QUALITATIVE BIOMECHANICA

ANALYSIS IN PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Reporter: Norieta G. Langpawen
 CONTENTS

DEFINITION

 PRINCIPLES OF BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS
OBJECTIVE OF MOVEMENT ANALYSIS IN
SPORTS

 To enhance performance and tactics.

 To minimize the risk of injuries.
 To attain highest level otic performance

01 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Involves a non-numerical systematic evaluation

of a skill and is most frequently performed
during direct observation of movement for the
purpose of providing the most appropriate
intervention to improve performance.
(Knudson and Morisson, 2002)
01 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
 Subjective
 Includes visual assessment of body position, and segment
position.
 Practical, readily available, frequently used, requires less
time, and less equipment.
 Less precise than quantitative analysis.
 Could use video recording to do the task.
 A skilled practice that grows overtime.
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PRINCIPLES OF QUALITATIVE BIOMECHANICAL
ANALYSIS IN SPORTS
PREPARATION Qualitative movement analysis is used by
all types of
teachers/coaches to improve the
OBSERVATION performance of those
students/athletes in their care.

EVALUATION

ERROR
DETECTION
1. PREPARATION
The action or process of preparing or being
prepared for use or consideration.

In this stage the coach/teacher needs to

determine:
• What is being analysed?(the skill, the
movement, the tactic)
• Why it is being analysed?
• How it is being analysed?(live, recording –
what software)
1. PREPARATION

Once these have been decided upon the

coach/teacher needs to determine:
• What are the characteristics of a skilled
performance?
• How will the progress of the subject be
tracked?
2. OBSERVATION
• The process of looking at the performance of the
subject(s).
• Observations can be performed live (coaching
watching during a training session) or recorded
and then reviewed.
• There are many factors which can influence the
ability to observe performance but the main
limitation of observing the quality of performance
is the fact that it is subjective.
3. EVALUATION
• The term ‘evaluation’ generally refers to a
judgement of quality. The teacher/coach will do the
following during evaluation:
• Decide what the problem is.
• Decide what is causing the problem
• Decide how the problem can be addressed
•
3. EVALUATION
• A major issue with performance analysis is its
subjective nature. Sports like track and field are
easier to analyse, as the numbers (objectively
measured ie. time, height and distance) don’t lie,
but for other sports, such as boxing and
gymnastics, analysis is much more subjective.
3. EVALUATION
To combat the subjective nature of analysis in these sports, significant
time is spent on:
• Training judges and coaches to appreciate performance in the
same way.
• The development of checklists which list the elements essential for
skilled performance
• The development of rating scales which outline the degree of
difficulty of certain movements
• The development of criteria outlining the rules, procedures or
guidelines relating to the assessment of the performance.
•
3. EVALUATION
 STUDENT NAME: ANNA SKILL: VOLLEYBALL DIG
PHASE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OB COMMENTS
SE
RV
ATI
ON
A. -Feet Shoulder-Width Apart,Eyes On -Solid base of support, very

GOOD
Preparator Ball,Arms Readied In front of good concentration level.
y Body,Knees Slightly Bent -Awkward or poor angle

B. -‘Bump’action from shoulders.Ball -Needs work, still striking

Execution contact forearms, legs still flexed at up, tendency to come

ELLEN POOR
contact upright.

C. Follow -Balanced is maintained, arms back to -Well balanced, quickly

through readied position, readied to move redied, very quick to rest
4. ERROR CORRECTION
Through analysis, weaknesses are identified and strategies to develop
these weaknesses are put in place.

These strategies will either be direct or constraints-based coaching or

instructional processes.

The type of intervention put in place is dependent on the stage of

learning that they performer is in.
The intervention is implemented in one or both of the following ways:
• In game
• In training
After finishing the
cycle, go back to
observation phase
to determine the
progress after
incorporating the
interventions.
REFERENCES:

1.VCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIT 3 AOS 1PRINCIPLES OF

QUALITATIVE
MOVEMENT ANALYSIS by Chris Branigan, 2017

2. Methods of Biomechanical Performance Analyses in Sport- American

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2020
THANK YOU

NORIETA G. LANGPAWEN