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A 4 page paper discussing the kinesiology and the mechanics of the tennis serve, with particular attention given to the muscles used and their type of contraction during use; as well as prevention of injury. The paper discusses positioning of the trunk prior to impact as an effective means of avoiding shoulder injury. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSbioTenSrvs.rtf
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serve is one of the mainstays of the tennis game; players and coaches alike are always striving to improve the quality of the serve and the level of power behind
it, and players must have a grasp of each in order to use the serve effectively. The purpose here is to assess the mechanical processes involved in the tennis
serve. Kensiological Base The tennis serve is dependent on a number of structures in the arm, including the viability of the joint at
the elbow, where the ulna, radius and humerus meet, and as well as the glenohumeral joint, where the clavicle, scapula and humerus connect to form the shoulder. The hinge
joint of the elbow generally supports a single plane of motion, forward and backward, that is significant for both the preparation and acceleration phases of the swing, while the glenohumeral
joint (a pivot joint) has a distinctly greater range of motion, creating movement around a single axis, which is supported by the basic structure of the joint as well as
the structure of the shoulder girdle. All of these structures are used within segments of the preparation phase, the acceleration phase and the deceleration phase of the swing, and
are supported by specific skeletal structures and musculature. Range of motion within the outlining of the tennis swing is not only dependent on the basic structures of the joints
of the fingers, wrist, elbow and shoulder, but also based on the muscle structure that support these bone groupings. The glenohumeral joint of
the shoulder is a ball and socket joint that allows for the necessary universal movement including axial rotation, and the range of motion in the shoulder is limited by the
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