Process Essay: Is Water Polo A Team Sport?

The overarm throw is a skill frequently used in a wide range of sports such as cricket,softball and baseball. The action is also used in athletic activities such as javelin, with the overhead serve and smash in tennis, volleyball and badminton and passing a netball and basketball.An overarm throw is the action of the arm swinging backwards then upwards, as the elbow moves close to ear level, leading the throw forward a step is taken with the foot opposite the throwing arm, during the throw, body rotates to face forward and body weight transfers from back to front foot, the elbow then

How do goalies dive for balls shot on goal? The first thing a goalie does is look. If the shooter is right footed, and the goalie sees the inside of his foot, he’ll dive right. If he sees the floor straight on he will stay standing of dive left. The opposite is true for left footed players. The second thing is the goalies stance. The stance is close together, and hands out to make them look bigger. A close together stance makes it easier for split second movements. Once the shot is taken and the goalie starts falling to the ball, he will dive with his hands to the ball first. After, he will pull the ball into protect it from the incoming player. The last thing the goalie will do is roll over and turn into a “turtle” to protect

In this essay I will discuss, de-construct and analyze the techniques used by my partner, Luke Wynne when performing the badminton overhead clear shot using anatomical and biomechanical analysis. Throughout the essay I will give critical feedback and feed forward on four different phases, the preparation phase, execution phase, contact phase and the follow through phase. I will discuss the functional anatomy of how my partner can better his whole performance to become closer to the optimum performance that elite athletes play at, also known as the autonomous stage of learning. I will then finish my essay with a conclusion to sum up everything that I have discussed.

In order for maximum force to be generated, a tennis player needs a good stable base from where they can begin the movement. The tennis serve begins with flexion of the knee joint caused by the hamstrings. Then comes extension of the knees as well as hip flexion to start the movement - both of these movements are initiated by the quadriceps. The Erector Spinae muscle causes trunk extension to allow the abdominals to fully flex the trunk and generate the force that is then transferred to the upper body. The deltoids and pectorals major are used to flex the shoulder. These muscles are used to accelerate the whole arm while also stabilising the shoulder. Once the arm has begun to accelerate towards the ball, the tricep brachii is then used to

In the tennis serve Newton’s third law of motion is applied as the player performs a leg drive to the court to generate an equal and opposite reaction (Ackland, Elliott & Bloomfield, 2009, pp 314).

II.     As well as using your lower body, it is also essential to use your upper body in order to maximize the chance to score.

Sports are played worldwide and are reflective of that particular areas cultural view. This has led to a wide variety of sports that are played. Due to this high level of diversity it has become extremely challenging to define what activities are considered a sport verse a recitation activity. Specialists in this field frequently debate this issue, discussing the criteria that should exist when evaluating a sport. The main goal is to make a list concise enough yet, at the same time detailed so it can be used in every sporting model.

A matter of opinion has separated a variety of sports enthusiasts apart, due to the ongoing debate of whether golf is a sport or simply a skill. Famed golfer Arnold Palmer declared, “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening – and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented. (ThinkQuest.com)” These words state what every athlete experiences and feels when he/she is turning a double play, making the game winning three point shot, or throwing a hail mary pass for a touchdown. Golfers are athletes too, they train for that big moment just like any other athlete, but

Figure 2. A photo of professional soccer player David Beckham in both stages of the instep kick demonstrating flexion of the knee and plating of the foot. Taken from: O’leary, C. (n.d) Retrieved fromhttp://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/Soccer/Essays/FreeKickMechanics_DavidBeckham.html.

However, during the front sweep of the arms, the swimmer’s legs are simultaneously kicking in a dolphin kick to help the swimmer’s momentum and acceleration through the water in a wave movement. The feet are extended and toes pointed replicating that of a dolphin tail and have a wave-like a leg kick. The knees have a slight bend and the hips initiate the wave - like movement that continues through the swimmer’s torso. The front sweep is the beginning of the swimmer’s hand momentum through to the back sweep. The hand momentum is very significant in butterfly stokes and all swimming strokes as hand momentum consist of drag and lift forces moving in the opposite direction to the fluid motion of the

“In surfing, water streams past the hand and can cause what’s called lift force. Lift force can only be created when I my hand is a curved surfaces designed, which gives the best ratio of lift to drag. When the water passes over the hand onto a longer surface area, the water is forced or propelled at a greater speed than it would when travelling under the hand, similar to my wider paddling technique. The lift force is in the opposite direction of the force, this gives a surfer greater traction against the water, to catch a wave (Amezdroz, et al,. 2010).”

The authors conducted this study to see how and when this ability in humans evolved by studying the mechanics used in throwing. They compared the mechanics of throwing of humans to that of chimpanzees. The authors said that previous studies found that the internal rotator muscles are responsible fort the power of the human throw. The investigators hypothesize that the elastic energy storage is the important source for this power. They also stated that other features of the human shoulder are important in storing this energy and

Water polo will always be one of my greatest passions because I have been playing it since I was 10 years old and still love playing it. I do something for water polo every day, not because I have too, but because I just want too. Ever since I can remember I have been in the water. My parents were both swim coaches at College Greens, so I grew up on the pool deck. I started swimming when I was five years old on a swim team called the Arden Park Dolphins. I have been a competitive swimmer ever since. When I was nine I used to watch my brother Drake play water polo. After a year I started to play. Since I started to do something related to water polo every day. I joined the American River Water Polo club which has practices four days a week. Two that are practices and two that are conditioning for a swim. On the days I don’t have water polo I have a rebounded at my house and I have to do 50 throws on each hand. I also have to eat right and to stretching everyday. All this training will keep me prepared to play at my best. At American River, I play with the 14U age group and I play a few positions. I am the sprinter at the start of each quarter and during play, I am the center. My team has about 40 kids

The behavior of biomechanics works upon many different sports. The sport of tennis requires a lot of mix movement and equipment, and an understanding of those aspects of sport science of the games. The concepts of biomechanics and principals play a big role in the players’ development from sport science. Biomechanics is a key area in player development because all strokes have a fundamental mechanical understanding and sports. There are seven principles that can apply to the dynamics movements in tennis.

I would play this technique as a sports ball, tennis, basket, hand, soccer, ping pong, rugby, football, baseball and water polo, or