Biomechanics With Tim Richardson Thursday 2 March 9.30-12.30

Outline: This webinar is suitable for all teachers of biomechanics whether new to this component or with some experience and wanting to ask questions and increase confidence and/or clarity.  It will incorporate essential examination technique and explore a variety of teaching and learning strategies to engage all learners.  Course materials will be emailed before the event.

Focus

Efficiency of Lever Systems and examples in sport

• understanding mechanical advantage and disadvantage
• effort arm and load arm and production of force

Plotting and interpreting graphs of linear motion

• differences in shapes between distance / time and speed / time graphs
• velocity time graphs and change of direction

Conservation of angular momentum during flight

• angular analogue of Newton 1
• the relationship between moment of inertia and angular velocity

Resolution of forces acting on a projectile in flight

• flight paths and free body diagrams
• drawing and interpreting parallelograms of forces

The Bernoulli Principle and Magnus effect

• pressure differentials and the flight of objects
• creation of different types of spin using eccentric forces

Timings:

9.30 – 10.45 Session One

10.45 -11.00 Break

11.00 -12.15 Session Two

12.15 – 12.30 Chat will remain open

Tim Richardson

• head of academic PE & Sports Science, and assistant Deputy Head (Co-Curriculum) at Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire
• >20 years’ experience teaching A-Level PE

• highly experienced A-Level PE senior examiner
• subject expert and trainer for major awarding body