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NSWHealth and Movement ScienceFocus Area 2: Training for improved performance

Quick questions on Biomechanical principles for efficient and effective movement: HSC Health and Movement Science Focus Area 2

2short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.

how do you stay on your feet (or knock someone off theirs)?
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Force: how do you hit, throw or push hardest? Levers: your bones and joints are see-saws, and where the muscle pulls decides whether you get power or speed. Projectile motion: once a ball leaves your hand, only three things decide where it lands - the angle, the speed and the height you let it go.
What is fluid mechanics?
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Air and water are fluids that push back on a moving body:

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