Answer the following questions regarding the movements of the head, body, arms a

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Answer the following questions regarding the movements of the head, body, arms and legs in the lateral pass in rugby and the spike in volleyball.

Analyze the performance of each skill using the principles covered in class, specifically

a) Which body segment motions are lever actions and which are wheel - axle motions?

b) What is the sequence of body segment motions (i.e. first to last)?

c) What is the path that the hands follow (i.e. is it rectilinear or curvilinear) when observed from a side view (i.e. in the sagittal plan e)? Please describe both hands .

d) What type of kinetic link system is used and how does it work to achieve the OPO?

e) What other biomechanical principles are used to achieve the OPO for each skill?

Explanation / Answer

a)

b)

c)

d)

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