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Track And Field Athlete's Barriers Evolving With The Postponement Of The Olympics, Jessica Rabius, Marycatherine Harmon

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Due to the global Coronavirus pandemic the International Olympic Committee, IOC, rescheduled the Summer Olympics to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of everyone involved in the Games. As the Olympics have been postponed, this could consequently affect track and field athletes. The only other time in the history of the Olympics that there has been a postponing or canceling has been in the case of a war. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to study Olympic athlete’s psychological, physiological, and physical barriers encountered due to the pandemic and subsequently …

The Relationship Between Squat Jump Performance And Sprint Profile In Collegiate Track And Field Athletes, Martin S. Dietze-Hermosa, Sergio Rodriguez, Samuel Montalvo, Matthew P. Gonzalez, Nicholas R. Cubillos, Emily Martinez, Joshua Del Rio, Sandor Dorgo

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

The squat jump (SJ) necessitates the inter-play of various biomechanical components for better jump performance. Good sprint performance requires the inter-play of many of the same biomechanical components. Researchers have previously examined how the speed, force, velocity, and power interact during sprinting, but have yet to examine how these measures are associated with SJ performance measures. PURPOSE: Examine the relationship between squat jump performance measures and the sprint profile measurements of collegiate track and field athletes. METHODS: Twenty-five athletes (18 males and 7 females) completed two squat jump trials with a linear encoder attached to a 45 lbs. …

Computerized Scoring Of Results In Track And Field And Multiple Event Competitions, Steven C. Johnson

Culminating Projects in Kinesiology

Recording results and scoring track and field competitions is time consuming and contains a number of areas in which errors can be made. A need exists to decrease the potential. for errors and facilitate the organization and scoring of track and field meets and multiple event competitions.

Computer programs were developed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of scoring track and field competitions. Three separate computer programs were developed: (1) to assist in storing all IAAP multiple event scoring tables on computer disks, (2) select point values for individual. performances and then add total scores during multiple event competitions and, …