Pdhpe Soccer Kick
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Factors Affecting Performance
The Soccer Kick
Soccer is the biggest and most popular sport in the world, played by millions and millions of people.
Skill Classification
The soccer kick is the essence of association football (soccer). This move is performed in every single game of football all over the world, whether it’s professional or amateur. There are two main ways of classifying kicks in soccer; the free kick and kicks in general play. The free kick occurs when a player impedes one of the laws of the game and the opposing team are therefore awarded a ‘free kick’ without the other team touching the ball and must be a certain distance away from the ball and the player who is kicking it. The kicks in general play are very OPEN skills as there are countless different scenarios when it comes to the soccer pitch. The free kick is somewhat CLOSED because of the ball being stationary on the ground however the distance and environment is still very unpredictable. The soccer kick is a GROSS MOTOR skill as I will show further in the report almost all the muscle groups will be utilised and activated. The soccer kick is also a SERIAL skill; the run up, striking of the ball and follow through all come into play.
Acquisition of the Skill
Cognitive Stage:
Cognitive refers to mental processing of information, thinking and understanding. This is the first stage of learning; it is the stage that the learner gains an understanding of the skill. For example: a 9 year old playing their first year of soccer. The learner will experience feelings of disorientation, awkwardness and will encounter errors. The number and magnitude will depend on the difficulty of the skill.
There are many, many activities that can be used for players in the cognitive stage of learning how to kick a soccer ball. The best way to help learners in the cognitive stage to progress through the learning stages is to break up the skills into smaller movements, for example teaching the
Factors Affecting Performance
The Soccer Kick
Soccer is the biggest and most popular sport in the world, played by millions and millions of people.
Skill Classification
The soccer kick is the essence of association football (soccer). This move is performed in every single game of football all over the world, whether it’s professional or amateur. There are two main ways of classifying kicks in soccer; the free kick and kicks in general play. The free kick occurs when a player impedes one of the laws of the game and the opposing team are therefore awarded a ‘free kick’ without the other team touching the ball and must be a certain distance away from the ball and the player who is kicking it. The kicks in general play are very OPEN skills as there are countless different scenarios when it comes to the soccer pitch. The free kick is somewhat CLOSED because of the ball being stationary on the ground however the distance and environment is still very unpredictable. The soccer kick is a GROSS MOTOR skill as I will show further in the report almost all the muscle groups will be utilised and activated. The soccer kick is also a SERIAL skill; the run up, striking of the ball and follow through all come into play.
Acquisition of the Skill
Cognitive Stage:
Cognitive refers to mental processing of information, thinking and understanding. This is the first stage of learning; it is the stage that the learner gains an understanding of the skill. For example: a 9 year old playing their first year of soccer. The learner will experience feelings of disorientation, awkwardness and will encounter errors. The number and magnitude will depend on the difficulty of the skill.
There are many, many activities that can be used for players in the cognitive stage of learning how to kick a soccer ball. The best way to help learners in the cognitive stage to progress through the learning stages is to break up the skills into smaller movements, for example teaching the