word process your responses and include an APA style cover page, running head, page #s, and reference page.

Select ONE of the following sports skills:

 basketball free-throw

 vertical jump

 volleyball set

For the sport skill you selected, use at least 2 sources, and compose a paper to include the following:

 50-75 word introduction – briefly describe the background of the skill; how it’s used in sport (3 pts.)

 description of phases (describe key body positions or angles, critical features) (4 pts.)

 photos showing the phases (you may obtain these from the internet); be sure photos are

from the proper angle(s) (2 pts.)

 description of how the 3 factors that affect projectile motion impact the skill (3 pts.)

 glossary of 6 kinematics (mix of linear and angular) terms used in your paper (3 pts.)

o define any terms or variables; be sure to identify them as linear or angular kinematics terms

o bold the 6 terms within the text

o the glossary is last