Motor Preference: Will It Improve Your Swing?
Human Health and Behavior
Hermione Luce
- Grade:
- 8
- Teacher:
- Lorraine York
My project is about finding an athlete's motor preference through a series of tests with the goal of increasing bat speed (mph). I chose this project because I want to make this knowledge more accessible. I concluded that providing motor preference training at a young age yields the best results. Motor preference training helps prevent injuries and increases performance and skill. Keywords: motor preference, athletes, performance, injuries, skill, bat, speed, mph, knowledge
Interesting work. Welldone!
Awesome project! You took a complex sports science concept and explained it clearly, and your experiment shows real effort and thoughtful testing. It’s impressive how you connected motor preference to bat speed and discovered meaningful patterns in your data. Great job exploring how athletes can train smarter!
This project examines whether training according to motor preference can improve bat speed, and it does a good job connecting the idea to real softball performance. The research question is focused, and the use of radar to measure bat speed gives the project a clear and objective outcome. I also like that the student connects the experiment to athlete movement patterns and uses a performance-based approach instead of only opinions. Overall, this is a strong sports science project with a clear practical application.