Observation and Movement Analysis

Recommended Prerequisites

Introductory level kinesiology and biomechanics.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodologies are different according to the type of contact sessions. Theoretical classes will be predominantly expository, combining them with presentations of synthesis work on the various contents. There will also be a focus on laboratory sessions that aim to place the student in the face of the need to prepare, collect, treat, interpret and discuss data obtained using the diverse biomechanical instruments and movement analysis techniques, detaching in these situations the realization of project(s).

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit is oriented towards the development of advanced skills in the analysis of human movement, promoting kinesiological analysis and the use of biomechanical concepts, methods and instrumentation in the evaluation of sports techniques and performance.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) know the concepts and procedures of qualitative and quantitative analysis of sports performance; (2) know the determinants of movement analysis in sports and demonstrate the ability to assess motor performance and correct movement patterns; (3) know the concepts, methods and biomechanical instrumentation used in sports training and its use in the optimization of sports technique; (4) understand the different processes and phases of data collection (qualitative and quantitative) and be able to select the most appropriate to the sporting situation.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 Anatomical description of movement and muscle participation

2 Biomechanics of sport: object and objectives

2.1 Biomechanical evaluation methodologies

2.2 Linear and angular kinematics (video analysis, velocimetry, accelerometry and GPS technology)

2.3 Linear and angular kinetics (load cells, force platform and pressure transducers)

2.4 Surface electromyography

2.5 Techniques of national analysis

3. Analysis of movement in sports - determining factors and analysis process

3.1 Qualitative models - analysis models, types and means of analysis and phases and procedures

3.2 Quantitative models - procedures, test construction, evaluation of results

3.3 Validity and reliability of models

3.4 Feedback techniques - characteristics, constraints and strategies

3.5. Feedback technologies: video and sophisticated technologies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Beatriz Branquinho Gomes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Project: 50.0%

Bibliography

- Bartlett, R. (2001) Performance analysis: can bringing together biomechanics and notational analysis benefit coaches?, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1:1, 122-126

- Hughes, M., Franks, I. (2008). The essentials of performance analysis. An introduction. New York, Routledge.

- Knudson, D. V., Morrison, C.S. (2002) Qualitative analysis of human movement. Human Kinetics.

- Lees, A. (2002) Technique analysis in sports: a critical review, Journal of Sports Sciences, 20:10, 813-828

- Robertson, G., Caldwell, G., Hamill, J., Kamen, G., Whittlesey, S. (2014). Research Methods in Biomechanics (2nd ed.): New York. Human Kinetics.