Discussion about center of percussion on the act of hitting ball with part of the human body

Abstract

In football and volleyball, players control behaviors of the ball by hitting with their own body. At this time, unlike the tool (tennis racket, baseball bat, golf club and so on), it is difficult to find the center of percussion. In the present study, at the first, we used a simple mechanical model to clarify the center of percussion on underhand pass. At the Next, we discussed the existence of the center of percussion on the instep kick. Furthermore, shock reduction technique was also mentioned. Finally, we also proposed how to utilize the knowledge of the present study for coaching.