Distance as a control parameter for place kicking
Autor: | Kristi Kay Mally; Rebecca A. Battista; Mary Ann Roberton |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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2011 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
Online Zugang: |
https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2011-v6-n1-distance-as-a-control-parameter-for-place-kicking https://doaj.org/toc/1988-5202 1988-5202 doi:10.4100/jhse.2011.61.14 https://doaj.org/article/bdd4b1fad2904341988f804ef5fd9f48 https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2011.61.14 https://doaj.org/article/bdd4b1fad2904341988f804ef5fd9f48 |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bdd4b1fad2904341988f804ef5fd9f48 |
Zusammenfassung
Using a dynamic systems perspective, this study investigated whether distance functioned as a control parameter that might alter children's place kicking patterns. Nineteen children (mean age = 8.1 years) kicked 3 times at each of 5 randomly ordered distances (1.524, 3.048, 6.096, 9.144, 12.192 meters). All kicks were videotaped. Results indicated that four movement features changed significantly as a result of the distance kicked. The features were number/type of forward steps in the approach, distance between the feet in the final foot position during approach, position of the shank in the forward leg swing, and leg action in the follow through. These results suggest that distance (or force) may be a control parameter that teachers could manipulate when helping children learn to place kick.