Sports Skill Analysis

Guided by the conceptualization of content knowledge, this book covers sports analysis skill analysis, and biomechanical principles and their applications to skill performance and analysis, which teachers or coaches need to possess for effective teaching and coaching.

Weidong Li is a Professor at the Department of Human Sciences at the Ohio State University, USA. Dr. Li is a research fellow of AAHPERD (currently renamed as the Society of Health and Physical Educator) and Physical Activity and Public Health Research Course sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2020, Dr. Li was awarded SHAPE North America Society Fellow. From 2014 to 2018, Dr. Li served as an editor of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Boyi Dai is a Professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming, USA. Dr. Dai's research is focused on jump-landing biomechanics and anterior cruciate ligament injuries, exoskeleton and low-back loading, and tripping and falls. Dr. Dai is a fellow of and serves as a Vice President (Research and Projects) for the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. He also serves as an Associate Editor for Sports Biomechanics. Qin Zhu is a Professor in the Division of Kinesiology and Health at the University of Wyoming, USA. Using a perception-action approach, Dr. Zhu's research addresses learning and control mechanisms underlying the functional movements often seen in daily life or sport settings. He served as an advisory board member for the Journal of Sports Sciences and the external grant reviewer for NIH and NSF. When he is not wearing an academic hat, he is a certified high-performance coach by USA Badminton and a certified umpire by Badminton Pan American Confederation.

Section 1: Sports and skill analysis: Conceptual framework and definitions. 1. Conceptual framework for sports and skill analysis: Content knowledge. 2. Skill analysis. Section 2: Preparation. 3. Preparation. 4. Sport analysis: Knowledge of sports skills. 5. Understanding movement preparation. 6. Theoretical approaches: Mechanisms underlying skilled movements. 7. Knowledge of learners. 8. Design task progressions. Section 3: Biomechanical principles and applications to skill analysis. 9. Introduction and basic biomechanical concepts. 10. Linear kinematics. 11. Angular kinematics. 12. Linear kinetics. 13. Angular kinetics. Section 4: Observation, evaluation and diagnosis, and intervention. 14. Observation. 15. Evaluation and diagnosis. 16. Intervention.