The Link System

B.1. (Motion, plane, axis, type of joint, prime mover)

Anatomical Position
        Upright 
        all joints extended
        palms facing forward

Planes of Motion
        Sagittal - divides into left and right (cardinal-sagittal goes thru midline)
        Frontal - front and back
        Transverse - upper and lower

Axis of Rotation (caused by intersection of two planes)                              Test Item **
        Mediolateral - frontal and transverse planes
               (runs side to side)
        Anteroposterior - transverse and sagittal planes
               (runs front and back)
        Inferiorsuperior - frontal and sagittal planes
               (runs up and down)

Cover movements in/around the planes/axis (overhead)

B.2.
Factors contributing to success
        Alterable:
               Motivation, nutrition, interest, opportunity for practice
        Unalterable:
               Anthropometrics
                       (Kinanthropometrics = having to do with sport)
                       Some sports offer distinct advantages
                              height increasing in those sports that benifits
                              remaining constant in others
                       - Height and weight
                              Ponderal Index = 103 times(cube root WT/HT)

                                     Light athletes around 23.0
                                     Larger athletes near  25.0
                       - Somatotype
                              ectomorph - tall & thin
                              endomorph - short and fat
                              mesomorph - stout and muscular
                       - Other
                              Arm, Leg, & trunk lengths
                              ** Important that these cannot be changed, and at the level most
                              people compete at, are not a critical factor.