WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIDEO ANALYSIS
Modern technology allows everybody to have and easily use
video cameras letting us have a look at ourselves from aside.
It is particularly important to do when we are talking about
movement in order to get some feedback. So the idea of having
a feedback is very good, if you know what to look for. Video
analysis, being a seemingly simple thing, will not give you
any result, if it does not contain an accepted standard to
compare your performance with, and if you do not have special
knowledge for performing such analysis not only qualitatively,
but also quantitatively.
There are lots of ongoing topics on the Pose Tech running
forum about video analysis and there are lots of real video
clips posted for this purpose. Certainly, it is a good thing,
helping many people to get over their mistakes in learning,
but it is important for us to see what we are analyzing from
the point of view, mentioned above. We do not do video analysis
to discuss somebodys body shape or the surrounding landscape.
The main reason for our efforts to go through video analysis
is to see and understand how much we are out of form, out
of standard. By definition, deviation from the standard is
an error. So this is our purpose for doing video analysis
to find and correct our errors by comparing our performance
to the standard.
By correcting our performance, well not only avoid injuries,
but well also learn to run better, more efficiently. A proper
made video analysis allows us to get rid of our errors, before
they could get worse. The main benefit of a good video analysis
is that we are developing our perception of movement, running,
which will eventually lead to more perfect performance. The
main parameters of a good video analysis are the following:
presence of the standard, proper angles and distance of videotaping
allowing us to see deviations from a standard.
A video analysis, which doesnt meet the above requirements,
has no sense for our practical application and it means wasted
time and efforts. For this matter only someone who has an
experience and knowledge of conducting this procedure should
do video analysis. Usually it is better, if this procedure
is done by an educated coach, or someone who has, at least,
some experience in it
How often do we need to do this? At the beginning of your
learning the new running technique, it should be done basically
at every training. After some time, when your technique gets
more stable, youll need it less, but you shouldnt drop it
completely. I would recommend to keep video analysis as an
important part of your training on at least a weekly base,
while going through major elements of Pose technique: Fall-Pull,
counting number of frames for each element, for the body position,
and body parts position during support. It is even better
to see how your technique varies depending on distance and
speed. There is so much to see on your way, as your training
get deeper and more complex. There is so much to learn about
yourself.
Dr.Romanov
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