Approach toward Ball

You want to have a light sprint to the ball to gain your momentum towards the ball. You want your planting leg to be away from the ball.

Shoulder Girdle: scapulothoracic elevation by the rhomboids lower trapezias of the traps.

Shoulder Joint: Slight elevation (abduction) in the scapula.


Shoulder Joint Muscle: Pectoralis Major, Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, Deltoid.
Elbow Joint Movement: slight flexion of the elbow joint

Elbow Joints Muscles: biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis, pronator teres.

Hip joint Movement: full flexion of the hip joint on the right leg, left leg is in extension.

Hip Joint Muscles: Flexion by iliacus, psoas major and minor, rectus femoris, sartorius, pectineus, gracilis, gluteus minimus, gluteus medius ant. fibers, tensor fasciae latae (concentric contraction to isometric)
-Extension: Adductor Magnus, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus, biceps femoris, gluteus maximus.

Knee joint Movement: Slight flexion on the knee joint of both the right and left knee.

Knee Joint Muscles: Flexion by biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembrinosus, semitendinosus, and slightly the sartorius, gracilis, and gastrocnemius. (concentric contraction)