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The first part of this area of study looked at;  \n• How skill and movement can be classified.  \n• Understanding the characteristics different learners exhibit and the teaching/coaching implications for each learner.  \n• The direct and constraints based approaches that can be used when working with different learners.  \n• Qualitative movement analysis process.  \nTo further understand how movement skills are produced the study of biomechanical principles, derived from quantitative movement analysis (in addition to qualitative) is vital in improving the efficiency and quality of movement.  \nBiomechanics is the field of sports science that applies the laws of mechanics and physics to human performance in order to gain a greater understanding of performance in physical activity. It is the study of forces and the effect of those forces on and within the human body.  \nThe field of biomechanics has helped define;  \n• Movement techniques (Sprinters technique, kicking technique)  \n• Equipment design (F1 car, Golf club design)  \n• Causes of injury (Overuse, or poor technique)  \n• Improving movement of people with disability.  \nHowever, what do we need to focus on in our VCAA study design with regards to Biomechanics?  \nOur focus is on how Biomechanical principles can be used to improve movement skills in sport and physical activity.  \nKEY KNOWLEDGE  \n• Angular and linear kinetic concepts of human movement: Newton’s three laws of motion, inertia, mass, force, momentum and impulse  \n• Angular and linear kinematic concepts of human movement: distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration and projectile motion (height, angle and speed of release)  \n• Equilibrium and human movement: levers (force, axis, resistance and the mechanical advantage of anatomical levers), stability and balance (centre of gravity, base of support and line of gravity) .  \nKEY SKILLS  \n- Perform a qualitative analysis of a movement skill using video and systematic observation to analyse and improve a variety of movement skills  \n- Analyse, interpret and apply graphical, visual and physical representations of biomechanical principles to improve movement skills in a coaching context  \n[http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/physicaledu/PhysicalEducationSD_2017.pdf](http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/physicaledu/PhysicalEducationSD_2017.pdf)  \nKinematics – The motion of bodies/objects without reference to the forces that caused the motion.  \nKinetics – The motion of  \nbodies/objects and the forces and energies associated with causing the motion.  \nm. Distance  \nn. Displacement  \no. Speed  \nj.  \nk.  \nl .  \nAngular Distance Angular Displacement Angular Speed  \ne. Inertia  \nf. Mass  \ng. Momentum  \nh. Impulse  \ni. Newton’s  \n3 laws of motion  \na. Moment of Inertia  \nb. Torque  \nc. Angular momentum  \nd. Newton’s laws of angular motion  \n[https://www.google.com.au/search?tbm=isch&q=kinetic](https://www.google.com.au/search?tbm=isch&q=kinetic)+and+kinematic+concepts&chips=q:kinetic+and+kinematic+concepts,online_chips:biomechanical&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiP1daU7ZnYAhUCKJQKHbYiBp0Q4lYIKigD&biw=1440&bih=782&dpr=1\\#img rc=hulpY-ewn4SWvM:  \nQualitative assessment is primarily used to provide feedback to a performer, however, a quantitative biomechanical analysis can provide data that supplements these assessmentsand answers questions. 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