Sunday, April 24, 2011

Heading Ball Recovery


During this phase, the ball has been headed and you want to be able to return to a ready stance, knees slightly bent shoulder width apart. Returning to a ready stance allows you to prepare yourself for any given situation that may occur during the game; therefore you will be ready to react.

Shoulder Girdle:
No movement, isometric
Shoulder Joint:
Slightly flexed, isometric
Elbow:
Flexed, with brachialis and biceps brachii, concentric
Wrist/hand:
Neutral, Isometric
Radioulnar Joint: 
Flexed, concentric.




Terminology:
Flexed: Position that is made possible by the joint angle decreasing.
Isometric: Form of resistance exercise in which one's muscles are used in opposition with other muscle groups
Neutral: No movement
Concentric: When a muscle shortens in length and develops tensio
Extension: Increases the angle between body parts.
Pronated: Move the palm of the hand from an anterior-facing position to a posterior-facing position
Supinated: Position of either the forearm or foot; in the forearm when the palm faces anteriorly, or faces up.
Adduction: Movement which brings a part of the anatomy closer to the sagittal plane of the body.
Abduction: Movement which brings a part of the anatomy away from the sagittal plane of the body.

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