The purpose of this study was to identify current trend and issues and to activating sport biomechanics research related to general sport science and elementary physical education. In order to achieve purpose of the study, research published in The Korean Journal of Physical Education(KJPE), Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics(KJSB), and The Korean Journal of Elementary Physical Education(KJEPE) were analysed.
Based on analysis of biomechanics research in past 3 years, motor skill analysis(44.5%) was the most frequently appeared in the studies followed by measurement and data processing(38.4%), injury(12.3%), and others(10%) respectively in terms of content of the research. Research methods used in the studies were image analysis(60.7%), electromyogram(10.9%), and pressure plate(9%). There were also studies used both image analysis and pressure plate(6.2%), image analysis and electromyogram(2%) and others(15.2%).
Based on analysis of biomechanics research in past 5 years related to elementary physical education, it was shown in KJPE(0.1%), KJSB(6.2%), and KJEPE(4.5%). Research contents were motor skill analysis(66.7%), measurement and data processing, and injury(16.7%) respectively and most of research(83.3%) were used image analysis as research method.
Reasons of the lack of research related to biomechanics, especially elementary physical education would be insufficiency of the research conditions, lack of professional researchers, lack of basic data, and difficulty of having and controling samples. Therefore, it should be make efforts to secure professional researchers, lab, and equipments, to make effective teaching created more interests about biomechanics, and to conduct research having more practically oriented along with systematic analysis and teaching method.