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Liu, Yuanlong; Paul, Stanley; Fu, Frank H. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2012
The conductors of this study reviewed prediction research and studied the accomplishments and compromises in predicting world records and best performances in track and field and swimming. The results of the study showed that prediction research only promises to describe the historical trends in track and field and swimming performances, to study…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Track and Field, Aquatic Sports, Prediction
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Alexandrov, Igor; Lucht, Phillip – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Sprinting is described by a simple physical model. The model is used to predict the differences between the recorded times for races on a straight track and on a curve. It is shown that the choice of the running lane makes a nonnegligible difference. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Athletics, College Science, Higher Education, Mathematical Formulas