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Everyone has seen a field goal kick at one time or another, but think little about the work involved in one. People see a kicker run onto the flat green field known as a football field, and about 10 seconds later he runs back off. They see a snapper snap the ball to a holder, and the kicker kicks the ball through a goal post. It looks very simple, but what the viewers fail to realize is the complex work that the human body goes through for the kicker to be able to kick the ball. ...
The major movements in a field goal kick are extension (bring leg forward) and flexion (take leg backward) of the leg, and plantar flexion (raise hill0 and dorsiflexion (raise toes) of the foot. ...
The bones use in the field goal kick help the kicker to stay stable during the kick. ... The knee joint is more complex than any other joint in the body because it has more tendons and ligaments hooked to it then any other joint. ... Bones help the kick very much, but his muscles do most of the work. ... The brain has to work very hard to get messages sent to all the muscles in the leg. ... Although the kick looks simple, when taken into consideration al the work the body has to do the kick is actually a very complex skill.
Approximate Word count = 1075
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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