Movement Capture & Analysis of Technique in Sport

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A swimmer diving into a pool while someone films them with a camera

Course overview

This course will provide key information on how to undertake video analyses for capturing athletes' technique when performing sports-based movements. Mobile technology has made it easier than ever to record and provide feedback to athletes on their actions. This course will cover essential information on how to get high quality recordings from all types of cameras, and how the videos can be used to track athletes' progress.

The course is aimed at sports coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, performance analysts, and sports therapists. 

The course will be run by Dr David Jessop, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics who has 20 years' experience working as a lecturer in biomechanics, consulting with elite athletes, teams and businesses, and researching in sports including sprinting, racket sports, and diving.

The course will be delivered on-line through a variety of on-line seminars, recorded content, on-line learning tools, and practical activities.

What you need to know

Course start date

September 2026

Location

UOW & online

Course length

10-12 hours over 7 weeks

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Typical offer

Fees

£250 (50% discount for September 2026 course)

Course features

  • How to undertake simple biomechanical analysis
  • Setting up an area and client for analysis
  • Set up and filming people performing sporting and other movements
  • Use basic software for quantitative biomechanical analyses
  • Support for undertaking your own analyses 

Course details

Location

Distance learning only.

Learning and teaching

This is a 7 week course facilitated and taught by Dr David Jessop. The course involves 7 online sessions (across the length of the course) plus teaching delivered via Canvas.

This distance-learning course is delivered via Canvas. Due to government regulations, Instructure (Canvas) prohibits the unauthorised use of its products and services in specific countries and regions. We need to make these restrictions clear to individuals considering this course. Please see the guidance as documented by Canvas.

Which countries are restricted from using Canvas?

This course uses the video hosting platform Vimeo, which the following countries have restricted access. China (excluding Hong Kong), North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Indonesia, Sudan, Syria, and Russia.

For more information regarding these restrictions please email HWBShortcourses@winchester.ac.uk before booking a place on the course.

This course requires access to Microsoft Teams and the following Operating System

https://community.instructure.com/en/kb/articles/662718-what-are-the-browser-and-computer-requirements-for-instructure-products

For course software:
Operating System: Windows 7 to 11 with .NET Framework 4.8.

CPU: Intel or AMD, 64-bit (x86-64).

Screen resolution: 1024 × 600 pixels.

Mac: it will not work on Mac computers with ARM-based “Apple Silicon” chips (M1, M2, etc.), even through Parallels Desktop or virtualization.

Do not run the application directly from a OneDrive synchronized directory.

Modules

Please note the modules listed are correct at the time of publishing. The University cannot guarantee the availability of all modules listed and modules may be subject to change. The University will notify applicants of any changes made to the core modules listed. For further information please refer to winchester.ac.uk/termsandconditions

Modules

Course content Credits
1.0 Fundamentals of technique analysis
               Introducing the course and discussing the requirements of different activities for formalising analysis of technique.
 
2.0 Basic use of cameras for motion capture
                How should a camera be set up for capturing movement? What are the settings that that can be changed, and how can you make the most of what you have (everything from mobile phones to high-end slow-motion cameras)?
 
3.0 Capture considerations for quantitative and qualitative analyses
                 What considerations should you make if you want to take some measurements from videos? What matters for taking angle and distance measurements? Likewise, how could you give structure to a qualitative analysis of technique?
4.0 Kinematics – Biomechanical variables for analysing movements
               Introducing biomechanical variables and what they give you to understand more about a performance.
 
5.0 Analysis Software – tools, times and linear data
                A series of practical activities providing a step-by-step run through of what to do with linear (distance, velocity and acceleration) data once you’ve taken the basic measurement.  
6.0 Measurement and processing angle data, and further analysis
                Activities providing a step-by-step run through of what to do with angle data once you’ve taken the basic measurements.  
 
7.0 Considerations for adjusting technique
                Discussing the various considerations for what happens when you change an athlete’s technique – Perspectives from experts from areas such as sport psychology, physiology and strength and conditioning.   

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements. It would help learners if they are involved directly in working (or volunteering) with populations, e.g. athletes or people undergoing rehabilitation following injury, where there is an interest in how they move or perform certain actions. 

For general enquiries or to book your place, please contact the department administrator HWBShortCourses@winchester.ac.uk

 

There are no formal entry requirements. It would help learners if they are involved directly in working (or volunteering) with populations, e.g. athletes or people undergoing rehabilitation following injury, where there is an interest in how they move or perform certain actions. 

  

Additional costs

For information about staff and student discounts please contact the short course administrator HWBShortCourses@winchester.ac.uk.