Dph Sports Series-DivingDiscovery Publishing House, 1999 - 224 pages Contents: Historical Background, Safety, Teaching Diving, Inward, Twist and Reverse Dives, Using The Springboard, Basic Dives From the Springboard, Body Movement in Free Fall, Time, Obtaining Height, Creating Rotation, Rotation in Flight, Spotting, Rules and Regulations. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Safety 14 1 2 8 46 | 14 |
Teaching Diving | 32 |
Inward Twist and Reverse Dives | 89 |
Using The Springboard | 97 |
Basic Dives From the Springboard | 106 |
Body Movement in Free Fall | 116 |
Time | 125 |
Common terms and phrases
1½ Somersault angle angular momentum angular velocity arched arms armswing attempt award Back Dive balance basic dives bathside beginner bend body overbalances body position body rotates body's centre bottom centre of gravity competitive diving Dead Drop degree of difficulty depressing the board different dives different group Dive Pike diver dives each selected dives without limit enter the water execution eyes feet leave firmboard force Forward Dive glide Half Twist hands head height hip flexors horizontal hurdle inertia judge jump Klaus Dibiasi knees lean leave the board legs limit of degree maximum metre board metre platform metre springboard moment of inertia movement Olympic Games pike position Plain Header possible practice pupil push referee Reverse Dives Reverse Jump running dive selected from groups shoulders side sideways Sitting Dives sport sportspersons standing dive starting position straight position straighten submerged surface swing takeoff total degree tuck position upper trunk upwards vertical entry