As with any sport, ice skating can be analysed in graphs. Consider the following graph below, excerpted from the upcoming Volume 9 of Glide, Spin, & Jump! The Science of Ice Skating by Schottenbauer Publishing.
Discussion Questions
- What body parts are moving in this example?
- Which body part moves the most in the x direction? In the y direction?
- What is the name of this move?
Now, consider the following pictures, excerpted from the video. (This move is shown in the YouTube Video Cool Skating Move.)
Discussion Questions
- Is this move in the first or second half of the graph?
- What is the primary motion which occurs between these two pictures?
- What concept(s) from physics are relevant for this move?
- Is this move found in (a) figure skating, (b) ice hockey, or (c) both?
The diagram below highlights the move on the graph.
Discussion Questions
- Which body part moves the most during this segment of the graph?
- Which body part moves the most in the x direction? In the y direction?
Additional free graphs are available in a free pamphlet from the publisher's webpage.
The following books from Schottenbauer Publishing contain similar types of graphs and data pertaining to the science of ice skating, figure skating, and hockey:
- The Science of Ice Skating
- Volume 1: Translational Motion
- Volume 2: Rotational Motion (Curves)
- Volume 3: Rotational Motion (Spins)
- Volume 4: Jumps
- Volume 5: Ice Hockey
- Volume 6: Biophysics
- Volume 7: Video Analysis
- Volume 8: Reference Manual
- The Science of Hockey
- Volume 1: Force, Acceleration, & Video Analysis of Pucks & Balls
- Volume 2: Force & Acceleration of Sticks, plus Biophysics
- Volume 3: Video Analysis of Ice, Field, & Street Hockey Sticks
- The Science of Figure Skating
- The Science of Ice Hockey
- The Science of Winter Olympic Sports
