THE IMPORTANCE OF ARM-SWING DURING FORWARD DIVE AND REVERSE DIVE ON SPRINGBOARD

Abstract

Introduction In the perfonnance of springboard dives from either the forward or reverse group, the competitor begins with an approach consisting of a minimum of 3 steps followed by a hurdle and take-off. To date, little, if any information of the approach, hurdle step, and take-off has been published in Japan (Miller, 1974, 1981, 1984). This study focuses on the performance of a top Japanese woman diver. Analysis of films provided a unique opportunity to study springboard diving perfonnances and to develop a data base on selected continuous temporal fonn and angles of the hurdle step and take-off of an elite female springboard diver.