‘I think my acceleration is very good. That’s the key for me’ – Usain Bolt Usain Bolt wasn’t wrong. Numerous biomechanical analyses of Bolt’s World Record of 9.58 s from the 2009 World Championships have […]
Tag: Acceleration
Profiling Sprint Mechanical Variables From Simple Speed Measures. Robin Healy BRU
The biomechanics research unit (BRU) utilises a variety of methods to evaluate sprint performance. A considerable amount of testing performed on athletes involve simple methods such as split times recorded over a given distance i.e. […]
Publication: Directional Change Mediates the Physiological Response to High-Intensity Shuttle Running in Soccer Players
Research Impact: The physical demands of team sports such as soccer have been traditionally evaluated in terms of distance covered or time spent in different speed zones. However this does not take into the multidirectional movement patterns […]
An Overview of The Biomechanics Research Unit’s Sprint Research. Robin Healy
The biomechanics research unit (BRU) is active in researching and providing support in a broad range of sports and topics primarily related to injury reduction and performance enhancement. The BRU aims to continually publish cutting […]
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