The Science of Sports A Student Research Program Funded by the

How do pole vaulters use leverage to improve their performance? How can golf clubs be designed to hit the ball further? What is the best way for a basketball player to aim her shots at the basket?

High school students gathered at The Science House for hands-on exploration of the science of sports to address these questions. For the first half of the program, students participated in structured lab activities using computers and laboratory equipment to investigate the basic physics and physiology behind most sports. Students design their own research projects to explore some aspect of sports and report the results in a formal presentation.

Lab Activities : These are just a few of the activities performed by students in the 1999 Science of Sports Research Camp
Measuring Reaction Time Motion and Graphing Velocity and Racecars Collision Forces Home Run Forces Projectile Motion Muscles at Work

Links: Check out these excellent Science of Sports Links!

Slam Dunk Science  Sport! Science at the Exploratorium  ESPNET SportsFigures Science of Sports Camp 1997 Science of Sports Camp 1999 Science of Sports Camp 2000 Science of Sports Camp 2001 Science of Sports Camp 2002 Science of Sports Colloquy Spring 2003 What it was was Football a talk given by Dr. David Haase at the Winter Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, January 17, 2000, in Orlando, FL inspired by the Science of Sports summer research camp.