Sport Science

Basketball -Last updated May 13, 1997
Books
Articles Brancazio, Peter. "Mechanics of a Slam Dunk." Popular Mechanics , November 1991, pp. 42-45.

"Great Jumpers." [In the "Gravity" chapter of:] SportScience . pp. 267-271.

 

Video / Film
Lesson Plans, Activities, & Experiments SportsScience. Better Basketball Through Science: Learn How to Shoot the Game Point and Other Basketball Sills Skills by Using Scientific Principles . [9 Activities / Experiments] Science Media Inc. P.O. Box 9171, Cambridge, MA 02139 .
Computer Media
Internet Resources Slam-Dunk Sports Science site . Classroom activities related to basketball and basketball shoe design. The site is not yet complete but it has a great start. URL: http://www.tufts.edu/~jlarsen/sds.html
Organizations
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