Components that are correlated to the velocity of a volleyball spike Christina Atwood‚ Derek Tortorich Belhaven University Introduction In most sports played by athletes today‚ ball velocity and velocity of the human anatomy both have an exceptionally high correlation with the effectiveness in that sport. Athletes who can perform at a fairly high velocity‚ or that can put objects in high velocity‚ tend to excel in their sport‚ especially power sports. Due to the importance of velocity in most
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In this paper I will describe the head to toe mechanics of what a normal‚ athletic volleyball block consists of. This movement may seem simple when watching a player perform it on the court; however it is a very complex muscular movement. There will be three phases I will explain in this movement. First the athletic position or “start phase”‚ next the jumping motion or “active phase” and finally will be the landing known as the “ending phase”. I will be describing every motion‚ as well as what plane
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Volleyball: Spiking your way into Success “Obesity in proliferating in the United States: 3.8 million people are over 300 pounds‚ over 400‚000 people (mostly males) carry over 400 pounds and the average adult female weighs an unprecedented 163 pounds!” states The Latest Statistics on America’s Obesity Epidemic article from American Sports Data inc. While I find this shocking‚ I’m less astounded when I consider the millions of McDonalds and Burger Kings located around the world. There is
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To me playing the game of volleyball is something incredibly special. I started playing around fifth grade‚ and as soon as I started I automatically fell in love with this sport. I remember going to high school volleyball games and saying “that’s going to be me one day” or “I hope to be as good as her when I get to high school”. Then I finally got here to the high school level and to tell you the truth I thought I was going to get cut my freshman year but‚ to my surprise‚ I made JV! I was so incredibly
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Volleyball is a quick‚ explosive‚ power driven sport. Energy‚ primarily anaerobic muscle energy‚ is used for serving‚ spiking‚ blocking‚ digging‚ and rolling. Long rallies and training sessions are fueled by a combination of anaerobic glycolysis and aerobic metabolism. Protein‚ fats‚ and carbohydrates from a balanced diet and the breakdown of glycogen in muscles is what fuels aerobic metabolism. If you want the best performance‚ you need to have fuel for these processes before‚ during‚ and after
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William G. Morgan created volleyball in 1895 as a YMCA P.E. director in the town of Holyoke‚ Massachusetts.. It was first called mintonette. The name came from the game called badminton. Mintonette‚ later known as volleyball‚ took certain things from tennis and handball and was designed to be an indoor sport. The game was intended to be better on a person’s body than basketball and was aimed more towards the older members of the YMCA while still requiring athletic ability. The first rules included
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Sport: Volleyball Skill: How to spike a volleyball Equipment: Volleyball and volleyball net Directions: 1. Stretch your arms and legs for 10-20 seconds each before starting. This will reduce your risk of pulling a muscle or injuring yourself. 2. Position yourself behind the 10-foot line (attack line)‚ which is the line that is about 4 feet away from the net. If you have long legs or take bigger steps‚ stand a little farther back. If you are left handed‚ you may want to spike on the right
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back to you. I never imagined I would lose something that I truly cared about but in this case‚ I did. Volleyball was my passion but I came to the realization that it could not be my life. Back in 2010‚ my mother decided I should try every sport and see what my options were. I tried everything you could think of: basketball‚ dance‚ softball‚ soccer‚ you name it and I played it. However‚ volleyball was the one sport that stood out the most to me. I could go to practice and forget the drama I had heard
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A Biomechanical of Analysis of Jogging vs. Sprinting in Advanced and Beginner Subjects File Names used for Analysis CRJogSprintAJ CRJogSprintAS CRJogSprintBJ CRJogSprintBS Smoothing Factor of 5 By: Michael Alexander Racquel Dela Cruz Julla Edralin Christine Joy Rimando Rebecca Simon KIN 485 - Biomechanics Professor Schleihauf I. Introduction In the sports domain‚ biomechanics play a very important role. Athletes are constantly looking for ways to improve performance and to
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Ella Suzuki “Side out‚ side out!” “You got this!” The crowd’s roaring chant sounded like a broken record on full blast. All of a sudden‚ my ears deafen‚ my heart racing‚ my hands moist and my throat dry. Perspiration slowly trails down my face as I glance at the scoreboard. The score reads 17-18. My team‚ SF Tremors 13-1 has been going back and forth with Texas team Magic for more than an hour. Both teams won one set‚ and now Magic is in the lead by one point. This is such a long and exhausting game
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