Table 2. Mean (±standard deviation) kinematic descriptors of the kick at impact under each approach condition.
| Approach Condition |
Self-selected
30.3° (15.2°) |
30° |
45° |
60° |
| Angle (degrees) |
| Ankle dorsiflexion |
130.2 (11) |
129.6 (11.1) |
132.3 (11.6) |
130.3 (13.3) |
| Shank abduction |
21.3 (8.4) |
20.6 (6.6) |
27.4 (8.5) |
28.9 (7.2) |
| Knee flexion |
156.2 (10.1) |
162.2 (8.8) |
160.5 (9.7) |
163.7 (9.8) |
| Supporting leg knee flexion |
135.3 (7.8) |
141.4 (10.9) |
136.7 (7.8) |
140.6 (7.5) |
| Hip flexion |
147.6 (5) |
148.5 (3.3) |
149.9 (5.4) |
153.1 (5.2) |
| Thigh abduction |
20 (9) * |
21.9 (7.5) * |
29.9 (8.3) |
33 (3.5) |
| Pelvic tilt |
7.4 (4.8) |
6.4 (4.2) |
9 (4.6) |
7.7 (2.7) |
| Displacement (cm) |
| Supporting foot lateral displacement from ball |
32.7 (7) |
31.1 (7.7) |
34.6 (6.1) |
41 (13.5) |
| Supporting foot posterior displacement from ball |
9.7 (8.1) |
10.6 (9.2) |
11.3 (9.1) |
11.7 (5.3) |
* Significantly different to the 60° approach (p < 0.05).
