Techniques used in high- and low-scoring Hecht vaults performed at the 1995 World Gymnastics Championships

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-195

  Takei, Yoshiaki ^a   Dunn, J Hubert ^a   Blucker, Erik P ^a   Nohara, Hiroshi ^b   Yamashita, Noriyoshi ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elite performance; Hecht vault; Judges' score; World Gymnastics championships

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; KINETIC ENERGY; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; STATISTICAL METHODS; VELOCITY;

ELITE PERFORMANCE; HECHT VAULTS; JUDGE SCORE; WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034029551     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.16.2.180     Document Type: Article

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