INTEGRATED KINEMATIC DATA ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN ELITE HURDLERS

This project consisted of collecting video records of the third hurdle clearance by elite high and low hurdlers while performing a maximal practice run at an Elite Hurdler Development Camp at the USOC training facility. Temporal and kinematic variables were calculated for their performances. The results were presented using an integrated data/video analysis format and were reviewed the following day with the athlete and the coach. KEY WORDS: integrated kinematic analysis, elite hurdlers INTRODUCTION: Hurdling is a specialized form of sprinting that requires the negotiation of a series of hurdles. Since the objective of sprinting is to cover the distance in the shortest time possible, in may be concluded that an athlete’s success in the event may be influenced by their ability to produce the greatest horizontal velocity. To produce high horizontal velocities it is necessary to produce large amounts of horizontal force while in contact wit