Sports Coaching & Analysis

You are to assume the role of a Sports Scientist. A coach has referred his athlete to you for a biomechanical assessment of technique because the athlete in" rel="nofollow">in question is underperformin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and competition and the coach suspects an underlyin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">injury; the athlete is a long jumper. You are required to give a 15 min" rel="nofollow">inute oral presentation of your assessment (to the coach), which should in" rel="nofollow">include: i. A structured analysis framework (see chapter 2: Introduction to Sports Biomechanics. 2nd Edition, Ed. Roger Bartlett). Specifically, you should provide an overview of the comprehensive approach to qualitative analysis, makin" rel="nofollow">ing specific reference to the task at hand (your assessment of the long jumper). ii. Identification of the critical (mechanical) features of the long jump that you have derived through determin" rel="nofollow">inistic modellin" rel="nofollow">ing (note: this is part of your preparation stage of your structured analysis framework). iii. Your observation of the technique/critical features of the performance. Here you should describe your methodological approach and highlightin" rel="nofollow">ing the important considerations for video analysis (note: this part of your observation stage of your structured analysis framework). iv. Your evaluation of the technique/critical features of the performance (note: this is the evaluation and diagnosis stage of your structured analysis framework). Here you should present the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings from your analysis performed in" rel="nofollow">in Dartfish (critical features relatin" rel="nofollow">ing to take off velocity), whilst attemptin" rel="nofollow">ing to make comparisons with representative values published in" rel="nofollow">in the literature. You should take the position, based on your fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings (that the critical features [1-7] fall below elite performance), that the athlete is sufferin" rel="nofollow">ing from a mild form of Achilles Tendin" rel="nofollow">inopathy. v. An overview of the aetiology, diagnosis and management of Achilles Tendin" rel="nofollow">inopathy (note: this is the in" rel="nofollow">intervention and review stage of your structured analysis framework).