Abstract
Biomechanics investigation on soccer kicking has a relatively long history, yet the body of knowledge is still small. This paper reviews articles published from 1960s to 2011, summarizing relevant findings, research trends and method development. It also discusses challenges faced by the field. The main aim of the paper is to promote soccer kicking studies through discussions on problem solving in the past, method development in the present, and possible research directions for the future.
Highlights
The great attraction of soccer for millions of spectators may trace down to the basic idea of the game: goal-an idea that never ceases to fascinate
The results revealed that the key characteristics of maximal instep kick could be extracted as the formation of a tension arc, and the fast release of this tension arc-a quasi whip-like leg movement with complimentary upper body movement (Figure 4)
Biomechanics study on soccer kicking has relative long history, beginning in 1960s
Summary
The great attraction of soccer for millions of spectators may trace down to the basic idea of the game: goal-an idea that never ceases to fascinate. The analysis based on such a synchronized system will reduce un-wished compound influence and reveal the nature of a movement This kind of data collection technology was applied in the further studies by Shan and his colleagues for female soccer kicking investigation [4]. 3) Revealing by the EMG data, skilled players employed muscle control in a way that produced an ‘explosive’ pattern of muscle activation which contributed to an increase of ball release velocity. Such a control pattern could be characterized by: greater final intensity in muscle contraction, more rapid acquisition of maximal contractions, and more accurate timing of the gross movement pattern. The advanced female players demonstrated greater use of the quadriceps and with more efficiency (e.g. higher EMG maximum and faster increase rate of muscle tension) than that of inexperienced male players; as such their muscles can generate more power than novice male during a kick
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