Product Description

Introduction to Sports Biomechanics has been developed to introduce you to the core topics covered in the first two years of your degree. It will give you a sound grounding in both the theoretical and practical apects of the subject. Part One covers the anatomical and mechanical foundations of biomechanics and Part Two concentrates on the measuring techniques which sport biomechanists use to study the movements of the sports performer. You will find: each chapter contains an introduction, summary, futher reading section and exercises to assist your learning and help with revision the text is pitched at an intorodutory level which assumes no prior knowledge of the subject mathmatical equations have been kept to a minimum making the text accessible to those with a non-mathmatical background examples from sport are used throughout the text to help base the theory in practice In addition, the book is highly illustrated with line drawings and photographs which help to reinforce explainations and examples.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #374372 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Roger Bartlett is Head of Department at Sheffield Hallam University's School of Sports & Exercise Science. He was one of the founders of the British Association of Sports & Exercise Scientists.

Customer Reviews

very good for students and professor
I've been using this book with my students. It is very clear and easy to read. Simple figures easy to follow. Covers the main subjects of Biomechanics. Rita Santos Rocha (Portugal)