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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 7 sec.) ; 145366799 bytes |
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What do lawn bowls, basketball, rowing, ice hockey and netball all have in common? They're all team sports and they're all packed full of science! Join Dr Rob as he takes to the ice, the court, the green and SCOPES out all the science behind team sports.BASKETBALLBasketball is a great sport to watch and play, and no one understands that better than Damian Cotter, Basketball Head Trainer with the NSW Institute of Sport. With the help of his elite players' squad, he explains how basketball is a measured sport of physics and physiology.JUNIOR EXPERIMENT: BOUNCE BACKSport is full of scientific concepts, and sports that use balls rely on two in particular; spin and friction. Nick is a junior scientist with the Double Helix Club, and using these two concepts, he demonstrates a ball bouncing experiment to trick your friends. LAWN BOWLSFrom the ball to the green, to the line and length of each delivery, it's another team sport full of science! Kelsey Cottrell is a young lawn bowls champion and she rolls through the science behind her favourite sport. MENTAL BREAKDOWN: ANGULAR MOMENTUMRiding a bike, kicking a football, even flying a space shuttle all rely on the concept of angular momentum. So what is it and what does it have to do with all those things? Dr. Rob breaks it down. ROWINGWhile rowing might involve sitting down and enjoying beautiful scenery, it also requires a lot of hard work! Jeremy Courtney is a coach with the Melbourne Rowing Club and he runs through this team sport, and discusses all the science involved. ICE HOCKEYIce hockey is a fast paced, highly energetic sport and without science it couldn't be played. Michael Medley is an ice hockey coach and he discusses all the things that keep the game moving; from balance and gravity to friction and human locomotion.NETBALLNetball is similar to basketball, but without a dribble in sight! Catherine Cox is the captain of the NSW Swifts and she steps through the finer points of this popular team sport. Feel like joining a sports team? Can't decide which sport to choose? Well let science guide your way and tune in next time as Dr. Rob once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2011-12-01 at 08:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Angular momentum.
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Basketball.
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Lawn bowls.
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Netball.
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Rowing.
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Team sports.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Rob, host
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