Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Difference Between Male and Female in Landing Mechanics

Pradipta Kumar Giri, S. Bhowmick

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Landing is a process of coming down to the Earth surface or rigid surface after remaining in air for sometime. This is a natural consequence of Earths attraction to an object. For games and sports landing is the important phase in many situations. Landing mechanics are extremely important for maintaining balance and injury prevention during sports. In volleyball landing is involved for spiking and blocking. There are structural differences between male and female. This structural difference influences the landing pattern. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the difference in some selected mechanical parameters between male and female players during landing in spiking in volleyball, if any. Ten male national volleyball players and seven female national volleyball players were selected as subjects. The selected mechanical parameters were distance between two knees, distance between two ankles, lowering of Cg during landing; angle at hip, knee and ankle; horizontal distance between position of Cg and point of touch; duration of landingand work done during landing. Video graphic technique was used to record the movement. Analysis of technique for the selected parameters was done by freeze frame technique. Results revealed that there were significant differences in distance between two knees (P=0.05) and angle of ankle (P=0.01) between male and female volleyball players.

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Pradipta kumar Giri, S.Bhowmick Difference Between Male and Female in Landing Mechanics Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.IX September 2013

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