SPORT SCIENCE, the highly-acclaimed series of one-hour shows about the games sports fans are most passionate about and the athletes who play them, is now available for teachers through a combined effort between Fox Sports Net and Cable in the Classroom, with a commercial-free, education-edited version airing for classroom use now available on FSN on Thursday mornings at 7:00 AM local time (Educator version is 45 minutes approx).

SPORT SCIENCE is a new series that features professional sports players answering some intriguing questions that can be used by teachers of science, physics, physical education and more. For example:

• What can the highest flyers in the NBA jump over?
• Who are the hardest hitters in sports? And what sport’s collisions create the hardest impact?
• Does a curveball actually curve? And if so, how are the physics different between a baseball and a softball pitch?
• What is a bigger target – an elite NFL receiver or an elephant?
• Why does an NFL player care more about how fast he can stop running than how fast he can start?
• How do factors such as altitude, noise and injuries affect overall performance?

As the series unfolds this fall, teachers and students at schools across the country will discover even more ways to bring the subjects of sports and science to life.

Throughout the series, SPORT SCIENCE examines sports’ hardest hitters, reaction times, the effect of weather on the game and if home field really is an advantage. The show also sheds light on the science behind the most impossible and improbable plays in sports history as well as determining: What really is the hardest thing to do in sports?

Educators of middle and high school students will be able to use the program to demonstrate theories of applied science because SPORT SCIENCE tackles concepts of velocity, mass, speed, and volume. Specifically, the program can be used by teachers to bring to life for students the following principles:

• Impact, Velocity and Aerodynamics are captured via motion picture and employing biomechanical data. SPORT SCIENCE gives students the ability to see how some of their favorite athletes get excited about the fundamentals of science. Athletes enter into a state-of-the-art infrared motion capture studio to show their exact movements. This allows students to see application of the theories they learned in the classroom in living color!
• Muscles Firing, Nerves Tugging and Skeletons Colliding! CGI allows for a computerized graphical look at previously unseen body movements during competition as athletes jump, hit, run or throw.
• The Science of Safety in Sports: Using a unique digital, High Definition, slow-motion jib camera allows SPORT SCIENCE to showcase shots never seen on television before. Shooting some experiments at more than 10,000 frames per second allowed producers to show us how little safety a baseball helmet actually provides, how fast a golf ball actually moves, why football face masks should be reinforced much more than they are and why standing in front of a Jennie Finch fastball may be hazardous to your health.
• Mathematical answers via Biomechanical sensors: Numerous types of pressure sensors, accelerometers and load cells are utilized throughout the series - this is crash test, ballistics and explosion technology brought to the world of sports. These sensors can give specific mathematical responses to everything from impact forces to speed and acceleration, and from calibrating weight distribution to impact areas to reaction times.

SPORTS SCIENCE airs weekly on FSN (check local listings) with a commercial-free Cable in the Classroom airing for educators Thursday mornings at 7 AM local. SPORT SCIENCE is co-produced by BASE Productions and FSN.