Date of Award
Spring 5-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Committee Chair
Dennis Phillips
Committee Chair Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Committee Member 2
Gary V. Krebs
Committee Member 2 Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Committee Member 3
Linsey Blom
Committee Member 3 Department
Human Performance and Recreation
Committee Member 4
James T. Johnson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use direct observation methods to collect evidence of pre-impact cues in a soccer penalty kick and to analyze their predictive powers in determining shot direction. The five pre-impact cues were position of the approachru n, alignmento f the hips,leano ftrunk, placemenot f non-kickingf oot, and actiono f the non-kickings idea rm.V ideo wasc ollecteda ndt hena nalyzedu singa Dartfishrn tagging panel. There were a total of fifty male high school right-footed participants.C oachesfr om areah igh schools occert eamsp rovidedt heir top penaltyk ick takerst o participatein the study.V ideo wasc ollectedo n the team'sp ractice/gamsei te from two vantage points; from the goal line and behind the penalty arch. Logistic regressiona nalysisr evealede videnceth at the pre-impacct uesw eree ffectivei n predicting shot direction, with the alignment of the hips and the trunk lean significant indicatorso f shotd irection( p<.001). Furtherc hi-squarea nalyseso f the individualp reimpactc uesr evealede achw asa significants hotd irectioni ndicator$ <.001).
Copyright
2010, Jason Ryan Jones
Recommended Citation
Jones, Jason Ryan, "Soccer Penalty Kick Pre-Impact Cues of Male Right-Footed High School Soccer Players" (2010). Dissertations. 953.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/953