Physics of Sports Video

In October, Mr. Williams assigned my group, Edison, Jacob, and myself to make a video of the physics of a sport. My group chose a soccer penalty kick. The first few days, we made a storyboard and created a script. After, we started filming. This took us 2 days to complete. We tried to maximize the amount of footage we got, and we got many angles, and many diverse shots. After those 2 days, I made the actual video( linked below). We presented the videos in class, and got feedback. I finalized the video once I could, and we had our full physics of sports video completed.

- Force of Impact:

Impact force is a force that delivers a shock or high impact in a relatively short period of time. It occurs when two entities collide. This collision is the result of one object falling onto, or slamming into, another object.

- Horizontal Velocity:The horizontal velocity of a projectile is constant (a never changing in value), There is a vertical acceleration caused by gravity; its value is 9.8 m/s/s, down, The vertical velocity of a projectile changes by 9.8 m/s each second, The horizontal motion of a projectile is independent of its vertical motion.

- Vertical Velocity:The component of velocity (motion) in the vertical. The evaluation of areas of upward vertical velocity is key to forecasting areas of active weather.

- Total Velocity:Velocity (v) is a vector quantity that measures displacement (or change in position, Δs) over the change in time (Δt), represented by the equation v = Δs/Δt.

- Conservation of Momentum:The conservation of momentum states that, within some problem domain, the amount of momentum remains constant; momentum is neither created nor destroyed, but only changed through the action of forces as described by Newton's laws of motion.

Reflection:
2 Things I did well- The first thing I did well was kick the penalty shot itself. I play soccer, so I could help my group out by delivering a good shot which was easy to calculate. The second thing I did well was making the video. I have previous video editing experience, and I could make a video for my team with ease. I tried my hardest, and I was able to fix the mistakes that I made while editing.

What I learned about myself- Something I learned about myself is that in order to perform my best I need to use what I know and use my skills. STEM is a collaborative program and I think if I was more collaborative with my thoughts and skills, I would be a more valuable team member.

2 Things I need to improve on-The first thing I need to improve on is staying on task. I think at the start of the project I struggled staying on task and cooperating with my group. I think in the future I can fix this. The second thing I can improve on is doing more math work. I don't think I really understood the concept because I let my team do all the math.