Sports Science: Biomechanics, Performance Analysis and Sports Psychology

This article discusses how biomechanics, performance analysis and sports psychology can improve sports performance and motor learning. It explains the science behind human movement and how it can be applied to sports. The benefits of these concepts and technologies are also highlighted.

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To improve personal techniques on certain sporting actions or motor learning, one can
make use of biomechanics, performance analysis and sports psychology. Motor learning is just
similar to the improvement of sporting techniques.
Biomechanics
Biomechanics in this perspective refers to the science that leads to movement in living
things and particularly human beings. It entails how body muscles, bones, the tendons and
ligament can work together to produce body movement. Generally, biomechanics are useful in
motor learning since sportsmen are able to understand their bodies better. It uses physics concept
to explain and analyze performance which helps in understanding the human movement. This
helps in minimizing cases of injury during a sporting event. According to (McGraw, 2007), this
technology and skill are used to help in either support performance in sportsmen or solve some
issues related to the sport of exercise.
When the players or athletes are aware of the forces that lead to body movements, they
can easily enhance their techniques and approach during their training and real sporting actions.
For instance, from the study of biomechanics, a player becomes aware of Newton's law of inertia
that makes object tend to resist in their state of motion unless force is impacted. With this
knowledge, an athlete is able to cope with inertia force that will occur when he or she is sprinting
down a field by application of somebody positions and muscles efforts (Gordon & Robertson,
2011)

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(Hall, 2008)
Performance analysis and sport psychology
Performance analysis involves recording data and information from observations made
during sporting training, actions or competition. The results of the analysis are used for
integration with athlete development programs. There are some technologies used to measure
sports performance, for instance, GPS, radar guns, timing lights and accelerometers.
These concept and technologies enable the coaches to advise their clients on how to
improve tactics, techniques and movements after using them. Its benefits the athletes and
sportsmen through improving their technical and tactical knowledge as well. On the other hand,
sports psychology has with the help of neuroimaging studies have helped in the improvement of
sportsmen’s understanding of the role of mind and brain in motor learning.in the recent past.
(Hardwick & Rottschy, 2013)
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Hall, S. j. (2008). Basic Biomechanics. London: The McGraw Hill companies.
Hardwick, R. M., & Rottschy, C. (2013). A quantitative meta-analysis and review of motor learning in the
human brain. Science direct, 67, 283-297.
Hardwick, R. M., & Rottschy, C. (2013). A quantitative meta-analysis and review of motor learning in the
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McGraw, H. (2007). Basic Biomechanics. More About Biomechanics. , 12.