Biomechanics

We need evidence of

1. At least two biomechanical principles
2. Anatomy (Movement and muscles, agonist/ antagonist)
3. Types of practice

Sentence starter support

I noticed that...

The biomechanical principle/s that relates to this is...

I need to...(make sure you include anatomy in here, agonist/ antagonist, movements)

The reason why I must make this/ these changes is

The drill that I used to improve this was...

Example

I noticed that when i was shooting my 3 point shots in basketball that I was short of the hoop making air shots.

The biomechanical principle that relates to this is force summation. This is about applying more force to a movement by using more muscles in the correct timing and order to ensure you produce a good amount of force for the skill.

I need to have more flexion in my knees and hips to make sure tht I get the power from the biggest or strongest muscles in my body which are the quadriceps, gluteus maximus and the hamstrings for my 3 point shot.

The reason why I must make these changes is because when I shoot i dont have enough flexion in my knee with the hamstring (agonist) and quadriceps (antagonist) and flexion in my hips with the hip flexors (agonist and gluteus maximum (antagonist). Because I only have a small amout of flexion I cannot produce a lot of force which means that I only apply a small amout of force to the ball which ends up being an "air shot" short of the hoop each time I shoot. This is important because a 3 point shot is taken from a far distance and needs to go over other players as well so it is a shot that requires a lot of force behind it to make it to the hoop.

The drill that I used to help me increase my hip and knee flexion in my 3 point shot was a distributed praactice drill. I set up a chair on the court at the 3 point line and took a shot. I made sure that I touched the chair to ensure that I was getting a good amount of flexion in my knee and hips before extending up to make the shot. This ensured that I have enough force to apply to the ball to make the shot. In between each shot I reflected on how well i touched the chair and gave myself feedback on each shot if I did or did not touch the chair.