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Physique assessment is important for many sports ergonomics applications. Examples from sports including cycling, rowing, tennis and golf and shoe and clothing design for able-bodied athletes are initially provided. The final section focuses on athletes with a disability to illustrate the use of athlete dimensions for sports ergonomics applications to optimise performance in adults and child athletes.
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Hume, P.A., Keogh, J.W.L. (2018). Physique Assessment for Sports Ergonomics Applications. In: Hume, P., Kerr, D., Ackland, T. (eds) Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5418-1_4
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