Sports is big business in the United States and around the world. In the U.S. alone, the sporting goods industry is valued at $50 billion annually, and it's heavily dependent on the development of new products that enhance performance and increase safety. Engineering breakthroughs have had a significant impact on a wide range of sporting equipment—from bindings on skis to golf clubs, baseball bats, race cars, exercise equipment, and much more. In addition, an understanding engineering and physics principles has also contributed to dramatic improvements in technique in many sports. These improvements have, in turn, made sports more exciting by helping athletes break through performance barriers to set new records.
What is sports engineering?
Simply put, sports engineering is the application of engineering principles to:
a) design and optimize the equipment and/or facilities athletes use;
b) analyze and improve athletic techniques and performance; and
c) reduce injuries through improved techniques or equipment.
b) analyze and improve athletic techniques and performance; and
c) reduce injuries through improved techniques or equipment.
Sports engineering is built around principles of mechanical engineering, fluid/aerodynamics, and biomechanical engineering. Virtually every sport has benefited from engineering enhancements.
1. Can you give an example of how engineering has changed sports?
2. Consider how sports would change if balls had different levels of bounciness. Pick a sport, and describe how three different levels of bounciness would impact the sport, its players, other equipment, and even the environment in which the sport is played.
1.because if we throw a ball it would go slow but we throw balls with seams.
ReplyDelete2.it wouldnt be the same
basketballs changed by having lases now have lines
ReplyDeletefor example a softball is an engineering sport because it has certaing ways you can throw it depending how fast and accurate you want it.
ReplyDelete1)because if we throw the ball it would go slower than a ball with seams
ReplyDelete2)the sport would be the same
1, yes it has changed sports because the handheld object has been made and and changed.
ReplyDelete2, it woundnt be the same
basketball would change if the ball bounced to high to could not catch it to low it will be hard to dribble does not bounce you cant-play
ReplyDelete1.Because with the football having the pointy ends it makes it go faster when its thrown.
ReplyDelete2.It would definetly not be the sam cause if in football it falls and bounces then it would be harder to get back in the game with it bouncing all around
1. one example is the football helment,because the football helment used to be leather but now its made with padding.
ReplyDelete2. for soccer, there are different sizes. Every size bounces different. For example, size 3 bouces not that high,size 4 bounces higher, and size 5 bounces higher than both of them.
1) Football shape
ReplyDelete2) BAsketball would be affective because you dribble a lot ands if you had to dribble really high then there would be a lot of steels from the players. If it was how it was then it would be the same as today. Finally if we dribbled really low, the then the game would be really hard
1) made the sports equiptment more stronger.
ReplyDelete2) if the basketball was more bouncier it would be harder for the other team to catch but it would also be harder for the person thats bouncing the ball to catch it, too.
1)with baseballs the stiches helps it do curveball and stuff and make it a better grip
ReplyDelete2)field hockey balls barely have a bounce. It would affect the players because we are use to have it on the ground. If the ball goes passed your knees it is consider a high ball (in some cases)
1. because with the baseball you can throw faster with the stitches.
ReplyDelete2. it would not help with a football because the football keeps bouncing in a different direction.
i think that all sports are effected in a big way in sports like.... football helmit has moved from lether to hard plasic hockey skates have goting to get sharper baseball the bat lacross needs more pads so as you see all of it wiill change!!!
ReplyDelete1) The basketball had stiches and now it does not it just has lines on it.
ReplyDelete2) Some balls would bounce high and some would not bounce at all and they would all be diferent.
1)The basketball because it once had stitches in the center and now it has lines.
ReplyDelete2)For basketball if it had a low bounce you would not be able to dribble as well if you had a big bounce
1)if we use a baseball and throw it as a 4 seam it will go faster then a 2 seam.
ReplyDelete2)the sport i picked would be the same