The Principles Of Physics Behind The Sport

This report focusses on the 3 energy systems of fitness before relating them to touch football. Touch football is a simple but fast paced game, where the main objective is for one team to score more tries then their opponent. Scoring a tri is achieved by placing the ball in the opponents ‘tri zone’. Played on a 70m long by 50m wide field over a 45-minute time period, the game consists on two 20 minutes blocks of play with a five-minute half time break.

Newton's laws of motion are heavily associated with baseball. For example the law of inertia mainly is effected by a pitcher, because there is a large number of pitche’s in a pitcher’s arsenal. Such as the infamous curveball. The law states that an object in motion will continue and stay the same in the same direction, it will only change its direction if an external or outside force acts upon it. This means that as the pitcher applies more pressure on one side of the ball than another cause the ball to curve rather than go straight. Pitcher’s, and hitters also affect the acceleration of the ball. As the pitcher is on the mound and in his wined up the ball is starting to accelerate until he releases the ball, when the batter makes contact

We landed our axel and a new jump consistently, and a bliss came over us. Joy filled our bones and we finally felt free from the weight that was once upon us; however, two or so weeks later we lost both jumps and thus the longing to try again. We could feel the disappointment growing in our parents’ and coach’s faces. Heaviness grew upon us every time we stepped a foot into that ice rink, it was time to move on.

There are three main energy systems used in a game of touch football which consist of the creatine phosphate (ATP PC) system, lactic acid system and the aerobic system. Each system plays a vital role during game play. Every muscle in your body requires energy to perform all movements, and to do this, the energy is produced by the breakdown of a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is found in all cells which is a chemical form of muscular activity and performs mostly all functions in the human body. It contains 3 phosphate groups and adenosine. ATP is stored in the muscles and lasts for approximately 10-30 seconds. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins, are all producers of ATP from the food we eat; however Creatine Phosphate is

The history of baseball can be traced back to the early 19th century when people played a baseball-like game with their own rules and homemade equipment. The earliest known mention of baseball in the United States was in 1791 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. An ordinance was declared that banned the playing of the game within 80 yards of the town meeting house. Even though baseball was mentioned back in 1791 it wasn't officially a sport until 1839 when a man named Abner Doubleday invented the game we know and love today as baseball in Cooperstown, New York.

“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 physics involved in soccer includes friction, torque, center of gravity, Magnus Effect and Newton’s three laws of motion. The physics of soccer comes from three main parts of physics which is velocity, acceleration, and displacement. Velocity is shown in soccer with the speed and direction of the soccer ball when it is hit or kicked. Acceleration is shown in soccer when the ball changes velocity when it is hit or kicked. Displacement is the change in position of the soccer ball.

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.

Lacrosse is a team sport that originated in the St. Lawrence Valley area, around 1546. It is played with a small rubber ball, a long stick with a sort of basket at the end, and padding (it is a contact sport). The objective of the game is to shoot the ball into the other team’s goal, using the stick to pass, cradle and shoot. At first, the game was played on a distance of even several miles, and anywhere between 100 and 100000 players in a single game. The teams are now composed of ten players each, 3 of them are offense, 3 defense, 3 midfielders, that can go anywhere on the field, and one goalie, which is the heart of the team. In this essay I will focus on the physics that stand behind lacrosse, and how companies that make lacrosse gear use our knowledge and understanding of forces to make padding and helmets that are safer, and sticks that are made for different kinds of play styles (contact defense, precision, fast offense…).

Lacrosse is a sport played by many around the world. It was first invented in 1636, and physics is applied to this sport in many ways.

Baseball, as most other sports, is a sport of physics. One way is how the more power you put into your swing the farther the baseball travels. This is proven by one of Newton's laws f=MA. This law shows that the more force you apply, the farther the object goes. Also velocities and acceleration are applicable to baseball.

My ankle strategies definitely helped me out immensely during these games and without proper ankle strategies I don’t feel these games would be able to be completed. There were a few times that I had to take a full step off of the board during the snow boarding game to keep from falling over. I also used my protective reactions, during the snow boarding games, by reaching out to tap the table, in order to regain my balance. Righting reactions, the reaction to movement, when the head, eyes, and mouth orient horizontally to the ground. I used my natural righting reactions constantly while playing each of the games in order to attempt balancing my weight over my BOS. Protective reaction, quick responses of the upper extremities in response to a rapid displacement of the body by either a diagonal or horizontal force. I prepared for a fall several times and used protective reactions without thinking about it, in order to catch myself. Equilibrium reactions, the last to develop, they allow the entire body as a whole to adapt to a slow change in regardless to the COM over the

The law of Inertia; is involved in Baseball by it being to do an unbalanced force causing whatever is moving to stop. In Baseball the ball is thrown and the unbalanced force (catcher) will of course catch the ball cause it to stop. The Law of Acceleration; is when a force acts on mass, like the ball and the bat; The ball is the object being acceleration, and the bat is the object being the greater amount of mass it will take to acceleration the ball.

The more and more I look around I begin to see how physics are integrated into practically everything that we do. These things would surely go unnoticed without making a conscious effort to notice them. For example simple things like riding a bike, or driving a car, or playing catch with a son or daughter. Just as these activities are loaded with elements of physics, sports are also, especially basketball. Physics play a part in every aspect of the game, from dribbling, passing, and shooting, to things as simple as setting a screen. First we should take a look at the elements of dribbling.

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.