Automatic Tracking of Player Locations from Video Image of Football Game
where is RGB values of the pixel (i, j) of the image, c x , c y and δ x , δ y are the center coordinates of the rectangular tracking…
Baseball Hitting Accuracy and Contributing Factors
Fig. 27.1 Experimental setup and the space-coordinate system (X global, Y global, and Z global) with its origin at the rear point of home plate Data involving the location of…
Energetic Considerations in Cross-Country Skiing
Fig. 20.1 Cost of transport (ml O2/m) for a horse walking, trotting and galloping at increasing speeds of locomotion. Note that the transition from one gait pattern to the next…
Exercise in Space: Physical and Mental Benefit
Fig. 19.1 ESA Astronaut Christer Fuglesang exercising on a bicycle ergometer on Shuttle middeck. Copyright NASA Fig. 19.2 ESA Astronaut Andre Kuipers exercising in Node 3 of the International Space…
Optimal Technique, Variability and Control in Gymnastics
Fig. 23.1 Graphics sequences of (a) recorded performance, and optimum simulations, (b) minimising joint torques and (c) producing vertical mass centre path (Hiley and Yeadon 2012) In technical sports such…
Activity of the Trunk and Leg Musculature During the Flutter Kick
Fig. 24.1 Anterior (a) and posterior (b) views of electrode placement. BF biceps femoris, ES erector spinea, GC gastrocnemius, GM gluteus medius, IO internal oblique, RA rectus abdominis, RF rectus…
Resting Energy Expenditure in Japanese Athletes-as Applied to Dietary Management for Athletes-
Primary author Year Subjects, number Sex Weight (kg) FFM (kg) Gas collection device REE (kcal/day) (kcal/kgBW/day) (kcal/kgFFM/day) Taguchi M 2001 16 runners Female 48.2 ± 4.1 40.1 ± 2.8 Douglas bag 1,246 ± 121 26.0 ± 3.1 29.1 ± 3.8 …
Biomechanical Analysis of V2 Skating in Cross-Country Skiing
Fig. 21.1 A typical example of ski-sensor voltage during (a) a medium-speed trial, and (b) a high speed trial Fig. 21.2 Phase diagram of V2 skating for (a) a medium-speed…
Limb Force Generation as a Limiting Factor for Maximum-Effort Acceleration Performance
Fig. 22.1 Photograph of the experimental intervention – a life jacket with additional mass of 12.4 kg. The life jacket was securely fastened to the athletes and the additional mass elements…
Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Elite Athlete Status
Fig. 10.1 Mitochondrial haplogroup distribution in endurance athletes sprint/power athletes, and controls. *P = 0.032 vs Control, *P = 0.007 vs Control (Modified from Mikami 2011) Interestingly, Okura et al. (2003) reported that m.15497G>A…
