Volume 6, Issue 4 (3-2021)                   J Sport Biomech 2021, 6(4): 276-289 | Back to browse issues page


XML Persian Abstract Print


1- Department of Sport Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Sports Biomechanics, Institute of Motor Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:   (2248 Views)
Objective: The sprint start is a complex skill characterized by a multi-joint and multi-plane task requiring complex muscle coordination to reach a large force exerted in the horizontal direction in a short time. Previous studies indicated that efficient acceleration over the first portion of a race is influenced by how a sprinter is positioned in the set command blocks.
Methods: A total of 15 elite women runners participated in this study. The subjects performed three optional, and five selected sprint starts with 2-minute intervals. The Noraxon-MyoMotion device collected the kinematic data, and a continuous relative phase method was used to calculate the joint coordination pattern.
Results: The pattern of coordination between the lower limb joints were divided into 10 phases. There were differences between the two types of starters in the initial phases, but no difference was noticed from the fourth phase.
Conclusion: Indeed, there was irregularity in the early phases of the selected start type, while in the following phases, the coordination pattern coincided, and it seems that if this process does not affect the speed and acceleration of the athlete, it can be cautiously noted that sitting in any way in the start technique will ultimately create common coordination in the joints.
Full-Text [PDF 5164 kb]   (1366 Downloads) |   |   Full-Text (HTML)  (2225 Views)  
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/11/16 | Accepted: 2020/11/21 | Published: 2021/03/1

References
1. Cronin JB, Hansen KT. Strength and power predictors of sports speed. J Strength Cond. Res. 2005; 19(2): 349-357. [DOI:10.1519/00124278-200505000-00019] [PMID]
2. Harland MJ, Andrews MH, Steele JR. instrumented start blocks: A quantitative coaching aid. In: XIII International Symposium for Biomechanics in Sport. Ed: Bauer T. Ontario. 1995; 1(1): 367-370.
3. Tellez T, Doolittle D. Sprinting from start to finish. Track Technique. 1984; 88: 2802-2805
4. Bezodis NE, Salo AI, Trewartha G. Choice of sprint start performance measure affects the performance-based ranking within a group of sprinters: which is the most appropriate measure? J ISBS. 2010; 9(4): 258-269. [DOI:10.1080/14763141.2010.538713] [PMID]
5. Čoh M, Tomažin K. Kinematic analysis of the sprint start and acceleration from the blocks. New Stud in Athletics. 2006; 21(3): 23-33.
6. Slawinski J, Bonnefoy A, Levêque JM, Ontanon G, et al. Kinematic and kinetic comparisons of elite and well-trained sprinters during sprint start. J Strength Cond. Res. 2010; 24(4): 896-905. [DOI:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181ad3448] [PMID]
7. Mero A, Kuitunen S, Harland M, Kyrolainen H, et al. Effects of muscle-tendon length on joint moment and power during sprint starts. J Sports Sci. 2006; 24(2): 165-173. [DOI:10.1080/02640410500131753] [PMID]
8. Schot PK, Knutzen KM. A biomechanical analysis of four sprint start positions. J Res. Q. Exerc. Sport. 1992; 63(2): 137-147. [DOI:10.1080/02701367.1992.10607573] [PMID]
9. Thelen E. Motor development: A new synthesis. American Psychologist. 1995; 50(2): 79-95. [DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.50.2.79]
10. Bernstein N. The co-ordination and regulation of movements. London: Pergamon. 1967.
11. Stergiou N. Innovative Analyses of Human Movement. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. 2004. 163-185.
12. Robertson G, Caldwell G, Hamill J, Kamen G, et al. Research methods in biomechanics, 2E. Human Kinetics. 2013. 291-315. [DOI:10.5040/9781492595809]
13. Wolfgang, T. Biomechanical Quantification of the Dynamic Knee Valgus using Inertial Sensor System MyoMotion, Gießen, Justus. 2016.
14. Balasubramanian S. Comparison of Angle Measurements between Vicon and Myomotion System. Arizona State University. 2013.
15. Harland M, Steele JR. Biomechanics of the sprint start. J Sports Medicine. 1997; 23(1): 11-20. [DOI:10.2165/00007256-199723010-00002] [PMID]
16. Khezri D, Eslami M, Yaserifar M. The effect of variation of shoe sole stiffness on coordination pattern and it's variability in tars-metatarsal and forefoot-hallux joints during stance phase of running [dissertation]. kharazmi university. 2016. [persion]
17. Silvernail JF, Boyer K, Rohr E, Brüggemann GP, et al. Running Mechanics and Variability with Aging. J Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015; 47(10): 2175-80. [DOI:10.1249/MSS.0000000000000633] [PMID]
18. Wheat JS, Glazier PS. Measuring coordination and variability in coordination. 2005. 167-181. [DOI:10.5040/9781492596851.ch-009]
19. Hamill J, van Emmerik RE, Heiderscheit BC, Li L. A dynamical systems approach to lower extremity running injuries. J Clinical Biomechanics. 1999; 14(5):297-308. [DOI:10.1016/S0268-0033(98)90092-4]
20. Milanese C, Bertucco M, Zancanaro C. The effects of three different rear knee angles on kinematics in the sprint start. J Biology of Sport. 2014; 31(3):209. [DOI:10.5604/20831862.1111848] [PMID] [PMCID]
21. Ciacci S, Merni F, Bartolomei S, Di Michele R. Sprint start kinematics during competition in elite and world-class male and female sprinters. J Sports Sci. 2017; 35(13):1270-8. [DOI:10.1080/02640414.2016.1221519] [PMID]
22. Chen Y, Wu KY, Tsai YJ, Yang WT, et al. The kinematic differences of three types of crouched position during sprint start. J Mechanics in Medicine and Biology. 2016; 16(7): 1650099. [DOI:10.1142/S0219519416500998]
23. Ansari NW, Paul Y, Sharma K. Kinematic analysis of competitive sprinting: biomechanics. African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance. 2012; 18(Issue-4_1):662-671.
24. Chakravarty R. The relationship of selected kinematical variables of the performance of runners in sprint start. International Journal of Sports Sciences & Fitness. 2011; 1(1): 60-67
25. Maulder PS, Bradshaw EJ, Keogh J. Jump kinetic determinants of sprint acceleration performance from starting blocks in male sprinters. J sports science & medicine. 2006; 5(2): 359-366.
26. Hunter JP, Marshall RN, McNair PJ. Interaction of step length and step rate during sprint running. J Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2004; 36(2): 261-71. [DOI:10.1249/01.MSS.0000113664.15777.53] [PMID]

Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.