A BIOMECHANIST LOOKS AT BASKETBALL

Authors

  • J. Cooper

Keywords:

throwing, kicking, striking

Abstract

Basketball is a game composed of many skills, ie, running, jumping, throwing and catching. The mastery of the mechanics of these actions is one of the primary keys to successful performance. Cooper (1987) states that understanding athletic movement is complex for the following reasons.

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Issue

6 International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports (1988)

Section

Coaching and Sports Activities

License

Authors can retain copyright, while granting the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) the right of first publication.