Exercise and Sport Studies 300op - Seminar: Topics in Exercise Sport Studies-Faster, Higher, Stronger: The Biomechanics of the Olympics & Paralympics

Sem:T-BiomechOlympics&Para-

Fall
2025
01
4.00
Stephanie Jones

M 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM

Smith College
ESS-300op-01-202601
sjones00@smith.edu
This seminar focuses on the science underlying the technological, training, and adaptive advances that Olympic and Paralympic Athletes utilize to excel in their sports. The focus is to understand how technology and technique have capitalized on biomechanical principles to achieve superlative athletic achievements. Students read and discuss research findings from primary sources to understand how innovations in sport have been achieved and evaluate the effectiveness of new technology and techniques. Discussions alternate between winter and summer sports coinciding with Olympic and Paralympic cycles. Prerequisite: ESS 210, PHY 111, PHY 117, or EGR 270 or equivalent. Restrictions: Juniors and seniors only. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only; Prereq: ESS 210, PHY 111, PHY 117 or EGR 270

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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