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Date Permissions Signed

12-9-2012

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Health and Human Development

First Advisor

Suprak, David N. (David Nathan)

Second Advisor

Row, Brandi

Third Advisor

Brilla, Lorraine R., 1955-

Abstract

Tennis and baseball are popular sports that have similar overhand motions, but result in two different final velocities. The two sports also have different risk of injuries. The study was conducted to compare the angular kinematics of both motions. One volunteer participated in the study. Subject's shoulder and elbow angular position and velocities throghout a first serve in tennis and a fastball pitch in baseball were recorded with the use of a camera-based motion analysis system. Both the Cardan sequence (XYZ) and Euler sequence (ZYZ) were used to analyze the motions within Visual 3D. A descriptive analysis was used to compare the two actions at the shoulder and elbow for angular position and angular velocity. Both sports showed similar overhead motions with regard to elbow and shoulder position. Overall, elbow angular velocity was larger in tennis than in the fastball pitch. Tennis also had a general higher angular velocity value in the shoulder. Angular velocity differences at the shoulder and elbow between a fastball pitch in baseball and first serve in tennis warrant further examination for injury risk assessment.

Type

Text

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/dv8y-pk77

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

826638672

Subject – LCSH

Shoulder--Mechanical properties; Tennis--Serve; Pitching (Baseball); Tennis--Physiological aspects; Baseball--Physiological aspects

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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