Effect of Leg Dominance on The Center-of-Mass Kinematics During an Inside-of-the-Foot Kick in Amateur Soccer Players

• Authors: Matteo Zago , Andrea Francesco Motta , Andrea Mapelli , Isabella Annoni , Christel Galvani , Chiarella Sforza
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Soccer kicking kinematics has received wide interest in literature. However, while the instep-kick has been broadly studied, only few researchers investigated the inside-of-the-foot kick, which is one of the most frequently performed techniques during games. In particular, little knowledge is available about differences in kinematics when kicking with the preferred and non-preferred leg. A motion analysis system recorded the three-dimensional coordinates of reflective markers placed upon the body of nine amateur soccer players (23.0 ± 2.1 years, BMI 22.2 ± 2.6 kg/m2), who performed 30 pass-kicks each, 15 with the preferred and 15 with the non-preferred leg. We investigated skill kinematics while maintaining a perspective on the complete picture of movement, looking for laterality related differences. The main focus was laid on: anatomical angles, contribution of upper limbs in kick biomechanics, kinematics of the body Center of Mass (CoM), which describes the whole body movement and is related to balance and stability. When kicking with the preferred leg, CoM displacement during the ground-support phase was 13% higher (p<0.001), normalized CoM height was 1.3% lower (p<0.001) and CoM velocity 10% higher (p<0.01); foot and shank velocities were about 5% higher (p<0.01); arms were more abducted (p<0.01); shoulders were rotated more towards the target (p<0.01, 6° mean orientation difference). We concluded that differences in motor control between preferred and non-preferred leg kicks exist, particularly in the movement velocity and upper body kinematics. Coaches can use these results to provide effective instructions to players in the learning process, moving their focus on kicking speed and upper body behavior

Keywords

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soccer biomechanics; laterality; joint angle; postural control; technical skills

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 51-61

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2014

online

10 - 10 - 2014

Contributors

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Matteo Zago

• Laboratory of Movement Analysis, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.

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Andrea Francesco Motta

• Department of Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy and Laboratory of Movement Analysis, Dipartimento di

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Andrea Mapelli

• Laboratory of Movement Analysis, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.

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Isabella Annoni

• Laboratory of Movement Analysis, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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Christel Galvani

• Department of Psychology, Exercise and Sport Science Degree Course, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy

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Chiarella Sforza

• Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2014-0060