Take-off and transition phase were compared with the use of 2D videography by the competitors in ski-jumping and Nordic combined. The basic material was recorded at the events World Cup Liberec’99 and Championship of the Czech Republic. The quality of the motor abilities that are necessary for the performance was measured in the biomechanical laboratory tests. The take-off velocity as well as t...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Long jump is a technically complex sport. Its technique encompasses running, jumping, and landing. It has high speed, fast pace, high-intensity characteristics. Objective: Study the effect of long training on bone repair rehabilitation human fatigue injury in lower limbs young athletes. Methods: A scientific literature search, experimental comparison, mathematical statist...

This presentation focuses on aspects notable to jumpers and dressage horses, with some remarks about show hunters. The author’s experience as a practicing veterinarian and as a legal consultant leads to the following observations. Today’s prepurchase examination occurs in a different equestrian milieu from that of 30 years ago. Buyers are more litigious and frequently have less understanding of...

The production of a stabilized locomotor pattern is crucial in sporting activities such as the run-up in long jumping, a task which is characterized by high spatio-temporal constraints. The aims of this study were as follows. First, we wished to investigate how athletes stabilize their stride patterns so as to strike the take-off board accurately. Previous studies have argued that during the in...

BACKGROUND Several studies have demonstrated that body habitus is associated with survival (life expectancy) time. We sought to determine if survival differed between elite athletes with a range of body types. We hypothesized that the survival would differ between athlete types and that ectomorph athletes would have longer survival than heavier athletes. METHODS For each Olympics between 1928...