Goalkeeping in the soccer penalty kick

Imperceptibly off-center goalkeepers influence penalty-kick direction in soccer.

Improvement of Soccer Penalty Kick Precision through Mental Training

Exploring the merits of perceptual anticipation in the soccer penalty kick.

This study investigated whether soccer penalty-takers can exploit predictive information from the goalkeeper's actions. Eight low- and seven high-skilled participants kicked balls in a penalty task with the goalkeeper's action displayed on a large screen. The goalkeeper initiated his dive either before, at or after the ball was struck. The percentage of balls shot to the empty half of the goal ...

The effect of 10 sessions mental training compared with physical training on foot joints and accuracy of soccer penalty kick

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of mental training compared with physical training on on foot joints and accuracy of instep penalty kick in soccer. Method research was a quasi-experimental. 33 male students of Mazandaran University organized in three groups (physical training group, mental training group and control group). After pre-test, mental and physical training groups...

The effects of approach angle on penalty kicking accuracy and kick kinematics with recreational soccer players.

Kicking accuracy is an important component of successful penalty kicks, which may be influenced by the approach angle. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of approach angle on kicking accuracy and three-dimensional kinematics of penalty kicks. Seven male amateur recreational soccer players aged (mean ± s) 26 ± 3 years, body mass 74.0 ± 6.8 kg, stature 1.74 ± 0.06 m, who were ri...