This course will provide an in-school health enhancement teaching experience at the middle or high school level. 210 and upper division standing or consent of instructor. This course is specifically for future teachers in the public schools. This course is set up to provide the student a working knowledge of basketball coaching techniques and philosophies. A general sport and exercise biomechanics course designed for health enhancement and health promotion students covering mechanics of human motion, mechanics of musculoskeletal system, and qualitative analysis of movement.
Emphasis is on the application of mechanics to evaluation of sports performance.
Lectures and labs emphasize explaining common observations and practices from the physiological view point. A general sport and exercise biomechanics course designed for exercise science students covering mechanics of human motion, mechanics of musculoskeletal system, and qualitative analysis of movement. Emphasis on critical thinking and application of biomechanics to clinical and reasearch settings. The technique of all track and field events. Emphasis on teaching progressions in all events.