Sports Science Faculty · Physical Education and Sports Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of lesson; To provide students with the ability to analyze human movements by using mechanical principles of physical education and sports and knowledge of basic physics laws.
Course Content
Course content; Principles of biomechanics and skeletal-muscular systems movements in sports, the importance of biomechanics in athlete performance, safety of movement in sports and prevention of injuries, movement and movement patterns, muscle and nerve activities, types of contraction, muscle, tendon mechanics and mechanics of muscle contraction, circulation, respiratory mechanics, skeleton It covers the structure and chemistry of muscles, movement analysis, muscular strength, power, force components and analysis in sports techniques, and analysis of sports techniques.
Required Resources
| Gordon Robertson, Graham Caldwell, Joseph Hamill, Gary Kamen, Saunders Whittlesey; Research Methods in Biomechanics, 2004. ISBN:: 978-0-736-03966-6 |
Course Learning Outcomes
- Defines the basic concepts related to the field of biomechanics.
- Explains the effects of biomechanics and internal and external forces acting on the human body.
- Demonstrates exercise applications that exemplify types of muscle contraction
- Conducts basic level movement analysis for different branches and examines the results.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the course; Defining biomechanical principles and movements of skeletal-muscular systems in sports | . |
| 2 | Biomechanics Internal and external forces acting on the human body and the effects caused by these forces | . |
| 3 | The importance of biomechanics in athlete performance | . |
| 4 | Movement safety and injury prevention in sports | . |
| 5 | Movement and movement patterns, muscle and nerve activities | . |
| 6 | Contraction types and their classification among themselves | . |
| 7 | Muscle, tendon mechanics and mechanics of muscle Contraction | . |
| 8 | MIDTERM | . |
| 9 | Force components and analysis in technical applications of muscular strength, power and sports branches | . |
| 10 | Theoretical approaches in motion analysis and analysis | . |
| 11 | Movement analysis methods specific to different sports branches; High jump, Long jump, Swimming, Football, Gymnastics | . |
| 12 | Movement analysis methods specific to different sports branches; Shot put, Weight lifting | . |
| 13 | Evaluation | . |
| 14 | Evaluation | . |
| 15 | AN OVERVIEW | . |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | . |