Tennis Court Surfaces and Knee Injuries - Sports Engineering Science Fair Project

Project Information

Title: Test different tennis court surfaces and relate it to the impact it will have on potential knee injuries.

Subject: Sports Engineering

Grade level: Middle School - Grades 7-9

Academic Level: Ordinary

Project Type: Experimental

Cost: Medium

Awards:
1st place, Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair 2010 ($300)
At the 2010 Simcoe Country Regional Science and Technology Fair:
Quinn Rehab Health Sciences Award $100
Gold Medal Award (Physical and Mathematical) $100
Best of Category Award (Physical and Mathematical) $200

Affiliation: Canada Wide Virtual Science Fair (VSF)

Year: 2010

Description: Tennis balls are dropped on different tennis court surfaces and the bounce height is recorded. Higher ball bounce means less energy absorbed by the surface and more impact goes to potential knee injury.

Link: www.virtualsciencefair.org

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