746
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Lower limbs muscle activation during instep kick in soccer: effects of dominance and ball condition

, ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 40-48 | Accepted 27 Jan 2021, Published online: 09 Mar 2021
 

ABSTRACT

Muscle activation has been studied in soccer players kicking stationary balls with the dominant foot. This study evaluated swinging and support limb muscle activation during the instep kick using different feet and ball approach conditions.Vastus medialis (VM), biceps femoris (BF), gastrocnemius medialis (GM) and tibialis anterior (TA) activations were evaluated during maximal instep kicks with both feet and the ball in five conditions (n = 18): stationary (STAT), approaching anteriorly (ANT), posteriorly (POST), laterally (LAT) and medially (MED). A repeated-measures two-way ANOVA compared activations between feet and ball conditions throughout the kicking (0–100%) and follow-through phases (101–200%). Close to ball contact (81–124%), non-dominant support GM had greater activation than the dominant one. The LAT and MED conditions differed within the cycle in the swinging VM (0–21%; 191–200%), BF (13–70%; 121–161%), GM (22–82%; 121–143%) and TA (0–32%; 55–97%; 186–200%) and in support VM (0–81%), BF (6–24%; 121–161%) and GM (24–87%). Players require greater support GM activation to stabilize the ankle during non-dominant kicks. Muscle activation differences between LAT and MED indicate that the kicking strategies are altered when kicking balls approaching from different directions.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflict of interest

Additional information

Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Log in via your institution

Log in to Taylor & Francis Online

PDF download + Online access

  • 48 hours access to article PDF & online version
  • Article PDF can be downloaded
  • Article PDF can be printed
USD 61.00 Add to cart

Issue Purchase

  • 30 days online access to complete issue
  • Article PDFs can be downloaded
  • Article PDFs can be printed
USD 280.00 Add to cart

* Local tax will be added as applicable

Related Research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.