Cocking Phase

Flexion of the kicking leg to 90 degrees to prepare to kick soccer ball. Arms are slightly abducted.

Shoulder Girdle

The dexter and sinster shoulder girdle will be in the upward rotation and elevation position using the middle/lower fibers of the trapezius and is serratus anterior.

Shoulder Joint

Abducted your dexter and sinster glenhoumeral joint by concentrically contraction ( using your supraspinatus, deltoid, upper pectoralis major joints. ) To get into this position the muscles that are working are in concentric contraction.

Elbow Joint
Dexter and Sinster elbow joints are slightly flexed while isometrically contracted using bicep brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis, pronator teres, and supinator muscles.

Hip/Pelvic Gridle
The kicking leg hip is being extended and is concentrically contracted with the following muscles ; adductor magnus, semintendinosus, semimembranosus, bicep femoris, and glueteus maximus. The non kicking leg is being slightly flexed isometrically using the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and sartorius.

Knee Joint
The kicking leg is flexed 90 degrees contracted concentrically using the sartorius, bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus and gracilis muscles. While the non-kicking leg knee joint is slightly extended while isometrically contracted using the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, popliteus, bicep femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus muscles.