The purpose of the course Sport Biomechanics is to introduce anatomical and mechanical basic concepts as they apply to human movement, particularly those pertaining to exercise, sport, and physical activities.

The aim is to gain an understanding of the mechanical and anatomical principles that govern human motion and develop the ability to link the structure of the human body with its function, from a biomechanical perspective.

The content of the course focus on anatomical and mechanical terminology, kinematics, kinetics, continuum mechanics and structural analysis. Biomechanics principles are applied to analyse musculo-skeletal system, mechanical behaviour of biological tissues, movement and forces in human functions, energy and power in human activities and analysis of specific sport disciplines. System and technology for motion analysis, forces detection, numerical and experimental methodologies for structural analysis are also presented.