CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast: The Next Generation of Biomechanics with Scott Selbie

The moment right after a ski jumper leaves the takeoff table sets up everything that follows. Researchers from Hokusho University and Kobe University tracked 30 competitive ski jumpers, from junior to international level, using outdoor markerless motion capture to study how trunk, hip, and knee movement come together during this early flight phase. Rather than looking for one ideal technique, the team used a combination of statistical methods to ask a different question: how many distinct ways are athletes achieving the early flight transition from takeoff to stable flight, and how do they differ biomechanically?

An NBA-funded study found that markerless cameras mounted anywhere from 1.4 to 3 meters high produced comparably accurate jump-landing kinematics, and that both novice and experienced users could operate the system with confidence.

Theia has appointed François Asseman as Senior Sales Director, EMEA. Bringing a PhD in Movement Sciences and more than a decade of international motion capture experience, François will help strengthen Theia’s relationships with customers and partners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.