Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture 2: Lecture 2 - Protective Equipment

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2236A/B
• Professor: Dave Humphreys

Document Summary

Athletic equipment: many factors are important in the prevention of athletic injuries, design. To protect injured parts from further injury: proper fit, proper selection. Protective equipment: practicality dictates that protective equipment should be: Minimal functional interference: prevent & protect, 4 principles. Deflection: a turning aside or off course, ex: helmet shape (round), hard, smooth. Dissipation: to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish, disperse focal force over a larger surface, ex: shoulder pads, layers helps to dissipate force, various materials. Deformation: alteration of form or shape, change in shape/structure cantilever pads, may blow apart with high force bike helmets. Absorption: to receive without recoil or echo, materials: felt, foam (open or close cell), air, fluid. Increased density = greater resistance at high force: decreased density = more absorption at lower force, must understand the principles in which equipment was designed for. Less tendency to shift or move over skin. Not very resilient once compressed, not useful.