Mechanics of rear leg motion in cricket fast bowling

R E D Ferdinands; P J Sinclair; A Greene; Max Stuelcken

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Mechanics of rear leg motion in cricket fast bowling

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Mechanics of rear leg motion in cricket fast bowling

R E D Ferdinands, P J Sinclair, A Greene and Max Stuelcken

Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Biomechanics in Sports, pp.205-208

International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), 30th (Melbourne, Australia, 02-Jul-2012–06-Jul-2012)

International Society of Biomechanics in Sports

2012

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Human Movement and Sports Science

cricket

bowling

kinetics

kinematics

The purpose of this study was to calculate the kinematics and kinetics of the rear leg drive in fast bowling, and then investigate whether any of these variables are associated ball release speed. Eighteen young fast bowlers (17.2 ±1.7 years) were recruited from the Cricket NSW development squad, and their bowling actions captured by a Cortex 2.0 motion analysis system. The data shows that rear leg drive primarily consisted of hip and knee motions in the flexion-extension plane, subject to a complex control strategy involving time-varying torques. The most prominent kinematic feature was rear knee extension velocity (r=0.55, p=0.019), which was moderately correlated with ball speed. However, more research is needed to evaluate the control of this variable, since none of the rear leg joint torques was correlated with rear knee extension velocity.

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Title: Mechanics of rear leg motion in cricket fast bowling
Authors: R E D Ferdinands (Author) - University of Sydney
P J Sinclair (Author) - University of Sydney
A Greene (Author) - University of Sydney
Max Stuelcken (Author) - University of Sydney
Publication details: Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Biomechanics in Sports, pp.205-208
Conference details: International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), 30th (Melbourne, Australia, 02-Jul-2012–06-Jul-2012)
Publisher: International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
Date published: 2012
ISSN: 1999-4168
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448974602621
Output Type: Conference paper

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