Kinematic analysis of athlete's movement in Flat water Kayak G. Pigos, A. Viliotis, V. Diafas, G. Tsiganos Introduction Accurate kinematic analysis of human movement is a significant factor for the improvement of movement performance and for the reduction of injuries. The Flat water Kayak is a very technique demanding activity/sport. However, there only very few previous studies concerning the analysis of athlete's movement in Kayak (Someren et al., 2000) and specifically for the analysis of kinematic characteristics (Mann and Kearney, 1980). The main reason for that are the difficulties that are presented during the recording set up process, due to the large field that the movement take place. The main aim of the study was the estimation and analysis of the kinematic parameters of Flat water Kayak movement in vivo conditions. Method The kinematic analysis was based on the movement of eight (8) top-level athletes of Kayak with age ranged from 18 until 31 years, using a high speed Redlake PSI 1000S with possibility of 1000 fr/sec. The recording process was accomplished from two different optical viewpoints: a) vertical to the movement and b) parallel. Results he analysis of athlete's movement, was separated in five different time phases: a) the entrance of oar, b) the application of promotional force, c) the start of get off process of oar from the water, d) the completion of get off process and e) the preparation of the oar entrance in the water. The summary of the results were presented in the following tables.
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