1. Movement Analysis of Kicking A Soccer Ball
Kendra Alberts - Kyleah Bowder - Kelsey Timmerman

2. Introduction Kicking a soccer ball is situational.
Depending where you are on the field or what your objective is, the kick may be different.
The different kicks might differ in force and distance based upon technique.
Examples: cross, shot, and goal kicks compared to a pass in a combination play.

3. Mental Preparation
Players are constantly thinking “what is next” --- Head is up.
Mental preparation leads to ball set up.
Laces
Inside of foot
Ball set up leads to body preparation.

4. Types of Kicks
Laces Kick- Toe down, power in knee flexion. Used for crosses, corner kicks, goal kicks, and shooting.
Inside of Foot-Ankle rotated out, toes pointed up. Used for passing, and finishing (shooting).

5. 3. Cocking of Kicking Limb
Laces Kick
Six Stages
1. The Approach
2. Foot Planting
3. Cocking of Kicking Limb
4. Swing
5. Ball Contact
6. Follow Through

6. Stages-Laces Stage 1: The Approach
This stage is consecutive to the mental preparation.
Set play: Run up at an angle
Shot: Anticipation
Cross: Touch to the outside of the foot kicking the ball to create an angle.

7. Stages-Laces Stage Two-Foot Planting
Determines the direction of the kick
Done in the sagittal plane
Result of knee extension in stride and plantar flexion. P. Flexion may proceed into dorsiflexion based upon circumstances or stage of the kick.

8. Stages-Laces Stage Three: Cocking of Kicking Limb
-Power producing movement.
-Knee Flexion is the main component
-Plantar flexion in the kicking foot
-Hip extension
-Possible hip abduction.
This movement stores up force and energy that will transfer over to the swing phase.

9. Stages-Laces Stage Four: The Swing Knee extension Hip flexion
Plantar flexion
This is an explosive anaerobic movement.
* Torque and moment arm play a major role in this movement. The longer the limb and shorter moment arm, the more speed will be generated. The smaller the limb and bigger the moment arm, the greater the strength
Check torque and moment arm

10. Stages-Laces Stage Five: Ball Contact
Knee Extension still taking place
Continuation of hip flexion
Plantar flexion
Some dorsiflexion in planted foot

11. Stages-Laces Stage Six: Follow Through Continuation of ball contact
Knee Extension
Hip Flexion
Foot begins to relax
-Then the reverse happens
-Hip Extension bringing leg back down
-Athlete lands on shooting foot

12. Laces-Upper Body There is minimal movement in the upper body.
Most movement done in the frontal plane.
Lateral flexion in the torso
Arm abduction
Arm adduction

13. Inside of the foot
The stages of using the inside of the foot are very similar.
However there is more movement done in the transverse plane.
Eversion in the foot
Lateral rotation in the knee

14. Main Muscles Quadriceps Hamstrings Gluteus Max and Min Periformis
Abdominals
Psoas
Calves
Adductors of the leg

15. References
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