# Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Simon Penn, Caroline Heaney and Nigel Wright.

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Video 1: ‘Women 100m wheelchair – 2017 SUMMERofATHS Grand Prix’, used with permission of Athletics Australia

Video 2: ‘Sprinting – science behind the sport’, used with permission from Gillette North America

Video 3: ‘Catch the light’, Audio Network Limited

Video 5: ‘Plyometric exercises – 23 Plyo Variations’, courtesy of Cori Lefkowith, RedefiningStrength.com

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