Kinesiology is the study of human movement.
Increasingly, researchers are adopting ecological approaches to the study of goal-directed action. Observable movement is the result of performer attributes, task dynamics, and environmental conditions. The purpose of this paper is to review present literature on the ecology of goal-directed action and to present an ecological framework for the study human movement. A particular action is characterized not only by the movement of the performer, but is evaluated by considering the context in which the action occurred. Movement forms are the outcome of the individual s attempt to match his or her intrinsic dynamics to the task dynamics, and thus, are not normal or abnormal.