Elite Athlete Miscalculations

Objective: Using a marble launcher, launch marbles from different angles with different forces to find the maximum height and the velocity as it leaves the launcher. Using different variables and results to determine how the different angles and amounts of force effect the variables. With this data show the effect the forces cause in 1-D and 2-D motion, as well as in the X and Y directions. This is done through kinematic equations and calculations.

Struzik, Artur, Bogdan Pietraszewski, and Jerzy Zawadzki. "Biomechanical Analysis of the Jump Shot in Basketball." Journal of Human Kinetics. Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego W Katowicach, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.

Overtraining occurs because of an imbalance between a Physical load placed on an athlete and their coping capacity. One of the reasons why athletes may over train is because of their parents/coaches that can push them to sports and wanting them to be good. They want their child to earn a college scholarship and push them to their limits. Working harder and never taking a break, because "someone else is working around the clock to be the best", is the most warped and tired mentality that coaches and parents feed young people…The problem is a lack of education and knowledge of our own bodies. The reality is that only a select number of athletes earn scholarships every year. It is a mentality now that these athlete need to playing all year and

This soccer science fair project serves to acquaint students with basic information on how the amount of air in a soccer ball can affect the distance it travels when kicked with a consistent force. The greater the air pressure in the ball, the farther it will travel when a force is applied. In the process of conducting the research, the student will learn that atmospheric pressure may also affect how far the ball will travel. The student will learn about the relationship between air pressure and friction: the lower the friction, the farther the ball will go. The student will learn about concepts like air pressure, gravitational force, compression and expansion of air molecules, potential energy and kinetic energy. This science fair experiment

“The analysis of movement provides an athlete with optimal development as well as minimising the risk of developing injuries through the incorrect execution of a movement” (Ackland, Elliott & Bloomfield, 2009, p 301).

The fastest growing sport in America is lacrosse, and in order to play lacrosse, it is important to first understand the physics of the game. Lacrosse players around the world use physics while playing without even thinking about it. With no knowledge of physics, it would be pretty difficult to master the fastest game on two feet. One of the worlds greatest scientist, Isaac Newton, established three laws dealing with physics, and using these laws will make it possible for a lacrosse player to understand what he or she needs to do in order to throw a ball. Newtons first law deals with inertia, his second law deals with the relationship between mass, acceleration and force, and his third law deals with opposite reactions. When talking about lacrosse, it is essential to cover Newton’s first law, his second law, and his third law in order to understand the physics behind throwing a lacrosse ball. .

There is a serious debate in the track and field community as to whether there is more benefit, namely increased distances, to be gained in the throwing events from improvements in technique versus improvements in strength. While this debate focuses primarily on the shot put and discus events, the events studied in this research, it is equally true for all the throwing events. As a significant part of the throwing community, the United States is thought of as a nation that focuses too much on strength, at the expense of technique.

Bocce ball is a great way to demonstrate the complex wonders of Newton’s three laws in a simple and understandable way. Bocce ball, which was first documented in the year 5200 B.C., is a sport that was first popularized during the roman empire. It wasn’t more than just a leisurely activity until the game found its way back into Italy, once the Roman empire collapsed. Bocce ball was steadily rising and falling in popularity, until a major resurgence in 1896, when it was admitted an olympic sport, and has been part of the summer olympics ever since. Bocce has really become such a widespread sport because you can participate no matter how old, what your race is, or what gender you are. All you need to do is roll a ball. America seemed very separated from the game until a sweep of popularity in California in 1989. Today there is said to be 25,000,000 bocce ball players in the United States. Many aspects of the game of Bocce ball can be relatable to the simple concepts of Newton’s original three laws, from the balls hitting each other (Newton’s third law), to throwing balls harder to increase the force and then slowing down (Newton’s first and second laws). Throughout this essay, I will not only explain what each of Newton’s three laws mean, but provide a real life example of how it could relate to the game of bocce ball.

Some of these factors are gravity, the air resistance, the speed of release, the angle of release, and the height of release. The most basic and principal factor acting on a projectile is gravity. Gravity affects every object. It decreases the height that a projectile can attain. Air resistance is also a key factor working on an object. The larger the surface area, the more air resistance will affect a projectile. Air resistance will also affect an object more if it has a smaller mass. Also, the faster the speed of the projectile, the greater the air resistance. The speed of release refers to how fast an object is released and is directly related to the distance of the flight. The greater the speed of release and object has, the greater the distance the object will have. The initial vertical velocity increases the height of trajectories, creating a longer flight path. Similarly, as the initial horizontal velocity increase, the longer the length of flight and distance. The angle of release is the angle that an object is thrown or hit into the air. It changes the relationship

What if you were just a little kid at a football game? And you saw some of the pro athletes kneeling down during the National Anthem. Would you get distracted and kneel because you look up to some of the people doing it or just stand like you usually would? Pro athletes have not gone too far by bringing politics into sports because Kaepernick and the other players have a right to do what they believe, it is something to keep in conversation, and it was the right time to do it.

The giant dramatic collisions between players moving at very fast speed one of the great attractions of the sport for some fans, and one of the biggest threats to its popularity. The toll these big hits take on the long-term health of players has many fans reconsidering their allegiances, on ethical grounds.

Ball sport training generally requires a partner of the same skill level. Automatic ball launching mac hines have been designed to allow for solo practice, but these systems do not emulate the endurance aspect o f training against a partner, specifically in the cas e of tennis. Section 2 outlines the introduction to the problem. It is determined that 35% of all time spen t with an automatic tennis ball launcher will be do wntime caused by having to re-collect balls and refill the launching machine. Sections 3 to 5 outline the pro blem, and define criteria, constraints and goals for any solu tion.

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the correlation between a ball’s gravitational potential energy to it’s return mechanical energy. The major finding of this experiment was the fact that the return mechanical energy was increased as the gravitational potential energy increased. The hypothesis that the greater the weight of the ball would increase the return mechanical energy largely, was proved incorrectly by the data mostly. The average of the golf ball at 100cm drop was indeed greater than any other ball, except the return mechanical energy of the golf ball in the other drop heights at 75cm, 50cm, and 25cm, were less than another ball. In all those drop heights, the return mechanical energy was greater in a ping pong ball,

A biomechanical standpoint, the shot put and has many different aspects that can be look at upon the affects of many different factors. Although there are many different factors that are important to success and performance related to the shot put and discuss. Thus, I am going to look at the speed, the angle, and the height of release. These factors are particularly important to performance of the shot put and discus but there are many other important factors that also contribute, including range of motion, timing, position, internal force, and external force.

There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.