Thursday, January 23, 2014


It's hard to believe that it is 2014.  The spring semester is now in full swing, as we are completing our second week of classes.  I am teaching anatomical kinesiology, sport biomechanics, and motor learning this semester.  So far things are going well, and I am looking forward to a good semester.  I am taking a group of students to the Southeastern Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting and symposium in February, and I will do a blog post about the trip.

The winter Olympics start in about 2 weeks, and I am definitely looking forward to that.  I am planning on doing a series of blog posts about the biomechanics of selected winter Olympic sports, similar to what I did with the 2012 London Olympics.  I do not know as much about winter sports, so it will definitely be more of a challenge, but one I am looking forward too.


It is also hard to believe that Cameron will be 3 years old in March.  He has grown up so fast, and is so much fun.  He is really smart and loves to read books and do puzzles.  He is also becoming pretty proficient in his anatomy knowledge, as he can say and identify his clavicle, patella, femur, tibia, scapula, and calcaneus.  It is never too early to start learning anatomy.  I also enjoy teaching the motor learning class as I watch Cameron learn how to perform new motor skills.  It has definitely given me a new perspective on that class.