The Influence of Coronal Strike Stance Angle on Kicking Mechanics in Adolescent Female Soccer Players.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the leading injuries in soccer players, especially among female athletes. Prior research has investigated risk factors associated with the swing limb during a soccer kick, but limited research has focused on biomechanical risk factors of the stance limb that may contribute to elevated injury risk when kicking.

Hypothesis/purpose

The purpose of this study was to quantify the relationship between strike stance angle (SSA) and lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during a soccer kick. SSA is the coronal angle created by the hip joint center to the ankle joint center of the stance limb from vertical. It was hypothesized that a greater SSA would be correlated to greater biomechanical risk factors and that correlated

SUBMITTER: Davis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579917 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature