ABSTRACT
If, by using the methods described in Chapters 5 to 7, we have systematically identified a flaw in an athlete’s technique that is preventing optimal performance, then we must communicate that information to the athlete and coach. This will require feeding back our results to show what the fault is, why it is a fault, and how it might be corrected. Fortunately, sports biomechanists have not generally had the same difficulties in having the relevance of their research recognised by coaches as other biomechanists have had in convincing clinical practitioners of the value of gait analysis (e.g. Brand, 1992; Cappozzo, 1983). However, some of the comments of Brand (1992) are also relevant to sports biomechanists.
