The biomechanics of twisting somersaults has always been an interesting subject to me. I am currently coaching Trampoline and Tumbling, and my daughter Jenny is one of my athletes, (Air Sports Unlimited, Scottsdale, Arizona). Quite often I can’t resist doing something myself. Last weekend I watched one of my gymnasts try a Rudi (1 1/2 twist front somersault) into the pit. She … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Measuring Performance from Video: My Article in the Olympic Coach Magazine
My article titled “Measuring Basic Performance Parameters from Video: A Tutorial with Sprinting as an Example” was published yesterday in the US Olympic Committee’s online magazine called Olympic Coach. The article describes how to put together a very inexpensive analysis system comprising a high speed video camera, a Windows laptop and a powerful but free video analysis … [Read more...]