Measurement in sport – the long and the short of it
Further Reading
18 August 2011
Smart sports (by Becky Crew)
Reports on the wide range of applications of different technologies in sport - from performance-enhancing clothing to "smart" balls.
4 February 2010
Reacting faster than acting (by Kerensa McElroy)
Discusses how people move faster when they are reacting to a stimulus than when they initiate movement themselves.
15 October 2008
The technology of athletics tracks (by Richard A. Lovett)
Describes advances in technology used in making running tracks - a far cry from those used by the first Olympians, in Ancient Greece.
June 2000, pages 34-36
Fast times at Stadium Australia...maybe? (by Peter Blanchonette, Mark Stewart and Ian Blanchonette)
October 1999, pages 28-30
How high can Emma fly? (by Peter Blanchonette and Mark Stewart)
Discusses the physics of pole vaulting.
June/July 2000, pages 10-15
The science behind the Olympics (by David Harris)
June/July 1998, pages 28-29
Extreme sports – taking science to the extreme (by Rebecca Scott)
August 1991, pages 22-23
Ski physics (by John Cashion)
15 May 2009
Innovation: Give referee technology a sporting chance (by Colin Barras)
Discusses the negative impressions surrounding the use of technology to assist judging at sporting events.
26 January 2002, pages 30-33
Zeros into heroes (by Wilson da Silva)
Describes the kinds of data that are collected at the Australian Institute of Sport.
12 September 1998, page 13
Slugging it out (by Ian Anderson)
Describes the three 'sweet spots' on a baseball bat.
12 September 1998, page 65
The last word – brim swim
Explains why swimming is more difficult when a pool is not filled to the correct level.
1 August 1998, pages 36-39
Swim like a fish (by Daniel Drollette)
Olympic swimming coach Gennadi Touretski uses his knowledge of engineering, biomechanics, biochemistry, fluid mechanics and sports physiology to train his athletes.
21 March 1998, page 6
Big is better (by Mick Hamer)
Sprocket scientists have given cyclists a speed boost.
6 September 1997, pages 66-67
Game, set and match (by Jonathan Knight)
Power servers in tennis use a dead spot on their racket.
March 2007
The virtual world of swim analysis
Explores the new space-age pool for swimmers.
Page updated February 2012.