Survey of kick movements often used by high school soccer players

Abstract

[Purpose] To investigate and analyze the kicking characteristics of high school soccer players and examine their relationship with the occurrence of sports injuries during the adolescent growth period. [Subject and methods] Kick movements were classified for the 10 teams participating in five games in the high school age group using video recordings of the games, and the types of kick movements and their numbers were recorded. [Results] The number of kicks per team in the high school age group was higher than in previous reports. By type, the percentage of insides in the high school age group was higher than for long kicks. [Conclusion] It was clear that the number of kick movements and their types by team, position, and individuals in this report are different from past reports. It is expected that the heavy use of inside kicks puts undue strain on the muscles around the hip joint.