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A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SUPPORT MECHANISM OF THE TAKEOFF LEG IN THE LONG JUMP: Yuya Muraki1, Michiyoshi Ae2 and Toshiharu Yokozawa1. 1Doctoral Program in Health and Sport Sciences, Tsukuba University, Japan. 2Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, Tsukuba University, Japan.

A BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH ON GAIT OF YOUNG GIRL DRESSED IN DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOES: LI Jianshe1 and WU jian2. 1Faculty of Physical Education, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, P.R.China. 2Department of Physical Education, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang,P.R.China. (work in progress).

ACCELEROMETRY BASED IPSATIVE BIOFEEDBACK TO IMPROVE KINEMATIC CONSISTENCY AND PERFORMANCE IN ROWING: R Anderson1,2, AJ Harrison1 and GM Lyons2. 1Department of Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. 2Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON KINEMATICS PARAMETERS BETWEEN THE SEPAK KUDA SERVE AND THE SEPAK SILA SERVE IN SEPAK TAKRAW: Juliana Usman, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Azmin Sham Rambely, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (work in progress).

A COMPARISON OF THE SKATING TECHNIQUE IN THE CURVE FOR ELITE AND JUNIOR SPRINT SPEED SKATERS: Jun Yuda1 and Michiyoshi Ae2. 1Graduate school of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. 2Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

A COMPARISON OF TORQUE- VELOCITY- POWER CHARACTERISTICS OF MAXIMAL KNEE EXTENSION IN SPRINT AND ENDURANCE TRAINED ATHLETES: A.J. Harrison and J. Coghlan. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

ACTIVE DRAG AT LOW SWIMMING VELOCITIES: Rhys Thorp and Barry Wilson. School of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

ADVANCED SOLUTION OF AORTA BLOOD FLOW PROPERTIES UNDER BODY ACCELERATION FORCES: S. Abdalla Wassf Isaac. Physics and Mathematics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port – Said, Egypt.

A KINEMATIC STUDY OF THE SPRINT EVENTS AT THE 1999 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS SEVILLA’99: Amelia Ferro1, Alicia Rivera1, Itziar Pagola2, Miguel Ferreruela1, Alvaro Martín1 and Valentín Rocandio3. 1Laboratory of Sports Biomechanics, High Performance and Sports Sciences Research Centre (CARICD), Higher Sports Council (CSD), Madrid, Spain. 2Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 3Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), Madrid, Spain.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE HOLDING AREA IN OLYMPIC ARCHERY: Markus Gruber1, Jürgen Edelmann-Nusser2, Harald Seelig1, Albert Gollhofer1. 1Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany. 2Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany.

ANALYSIS OF LOCOMOTION VELOCITY AND LATERAL DIFFERENCES OF STRENGTH PARAMETERS OF FOOTBALL (SOCCER) PLAYERS: Hans-Joachim Menzel, Afonso Timão Simplício. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

ANALYSIS OF KINEMATIC PARAMETERS BETWEEN SPANISH AND WORLD CLASS JAVELIN THROWERS: José Campos; Gabriel Brizuela; Víctor Ramón and Javier Gámez. Department of Sport and Physical Education. University of Valencia. Spain.

ANALYSIS OF TETHERED SWIMMING FORCE, TETHERED SWIMMING POWER, SWIMMING SPEED AND ANTROPOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG SWIMMERS IN CRAWL STROKE: Llana, S. Tella, V. Benavent, J. Brizuela, G. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Universitat de Valencia. Spain.

ANALYSIS OF THE MUSCULAR INTERVENTION IN BALLISTIC STRETCHING EXERCISES BASED ON THE ANGULAR ACCELERATION AND EMG DATA: Kostas Gianikellis, Alonso Bote, Conrado Ferrera, Antonino Vara. University of Extremadura. Spain. (work in progress)

AN ELECTRONIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM USING A LAPTOP FOR INVESTIGATION OF KINEMATIC AND KINETIC STUDIES OF SPRINTERS: Morteza Shahbazi-Moghaddam1 and Fraydoon Javashi2. 1Tehran University Physics Department and Physical ducation Sport and Leisure Studies of Edinburgh University. 2Electrical Department of Lahijan Azad University.

A PILOT STUDY ON COMPARISON OF CUSHIONING ABILITY OF CLOTH SPORT SHOE WITH OTHER ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR: Daniel T.P. Fong1, Youlian Hong1, Mario Lamontagne2, Jingxian Li1. 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 2University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.(work in progress)

APPLICATION OF BIOMECHANICS TO THE PREVENTION OF OVERLOAD INJURIES IN ELITE FOOTBALL PLAYERS: Dueñas, L.1; Ferrandis, R.1; Martinez, A.1; Candel, J.2; Arnau, F.3; Villanueva, J.4. 1Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia. 2Medical Services of the Valencia C.F. 3Medical Services of the Villarreal C.F. 4Medical Services of the Zaragoza C.F. Spain.

ARCHER-BOW-ARROW SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT IN THE VERTICAL PLANE: Hans Gros1 and Ihor Zanevskyy2. 1Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany. 2Lviv State Institute of Physical Culture, Lviv, Ukraine.

A SPECIAL MOTION AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST: Zsolt Knoll MD.1, Rita Kiss PhD.,CSc. 2, István Györe MD. 3, László Kocsis PhD. 4, Mihály Jurák4. 1Fund MEDICaMENTOR, Budapest, Hungary, 2Academic Group of Structures, Budapest, Hungary, 3National Institute of Sport Medicine, Budapest Hungary, 4BUTE Department of Applied Mechanics, Budapest, Hungary.

BACK STRESS AND ASSISTANCE EXERCISES IN WEIGHTLIFTING: Angus Burnett, Adam Beard and Kevin Netto. School of Biomedical and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.

BASIC BIOMECHANICAL RELATIONSHIPS AT PUSH-OFF FOR HANDSPRING FORWARD VAULTS: Klaus Knoll. Institute for Applied Training Science, Leipzig, Germany.(work in progress).

BIOMECHANICAL ADAPTATIONS FOLLOWING A LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN INJURY: AN EXPLANATION FOR CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY?: Karoline Cheung1, Patria Hume1, Sharon Walt2. 1Auckland University of Technology. 2University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS APPLIED TO THE EVALUATION OF POSTURE IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY:Kostas Gianikellis1, Conrado Ferrera1, Juan José Pantrigo2. 1University of Extremadura. 2University Rey Juan Carlos. Spain. (work in progress).

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS DURING COUNTERMOVEMENT JUMP IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS: Li-I Wang, Der-Chia Lin, Chenfu Huang, and Chung-Hsien Yang. Dept. of P. E., National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, Taiwan.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTARY BALLET JUMPS: INTEGRATION OF FORCE PLATE DATA AND EMG RECORDS: Filipa Sousa1, Filipe Conceição1, Pedro Gonçalves1, João M. Carvalho2, Denise Soares3, Fabiana Scarrone3, Jefferson Loss3, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas1. 1Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education. 2Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. 3School of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOT MOVEMENT DURING A SET OF TAI CHI CHUAN EXERCISE: Jing Xian Li1, Youlian Hong1, Dewei Mao1, Dongqing Xu1 and Kai Min Chan2. 1Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, 2Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T. Hong Kong.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF HIGH-LOW IMPACT AEROBIC DANCE AND STEP AEROBICS: Shi-Yi Wang, Chenfu Huang and Chung Hsien Yang. Dept. of P. E., National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, TAIWAN.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEN’S JAVELIN THROW AT THE 21ST SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES: Wei Xie1, Kong Chuan Teh1, John Tan2, Michael Koh2, Mohd Safrushahar Yusoff 3, Noor Azuan Abu Osman 4. 1Singapore Sports Council. 2Physical Education & Sports Science, Nanyang Technological University. 3National Sports Institute, Malaysia. 4University of Malaya.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SNATCH DURING WEIGHTLIFTING COMPETITION: Safrushahar Yusoff1, Norhaslinda Hasan1, and Barry Wilson2. 1Biomechanics Unit, National Sports Institute of Malaysia. 2School of Physical Education, University of Otago, New Zealand.

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TOP CHINESE FEMALE POLE VAULTERS: Xuezhen Liu, Shiming Li, Xiangdong Wang, Songhua Yan, Yanzhao Shi. Beijing University of Physical Education, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China.

BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT OF AERODYNAMIC RESISTANCE IN PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS: Juan García-López1, José Peleteiro1, J.A. Rodríguez1, Alfredo Córdova3,4, M.A.González2, J.G. Villa1. 1University of León. 2Polythenic University of Madrid. 3University of Valladolid. 4Kelme-Costa Blanca Team.

BIOMECHANICAL OPTIMIZATION OF SURGICAL SKILLS: INFLUENCE OF HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT OF SURGICAL TABLE ON MOVEMENTS ACCURACY AND MUSCULAR FATIGUE: Serge Savoie1, Rene Therrien1, François Prince2, Marcel Martin1 and Simon Darveau1. 1University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Quebec), Canada. 2University of Montreal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada.

BIOMECHANICAL TESTING IN ELITE CANOEING: Dr. Jurgen Sperlich1 and John Baker2. 1Olympiastutzpunkt, Essen, Germany. 2 Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia.

BIOMECHANICS ANALYSIS OF “BRUSH KNEE AND TWIST STEPS” MOVEMENT IN TAI CHI: Dewei Mao1,2, Youlian Hong1, Jing Xian Li1, Dongqing Xu1, Dongli Wang3 1Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2Shandong Institute of Sports, 3Shandong Arts & Crafts College, China.

CHANGES IN MECHANICAL WORK AND JOINT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LOWER LIMB JOINTS DUE TO FATIGUE IN DISTANCE RUNNING: Yasushi Enomoto1, Michiyoshi Ae2 and Fujii Norihisa2. 1Sport and Physical Education Center, University of Tsukuba. 2Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

CHANGES IN POSTURAL CONTROL AND PROPRIOCEPTIVE CAPABILITIES AFTER KUNG FU TRAINING PROGRAM IN LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS: Lothar Thorwesten, Steffi Melz and Klaus Völker. Institute of Sports Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Germany.

CHANGES IN RUNNING VELOCITY AND KINETICS OF THE LOWER LIMB JOINTS IN 100 m SPRINT RUNNING: Yuichi Haneda, Michiyoshi Ae, Yasushi Enomoto, Koji Hoga, Norihisa Fujii. Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

CHANGES IN THE MECHANICAL ENERGY OF THE SUPPORT LEG FOR SKILLED RACE WALKERS: Koji Hoga1, Michiyoshi Ae2, Yasushi Enomoto2 and Norihisa Fujii2. 1Graduate school of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. 2 Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

CHANGES IN UPPER BODY AND ARM KINEMATICS WHILE CARRYING SYMMETRICAL AND ASSYMETRICAL BACKPACK LOADS: Christian Stanford1, Peter Francis2, Henry Chambers1. 1Motion Analysis Laboratory, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California, USA. 2San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.

COMPARATION OF ABDOMINAL WALL ACTIVATION DURING SIT- UP AND CURL- UP EXERCISES IN WOMEN: Pedro Pezarat - Correia, Helena Nobre, & Jan Cabri. Faculty of Human Movement - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH LEVEL HAMMER THROWERS: Víctor Manuel Soto Hermoso, Marcos Gutiérrez Dávila, Francisco Javier Rojas Ruiz. Biomechanics laboratory, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports, University of Granada (Spain). (work in progress).

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TAKEOFF IN POLE VAULT AND LONG JUMP BASED ON TIME-CONTINUOUS DATA: Thomas Jaitner. University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

COMPARISON OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY BETWEEN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MUSCLE TRAINING MOVEMENT: Chiang Liu1, Tzyy-Yuang Shiang2 & Chuan-Show Chen3. 1National College of P. E. & Sports, Taiwan. 2Taipei Physical Education College, Taiwan. 3National Taiwan College of Physical Education, Taiwan. (work in progress).

COMPARISON OF POSTUROGRAPHY ANALYSIS IN A FORMULA-3000 DRIVER AND IN SUBJECTS SUBMITTED TO LINEAR OSCILLATION: Guy Gosselin1,2, Ivar Schenk1, Jonathan Cook1. 1AECC, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. 2University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK. (work in progress).

COMPARISON OF THE KIP MANEUVER AT THE HORIZONTAL BAR BETWEEN THE SKILLED AND UNSKILLED SUBJECTS: Tetsu Yamada1, Michiyoshi Ae2, and Norihisa Fujii2. 1Doctoral Program in Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. 2Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

CORRELATION BETWEEN SELECTED KINEMATIC PARAMETERS AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM IN BACKWARD SOMERSAULTS: Zeljko Hraski. Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia.

DESIGN CRITERIA FOR SOCCER FOOTWEAR ON EARTH PITCHES: Antonio Martínez, Pedro Pérez, Javier Gámez, Juan Carlos González, Lirios Dueñas, Roberto Ferrandis. Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV) Valencia. Spain.

DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIAXIAL FORCE PLATFORM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF FORCE AT A BICYCLE PEDAL: Eduardo Nabinger, Ignacio Iturrioz, Milton A. Zaro. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

DIFFERENCES AMONGST BONE, SKIN, AND SKATE MARKER-BASED ROTATIONS OF THE FOOT DURING PUSH-OFF IN SKATING: Mouafak Al Hadi1 and Mario Lamontagne2. 1Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada. 2School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Canada.

DIFFERENCES AT THE IMPULSE PHASE FOR THE FRONT SOMERSAULT ON FLOOR EXERCISE AND ON DIFFERENT  TRAMPOLINES: Brochado, M. M. V.; Brochado, F. A. State University of São Paulo, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. (work in progress).

DIFFERENCES IN MUSCULAR CONTROL AND GROUND REACTION FORCES IN SUBJECTS WITH STABLE AND UNSTABLE ANKLES: Gaspar Morey, Adamantios Arampatzis, Gianpiero DeMonte, Gert-Peter Brüggemann. Institute for Biomechanics, German Sport University Cologne, Germany.

DIFFERENT WEIGHT TRANSFER PATTERNS IN GOLF: Ball, K.A., Best, R.J., Dowlan, S. and Brown, D. Biomechanics Unit, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.

EFFECT OF PELVIC MOTION ON SOCCER KICKING PERFORMANCE: T. Bull Andersen & H. Sørensen. Institute of Sport, University of Aarhus, Denmark. (work in progress).

EFFECT OF THE TIMING OF HIP TORQUE ON HEIGHT ACHIEVED IN HIGH DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY FORWARD SOMERSAULT DIVES ON THE 3m SPRINGBOARD: Brendon Ferrier1, Angus Burnett1 and Ross Sanders1,2. 1School of Biomedical and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 2Physical Education Sport and Leisure Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. (work in progress)

EFFECTS OF AN INCLINED BOARD ON THE TAKEOFF MOTION OF LONG JUMP: H.Koyama1, M.Ae2, K.Hoga1, and Y.Muraki1. 1Graduate School in Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. 2Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

ELECTROMYOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVITIES DURING A GOLF SWING: Young-Tae Lim1, In-Sik Shin2, and Sang-Yeon Woo3. 1Department of Physical Education, Yeungnam University, Kyungsan, Korea. 2Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. 3Division of Physical Education, Soonchunhyung University, Choongnam, Korea.

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC RESPONSES OF BACK MUSCLES DURING LOAD CARRIAGE WALKING IN CHILDREN: Youlian Hong and Chi-Kin Cheung. Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.

EVALUATION OF PLANAR RECONSTRUCTION ACCURACY FOR TWO TECHNIQUES INCORPORATING CAMERA TILT: Mark Brewin1, David Kerwin1 and Paul McCombie2 1Department of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Bath, Bath, UK. 2Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

EVOLUTION OF PARAMETERS ANTHROPOMETRICAL AND KINEMATIC IN SWIMMING YOUNG MEN: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY: Tella, V1.; Llana, S1.; Madera, J1; and Navarro, F.2. 1University of Valencia (Spain), 2 University of Castilla-La Mancha. Spain.

EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENT DOUBLE-PLANE CAMERA CALIBRATION STRATEGIES FOR UNDERWATER MOTION ANALYSIS: Young-Hoo Kwon, Amy Ables, and Priscilla G. Pope. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, USA.

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TURNING KICK PERFORMANCE OF SINGAPORE NATIONAL TAEKWONDO PLAYERS: Lai Wan Boey and Wei Xie. Sports Medicine and Research Centre, Singapore Sports Council.

EXTERNAL A/D CONVERTER USING THE UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB): Syn Schmitt and Harald Hochwald. Institute of Sport Science, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

FAIL MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS (FMEA) APPLIED TO BIOFOOT/IBV2001 â EQUIPMENT ADAPTATION FOR LONG JUMP: Enrique Alcántara, Javier Gámez, Pedro Pérez, Antonio Martínez, Lirios Dueñas. Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV) Valencia. Spain.

FORCE AND SPEED OF PARTIAL MOTIONS IN ON-WATER AND SIMULATED ROWING: Kanta Tachibana. Nagoya University, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and National Institute for Health and Nutrition, Japan.

GEOMETRY AND RUNNING OF THE ALPINE SKI FIS WORLD CUP GIANT SLALOM PART THREE - VELOCITY AS A FUNCTION OF GEOMETRY: Wlodzimierz S. Erdmann, Piotr Aschenbrenner. Jedrzej Sniadecki University School of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland. (work in progress).

GROUND REACTION FORCE AND THE FORCE ON CENTER OF MASS:Falk Hildebrand1, Hartmut Herrmann2, Ashraf Fanous2. 1Institute for Applied Training Science. 2University Leipzig, Germany. (work in progress).

GROUND REACTION FORCES IN RUNNING SHOES WITH TWO TYPES OF CUSHIONING COLUMN SYSTEMS: Arnel Aguinaldo1, Andrew Mahar1,2, Michael Litavish1, and Abigail Morales1. 1Center for Human Performance, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA. 2Orthopedic Biomechanics Research Center, Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.

GROUND REACTION FORCES OCCURING DURING THE DELIVERY STRIDE OF JAVELIN THROWING: Paul Hurrion1, Rosemary Dyson1, Tudor Hale1, Lee Janaway2. 1University College Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex. PO19 6PE. UK. 2Brunel Institute for Bioengineering, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH. UK.

GROUND REACTION FORCES OF STEP EXERCISE DEPENDING ON STEP FREQUENCY AND BENCH HEIGHT: Rita Santos-Rocha1, António Veloso2, Hamilton Santos2, Susana Franco1 & Pedro Pezarat-Correia2. 1Sport Science Higher School of Rio Maior, Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, Portugal. 2Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.

HAMSTRINGS COACTIVATION IN TRAINED LONG JUMPERS AND UNTRAINED INDIVIDUALS DURING DROP JUMPING: F. Arabatzi, E. Kellis, M. Emmanouilidou, C. Papadopoulos. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece.

IDENTIFICATION OF FLOOR AND VAULTING APTITUDE IN 8-14 YEAR OLD TALENT-SELECTED FEMALE GYMNASTS: Elizabeth J. Bradshaw and Peter Le Rossignol. Deakin University, School of Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia.

IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF WARM UP BY OVERWEIGHED BAT IMPLEMENT ON BAT SWING VELOCITY: Hui-Ping Tu1, Chen-Ju Chien2 and Gin-Chang Liu3. 1National College of Physical Education and Sports, Taipei, Taiwan. 2Kaohsiung Girls' High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3Hung Kuang Institute of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.

IMPACT BEHAVIOUR OF THE BASEBALL WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PLAYER SAFETY: Rochelle Llewelyn Nicholls1,2, Karol Miller2, and Bruce Elliott1. 1Department of Human Movement & Exercise Science, 2Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering. University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.

IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO TYPES OF HOCKEY ARENA BOARDS: G. Wayne Marino and James Potvin. University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada.

IMPULSES AND GROUND REACTION FORCES AT PROGRESSIVE INTENSITIES OF WEIGHTLIFTING VARIATIONS: Randall L. Jensen1 and William P. Ebben2. 1Dept. HPER, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA.  2Dept. Physical Therapy, Program in Exercise Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

INFLUENCE OF DEEP WATER RUN TRAINING SUPPLEMENT ON THE MAINTENANCE OF AEROBIC PERFORMANCE AND KINEMATICS OF MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNERS: Leonardo Alexandre Peyré Tartaruga, Marcelo Coertjens, Marcus Peikriszwilli Tartaruga, Gabriela Lovis Black, Alvaro Reischak Oliveira, Leonardo Rossato Ribas, Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS ON MECHANICS OF CHILDREN’S LANDING: Tai-Yen Hsu and Chen-Fu Huang. Institute of Physical Education, the National Taiwan Normal University, R.O.C.

INFLUENCE OF KINEMATIC VARIABLES OF DIFFERENT TRAJECTORIES ON RACING TIME AND VELOCITY IN ALPINE GIANT SLALOM: Robin Roithner, Federico Formenti. Motor Science Lab, University of Verona, Italy.

INITIAL BALL SPEED AND FORCE ESTIMATION AT IMPACT IN VOLLEYBALL AND FOOTBALL: Shahbazi, M.M. 1, Sanders, H.R. 2, Coleman, S.G.S. 2. 1Physics Department of Teheran University. 2Department of Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies of Edinburgh University.

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE POLE AND THE HUMAN BODY AND ITS EFFECT ON THE POLE VAULTING PERFORMANCE: A. Arampatzis, F. Schade, G.-P. Brüggemann. German Sport University of Cologne, Institute of Biomechanics, Cologne, Germany.

INVESTIGATION OF SEGMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN POWERFUL SOCCER HEADING: Lars Bo Kristensen. Department of Sport Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

IN VIVO STIFFNESS EVALUATION OF HUMAN TENDONS: Filipe Conceição1, Filipa Sousa1, Pedro Gonçalves1, João M. Carvalho2, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas1. 1Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, 2Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal.

IS REARFOOT PRONATION A SHOCK ATTENUATING JOINT ACTION?: Michelle Countryman1,2, Kristian O’Connor2, Joseph Hamill2. 1Fila Sport, Peabody, MA, USA. 2Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF A SPORTS EQUIPMENT DEVICE, THE HANGO: Enrique Alcántara, Javier Gámez, Pedro Pérez, Antonio Martínez, Lirios Dueñas. Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV). Valencia. Spain.

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF HANDBALL THROWING: Fradet Laetitia, Kulpa Richard, Multon Franck, Delamarche Paul. Laboratoire de physiologie et de biomécanique, Université de Rennes 2, France.

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNERS DURING TREADMILL RUNNING AND DEEP WATER RUNNING: Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré Tartaruga, Marcus Peikriszwili Tartaruga, Ana Carolina Chaves Larronda and Jefferson Fagundes Loss. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THREE DIFFERENT BADMINTON BACKHAND OVERHEAD STROKES:Kuei-Shu Huang1, Chenfu Huang1, Shaw Shiun Chang2, and Chien-Lu Tsai2. 1National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. 2National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.

KINEMATIC AND KINETIC STUDY OF RUNNING TECHNIQUE AT DIFFERENT HIGH SPEEDS IN BLIND PARALYMPIC ATHLETES: Amelia Ferro1, J. Luis Graupera2 and Pedro Vera3. 1Laboratory of Sports Biomechanics. High Performance and Sports Sciences Research Centre (CARICD) of Higher Sports Council (CSD), Madrid, Spain. 2Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. University of Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. 3Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV), Valencia, Spain.

KINEMATIC COMPARISONS OF DIFFERENT PITCH VELOCITY GROUPS IN BASEBALL USING MOTION MODEL METHOD: Keizo Takahashi1, Norihisa Fujii2, and Michiyoshi Ae2. 1 Doctoral Program in Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. 2 Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan.

KINEMATICS ANALYSIS OF POLE VAULT DURING NATIONAL INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Cortes, N., Beato, P., Cardoso, J., Ribeiro, C. Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal.

KINEMATIC SYMMETRY IN ROWING ERGOMETERS: Floren Colloud1,2, Stéphane Champely1, Pascal Bahuaud3 and Laurence Chèze2. 1CRIS, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. 2 Laboratoire MECAL, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. 3 Laboratoire LMSo, Institut National des Sciences Appliqués, Lyon, France.

KINETIC AND KINEMATIC DIFFERENCES OF TWO VOLLEYBALL-SPIKING JUMPS: Kuo Chuan Huang1, Lin Huan Hu1, Chenfu Huang1, Tai Yen Sheu1 and Chia Meng Tsue2. 1National Taiwan Normal University. 2 National Taiwan College of Physical Education. Taipei, Taiwan.

KNEE JOINT LOADING IN GRADED WALKING AS A FUNCTION OF STEP LENGTH AND STEP FREQUENCY:Hermann Schwameder, Elke Lindenhofer, Erich Müller. Institute of Sport Science, University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

LEG STIFFNESS CHANGES IN DROP JUMPS WITH DIFFERENT STRETCH AMPLITUDE: Pei-hsin Kuo1, Li-I Wang2 and Shi-Yi Wang2. 1Taipei Physical Education College Graduate Institute of Exercise and Sport Science. 2National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.

"LIVING HIGH-TRAINING LOW" ALTITUDE TRAINING ON IMPROVEMENT OF SEA LEVEL HEMOGLOBIN/HEMATOCRIC IN MALE AND FEMALE ELITE SWIMMERS: Weiping Li1, Zhong Tian1, Manli Zheng1, Shouzheng Zhang1, Kai Kang1, Jingxian Li2. 1Shandong Sports Science Center, P. R. China. 2Department of Sports Science & Physical Education, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

LOAD EFFECTS OF FAST LONGITUDINAL ROTATIONS: Juergen Krug, Christoph von Lassberg and Thomas Muehlbauer. University of Leipzig, Faculty for Sport Science, Germany.

LOWER-EXTREMITY JOINT ANGLES USED DURING THE BREASTSTROKE WHIP KICK AND THE INFLUENCE OF FLEXIBILITY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE KICK: B. Christina Kippenhan. Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota, USA.

MEASUREMENT OF BUTTERFLY AVERAGE RESULTANT IMPULSE PER PHASE: Tiago Barbosa1, J. V. Santos Silva2, Filipa Sousa2, J. Paulo Vilas-Boas2. 1Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal. 2Faculty of Sports Sciences of the University of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S POLE VAULT AT THE SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES WITH RESPECT TO MECHANICAL ENERGY AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM: F. Schade1, A. Arampatzis1, G.-P. Brüggemann1, P. V. Komi2. 1German Sport University of Cologne, Institute of Biomechanics, Cologne, Germany. 2University of Jyväskylä, Neuromuscular Research Center, Jyväskylä, Finland.

MOVEMENT VARIABLES IMPORTANT FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND PERFORMANCE IN BREASTSTROKE: António Silva1, Veronique Colman2, Bart Soons2, Francisco Alves3, Ulrik Persyn2. 1Sports Science Department, University of Vila Real, Portugal. 2FLOK-Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. 3Faculty of Human Movement, Lisbon, Portugal.

PERFORMANCE OF CROWD MANAGEMENT SHIN GUARDS SUBJECTED TO BALL AND BASEBALL BAT IMPACTS: Jean-Philippe Dionne, Ismail El Maach, Kevin Semeniuk, Aris Makris. Med-Eng Systems, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SYSTEM FOR MOVEMENT ANALYSIS IN TEAM SPORTS: Víctor Manuel Soto Hermoso. Biomechanics laboratory, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports, University of Granada. Spain.

PLANE-BASED CAMERA CALIBRATION FOR 3D-VIDEOGRAMMETRY FOR CANOEING AND ROWING: Volker Drenk, Falk Hildebrand. Institut for Applied Training Science, Leipzig, Germany. (work in progress).

POSTURAL STABILITY IN PERSONS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PERFORMANCE IN VERTICAL JUMPING: Kostas Gianikellis1, Alonso Bote1, Arturo Pérez2, Jose Mª Pulido1. 1Faculty of Sport Sciences. University of Extremadura. 2 Cerebral Palsy Association (ASPACE). Spain.

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF TRIANING COMPONENTS ON SENSORIMOTOR SYSTEM IN TAI CHI: Dongqing XU1, Jinxian Li1, Youlian Hong1, Dewei Mao1 and Kaiming Chan2. 1Department of Sports Science & Physical Education. 2Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT. Hong Kong.

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL KNEE BRACE AND THE LEG: Mario Lamontagne. School of Human kinetics and Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5. (work in progress).

PREVENTING TACKLE INJURY EVENTS IN RUGBY UNION: Barry Wilson1, David Chalmers2, and Matthew Ingram1. 1School of Physical Education, University of Otago, and 2Injury Prevention. Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

PROPOSAL FOR BIOMECHANICAL SUPPORT TO SOCCER COACHES IN INSTRUCTING YOUNG PLAYERS: Matilde Espinosa-Sánchez. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F., México.

QUANTIFICATION OF STABILISING BEHAVIOUR ON A 2-DOF PLATFORM: Harald Hochwald and Syn Schmitt. Institute of Sport Science, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

QUANTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL SKILLS IN WEIGHTLIFTING: Khaled Zahran, Manfred Vieten and Hartmut Riehle. University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. (work in progress).

QUANTIFYING COORDINATION IN KINEMATIC DATA: A RUNNING EXAMPLE: David R. Mullineaux1 and Jonathan Wheat2. 1School of Sport and Leisure Management. 2The Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.

QUANTIFYING THE HAND-CURVE AND OARLOCK FORCES FOR DETERMINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPERIENCED AND ELITE MALE SWEEP ROWERS: Matt Doyle1,2, Andrew Lyttle1, Bruce Elliott2 and Angus Burnett3. 1The Western Australian Institute of Sport. 2 Department of Human Movement and Sports Science, The University of Western Australia. 3School of Biomedical and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. (work in progress).

QUANTIFYING VARIABILITY IN COORDINATION DURING RUNNING: Jonathan Wheat1, David R. Mullineaux2, Roger M. Bartlett1 and Clare E. Milner1. 1The Centre for Sport and Exercise Science and 2School of Sport and Leisure Management, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.

QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF COXLESS PAIR-OAR ROWING: Richard Smith1 and Constanze Draper2. 1University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australia. 2New South Wales Institute of Sport, Sydney, Australia.

RECOIL DAMPING PADS IN RIFLE SHOOTING: Hans Gros. Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany.

SADDLE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN CYCLING: COMPARISON AMONG SADDLES OF DIFFERENT DESIGN AND MATERIALS: Renato Rodano1, Roberto Squadrone2, Massimiliano Sacchi2, Alberto Marzegan2. 1Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano. 2Centro di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano - Fnd. Don Gnocchi I.R.C.C.S., Milan, Italy.

SOME MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE FIN SWIMMING FIN: Shuping Li and Ross Sanders. The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

SPEED AND SPIN OF Æ 40MM TABLE TENNIS BALL AND THE EFFECTS ON ELITE PLAYERS: Wei Xie1, Kong Chuan Teh1, Zhi Feng Qin2. 1Singapore Sports Council. 2Singapore Table Tennis Association.

STEP EXERCISE PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY WOMEN: SUPPORT LOAD EFFECTS ANALYSIS: Maria de Lourdes Machado, Hamilton Santos and António Veloso. Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.

STRENGTH POTENTIAL OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN: Wlodzimierz S. Erdmann, Patrycja Lipinska. Jedrzej Sniadecki University School of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland. (work in progress).

STROKE INDEX VALUES ACCORDING TO LEVEL, GENDER, SWIMMING STYLE AND EVENT RACE DISTANCE: José A. Sánchez1, Raúl Arellano2. 1Instituto Nacional de Educación Física de Galicia, Univ. de La Coruña, La Coruña, Spain. 2Facultad Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, Univ. de Granada, Granada, Spain.

SYMMETRY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF KINEMATIC PARAMETERS DURING VARIOUS RUNNING TECHNIQUES: Kiros Karamanidis, Adamantios Arampatzis, Gert-Peter Brüggemann. Institute for Biomechanics, German Sport University of Cologne, Germany.

TACTICAL APPLICATION OF BIOMECHANICS TO VOLLEYBALL USING INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE: Simon G.S. Coleman. Department of Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. (work in progress).

TECHNICAL CHANGES IN HURDLE CLEARANCES AT THE BEGINNING OF 110 M HURDLE EVENT - A PILOT STUDY: Aki I.T. Salo. Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.

TENPIN BOWLING TECHNIQUE ON ELITE PLAYERS: Danny P. K. Chu, Bai-ming Zhang and Kenneth Mau. Sports Science Department, Hong Kong Sports Institute, Hong Kong.

THE ADJUSTMENT OF LEG STIFFNESS DURING DYNAMIC EXERCISE AND DOWNWARD STEPPING FOR ELDERLY: Yu Liu1, Rong-Jun Ji2, Yi-Fang Lee1. 1Chinese Culture University. 2National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MUSCULO-SKELETAL MODEL FOR THE ESTIMATION OF FORCE PRODUCTION AND POWER TRANSFER BY LOWER LIMB MUSCLES DURING EXPLOSIVE EXTENSION MOVEMENTS: António Veloso, Paulo Armada-da-Silva & João Abrantes. Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILL OF CHILDREN IN HONG KONG: Wan-ka Chan, Youlian Hong and Daniel Fong. Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (work in progress).

THE DISTANCE COVERED OF SOCCER AND RUGBY REFEREES DURING THE MATCH USING A MOBILE “GPS”: Takayuki Ishii, Takuya Masuda, Hiroyasu Kurogi, Shuichiroh Yabuno and Hiroh Yamamoto. Biomechanics Lab., Fac. of Educ., Kanazawa Univ., Japan.

THE EFFECT OF A DAMPING ELEMENT IN TENNIS RACKETS: Wolfgang Potthast, Oliver Bloch, Susanne Ochel, Gert-Peter Brüggemann. Institute for Biomechanics, German Sport University Cologne, Germany. (work in progress).

THE EFFECT OF ANKLE JOINT TAPING ON THE MOTION OF THE ANKLE JOINT DURING TREADMILL RUNNING: M. Quirke and A.J. Harrison. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

THE EFFECT OF KARATE STANCE ON ATTACK-TIME: PART I – JAB: Yen-Hsiu Liu and Nenzi Wang. Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

THE EFFECT OF KARATE STANCE ON ATTACK-TIME: PART II - REVERSE PUNCH: Nenzi Wang and Yen-Hsiu Liu. Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

THE EFFECT OF RUN-UP SPEED ON LONG JUMP PERFORMANCE: Lisa A. Bridgett, Margy Galloway2 and Nicholas P. Linthorne1. 1School of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Sydney, Australia. 2New South Wales Institute of Sport, Sydney, Australia.

THE EFFECT OF STICK CURVATURE ON WRIST SHOT EXECUTION OF PEEWEE AND JUNIOR AGED ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS: Daniel Theoret, Mario Lamontagne, Marshall Kendall, and Stefan Potoczny. Biomechanics of Hockey Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (work in progress).

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GOGGLES TRAINING SYSTEM AS A COACHING TOOL IN  CHANGING PELVIS ANGLE AT THE CATCH DURING ON-WATER ROWING:Clara Soper1, Patria Hume1, Duncan Reid2, Richard Tonks3. 1School of Community Health and Sport Studies, Auckland University of Technology, NZ. 2School of Physiotherapy, Auckland University of Technology, NZ. 3Rowing New Zealand, Elite Coach.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE STARTING TECHNIQUES IN RUNNING LATERALLY: 1John Z. Ostarello, 1Eric Suess and 2Andrew G. Ostarello. 1Department of Kinesiology and Department of Statistics. California State University, Hayward, California, U.S.A. 2University of California, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. (work in progress).

THE INFLUENCE OF WEARING A LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT UPON JAVELIN THROWING PERFORMANCE: Paul Hurrion, Rosemary Dyson, Tudor Hale. University College Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex. PO19 6PE. UK.

THE OPTIMUM TAKEOFF ANGLE IN THE LONG JUMP: Nicholas P. Linthorne, Maurice S. Guzman and Lisa A. Bridgett. School of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Sydney, Australia.

THE RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SENESCENCE AND THE GAIT INDEX OF ELDERLY PEOPLE: Zhao Fang and Zhou Xinglong. Beijing University of Physical Education, Beijing, China.

THE STRATEGY OF MUSCULAR PRE-TENSION DURING INITIAL BLOCK PHASE IN SWIMMING GRAB START: Ching-Wen Lee1, Chenfu Huang1, Der-Chia Lin1, and Ching-Wei Lee2. 1National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. 2Chung Ho Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan.

THE STUDY OF UPPER ARM MUSCLES TRAINING FOR JUDO PLAYERS: Kwei-Bin Kuo1, Tzyy-Yuang Shiang2. 1De Lin Institute of Technology, 2Taipei Physical Education College, Taiwan.

THE TAKE OFF KINEMATICS OF JUMPING HORSES IN A PUISSANCE COMPETITION: Pippa Powers. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland.

THE TOUCH-DOWN AND TAKE-OFF ANGLES IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF 100 M SPRINT RUN: L. Cunha1, F. Alves1, A. Veloso2. 1Department of Sport Science and 2Human Movement Department, Faculty of Human Movement, Technical University of Lisbon.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS: ENLARGING A CALIBRATED VOLUME: Azmin Sham Rambely, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Juliana Usman, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

TRAINING FAVORS THE FORWARD PROGRESSION DURING HUMAN LOCOMOTION: Hélène Beaupied, Franck Multon, Paul Delamarche. Laboratoire de Physiologie et de Biomécanique de l’Exercice Musculaire. UFR. APS, Université Rennes 2, avenue Charles Tillon. CS 24 414. 35044 Rennes. France.

UPPER EXTREMITY KINEMATICS DURING DIFFERENT BREATHING PATTERNS AND SELECTED STROKE DRILLS IN FRONT CRAWL SWIMMING: Gracia López, Marcos Gutiérrez and Raúl Arellano. Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science. Granada University. Spain.

VISUAL PERCEPTION TRAINING FOR YOUTH DIVERS WITH A “SOMERSAULT SIMULATOR”: Falk Naundorf, Juergen Krug and Sascha Lattke. University of Leipzig, Faculty for Sport Science, Germany.

‘WARM-UP’ EFFECTS ON FREQUENCY CONTENT OF EMG IN DYNAMIC EXERCISE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSESSING FATIGUE: Jon Kelly, Ross Sanders, Simon Coleman. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. (work in progress).

WAVE DRAG IN FRONT CRAWL SWIMMING:  Huub M Toussaint, Maartje van Stralen and Eric Stevens. Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.