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Title: | Effect of the coefficient of friction of a running surface on sprint time in a sled-towing exercise |
Authors: | Cooper, JE |
Keywords: | Biomechanics;Kinematics;Sprint;Sport surfaces;Synthetic track;Grass pitch |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Citation: | Sports Biomechanics, 12(2), 175 - 185, 2013 |
Abstract: | This study investigated the effect of the coefficient of friction of a running surface on an athlete's sprint time in a sled-towing exercise. The coefficients of friction of four common sports surfaces (a synthetic athletics track, a natural grass rugby pitch, a 3G football pitch, and an artificial grass hockey pitch) were determined from the force required to tow a weighted sled across the surface. Timing gates were then used to measure the 30-m sprint time for six rugby players when towing a sled of varied weight across the surfaces. There were substantial differences between the coefficients of friction for the four surfaces (μ = 0.21–0.58), and in the sled-towing exercise the athlete's 30-m sprint time increased linearly with increasing sled weight. The hockey pitch (which had the lowest coefficient of friction) produced a substantially lower rate of increase in 30-m sprint time, but there were no significant differences between the other surfaces. The results indicate that although an athlete's sprint time in a sled-towing exercise is affected by the coefficient of friction of the surface, the relationship relationship between the athlete's rate of increase in 30-m sprint time and the coefficient of friction is more complex than expected. |
Description: | This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Sports Biomechanics, 12(2), 175 - 185, 2013, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14763141.2012.726638, |
URI: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763141.2012.726638 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8685 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2012.726638 |
ISSN: | 1476-3141 |
Appears in Collections: | Sport Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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