Question

Joints of the body (Cervical, Lumbar, Shoulder Girdle, Shoulder Joint, Elbow, Radioulnar, Wrist, Fingers, Hip, Knee, Ankle/Subtalar, Toes) and the phases of movement during a soccer kick

What is the movement occurring at each joint? which muscles are involved? are the contractions isometric, concentric, or eccentric?

Answer 1

- Regarding the joint movements, the hip joint is used while standing, walking, running and kicking.The femoral upper head region gets perfectly fits into the other half of the socket and the femur can rotate around an axis. Cartilaginous coatings present in the socket permit smooth motion in the joint during a soccer kick. The hip joint includes a wide range of motions including extension, stretching and abduction.

: the phases and  movement during a soccer kick -

The kick begins with a priming of the leg.

The second stage, involves the forward motion of the kicking leg, which begins with the rotation of the leg around the hip joint and bringing the thigh part in the forward direction.

In the third stage, the upper leg slows down until it is motionless at ball contact.

During the fourth stage, the foot might reach above the level of the hip.

: Which muscles are involved?

Quadriceps - the muscles in the front of leg which originate at the hips and run down below the knees.

Hamstrings - found located on the back of upper leg.

Glutes – these are the butt muscles, which rotate and extend the hip when kicking a ball and prevent from injuries.

Core Muscles - the muscles around the lower back region and the stomach area.

: What are the contractions isometric, concentric, or eccentric?

The movement begins through a contraction of the gluteus maximus and hamstring muscles, which is a concentric contraction in which the muscles contract and bring the two joints together.

Next is an eccentric contraction is where a muscle contracts with instantaneously lengthening to control the speed of the movement.