ABSTRACT
In sports biomechanics, when considering sports and exercise techniques, emphasis is often put on discrete variables such as joint angles at certain events in the movement or durations of movement phases. Such techniques, however, are complex, requiring the coordinated movement of multiple body segments throughout the entire movement. In this chapter we discuss in detail, techniques for assessing movement coordination, including angle–angle diagrams, cross-correlation functions, phase planes, continuous relative phase and self-organising maps. Special emphasis is put on interpreting coordination patterns qualitatively.
