The Planning and Design of Athletic Equipment Taking part in sports is an activity that improves our health and
fitness it is possible to become injured as a result of not using the
correct equipment. Let’s say you have a pair of running shoes that do
not absorb the impact of road running this can cause knee and hip
injuries. If the bottom part of your shoe which is called the sole
does not provide enough friction the wearer could slip and get hurt.
To improve the life of the shoe it should strength and resistance to
wear and having things like reflective badges on the sides will vastly
improve safety when running in the evening.
In my investigation I will study properties of materials and put into
consideration how these properties affect the choice of materials for
particular pieces of sports equipment.
These are the properties I will carry out my investigations on:
* Grip
* Density
* Weathering
* Chemical erosion
* Resistance to wear
* Energy stored in a material
* Stiffness
In summary in my coursework I am aiming to:
* Investigate a piece of sportswear
* Take into consideration the context in which it is used
* The properties of the materials used
* Name the material used
* And finally to look at the design of the footwear.
After I have completed this I will compare my piece of sportswear with
another piece of sportswear, noting any differences and similarities.
Research into the anatomy o...
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...eople who specialise in an individual sport is you should look
for a shoe designed for that sport. The motions of the
musculoskeletal system will determine the characteristics of a
specific sport shoe. This is true for running shoes. Activities such
as tennis and squash require a great deal of lateral motion (side to
side), whereas activities such as running and jogging involve
unidirectional motion (straight ahead). Football involves both
unidirectional and lateral motion. The more linear the sport, the
stiffer the sides of your shoes should be. The more lateral the
sport, the more twist should be possible in the shoe. A simple method
to test this characteristic is to hold the shoe in your hand and twist
it as if you were wringing out a towel. A tennis shoe should twist
easily; a running shoe should not.