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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Throwing performance"”.
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Anthropometric, Strength, and Power Determinants of Throwing Performance in Collegiate Throwers.
… and power characteristics that best predict throwing performance. Seventeen male D-I throwers (age = 19.1 ± 1.2 y; body mass = 115.1 ± 15.3 kg; height = 1.85 ± 0.06 m) were assessed for maximum strength and power. A five variable linear regression (r = 0.94, r<sup>2</sup> = 0.88, F(5,11) = …
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The influence of musculoskeletal variables on throwing performance in amateur and elite South African cricketers
… highlighted the importance of optimal fielding performance on the outcome of the game. Efficient fielding requires timely ball retrieval and a well-executed return-throw with the aim of dismissing a batsman or reducing the run rate. The novelty in this research lies in its meaningful …
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Effects of Video and Cognitive Imagery on Throwing Performance of Baseball Pitchers: A Single Subject Design
… and video imagery intervention program on throwing accuracy performance of individual baseball pitchers. A secondary purpose of this study was to investigate if differences in accuracy response existed in low verses high ability imagers. A sample of pitchers (n=30) were asked to take the …
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The musculoskeletal profile of female adolescent elite water polo players and the factors affecting throwing performance.
… glenohumeral joint ranges of motion while throwing overhead, which is an entire-body movement requiring accuracy and precision. Water polo is unique as it loads the shoulder in four different ways, where players are required to swim explosively, pass and shoot the ball as well as wrestle …
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The musculoskeletal profile of female adolescent elite water polo players and the factors affecting throwing performance.
… glenohumeral joint ranges of motion while throwing overhead, which is an entire-body movement requiring accuracy and precision. Water polo is unique as it loads the shoulder in four different ways, where players are required to swim explosively, pass and shoot the ball as well as wrestle …
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The Biomechanics of Spear Throwing: An Analysis of the Effects of Anatomical Variation on Throwing Performance, with Implications for the Fossil Record
<p>Accurate, high velocity throwing is a skill unique to humans among living species. It likely provided an adaptive advantage for our hominin ancestors, either in the context of hunting, or protection from predators. Thus, understanding how variation in body form and anatomy influences throwing …
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Throwing performance and shoulder injury risk in adolescent male water polo players in South Africa: exploring anthropometric and musculoskeletal parameters and evaluating the impact of a four week in-season conditioning program
… to decrease the likelihood of injury and enhance performance. This novel research therefore aims to both; identify and understand the relationship between musculoskeletal parameters in adolescent water polo players and throwing performance and to investigate the effectiveness of a conditioning …
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What Children Think, Feel, and Know About the Overhand Throw
… and knowledge children had about the skill of throwing. Interviews, conducted with 54 children enrolled in two different schools, served as the primary data collection source. Information concerning their knowledge of the biomechanical throwing cues was gathered using a written test. The …
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The cricketing shoulder: biomechanics and analysis of potential injury risk factors to the shoulder in elite cricketers
… injury aetiology in cricketers as overhead throwing athletes. The studies included in this thesis investigate the musculoskeletal profile of a cricketer’s shoulder, as well as the intrinsic factors associated with shoulder injury risk. Further, the influence of some of these risk factors on …