Archive for August, 2011

Twisting is Easy

August 29, 2011
By philcheetham

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...

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Measuring Performance from Video: My Article in the Olympic Coach Magazine

August 24, 2011
By philcheetham

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...

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