The purpose of this study was to describe various kinematic variables of the skating stride. A data set for five collegiate hockey players was completed (mean +/- SD: age = 22.0 +/- 1.0 years, height = 1.77 +/- 0.06 m, weight = 80.0 +/- 8.5 kg). Three velocities were examined on the skating treadmill: slow (12 km/hr), medium (18 km/hr) and fast (24 km/hr). Electrogoniometers at the hip (H), knee (K) and ankle (ANK) were used to acquire angular displacement and velocity profiles. A trend for increasing range of motion and a significant (p < 0.05) increase in stride rate was observed with speed. Movement patterns between subjects were consistent for the H and K with some variations at the ANK. The study concluded that skating speed was controlled by stride rate while movement profiles remained unchanged.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.78336 |
Date | January 2003 |
Creators | Chang, Ryan, 1978- |
Contributors | Pearsall, David J. (advisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: 001984058, proquestno: AAIMQ88171, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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