Basics
Recommended Skill Analysis Task
Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
Call for Contribution
Comments on individual video clips are encouraged, especially in the form of analysis of the subjects' technique.
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Purpose
This project has the following primary purposes: (a) to provide video of subjects performing sport skills at varying levels of expertise as a medium for teachers, coaches, and students to practice movement analysis, (b) to provide video demonstration models of sport skills and games for learners, teachers, and coaches, and (c) present a platform for the professional community to contribute video and dialog to more thoroughly accomplish the aforementioned purposes. Read more...

Improvement
Stage: Intermediate
Stage Characteristics:
1. Approach to ball
2. Contact ball with inside of foot
3. Follow through with kicking foot
What to Change: One major improvement is for the player to adjust his approach to the ball when deciding to use the instep kick. Thus, he should come at the ball from an angle. Another improvement would be for the player to work on balance during the kick so that more force can be put onto the ball.
Cues: Approach ball from an angle
Work on balance
3002 instep kick
Soccer
3002 instep kick stage
Submitted by Daniel Smith
Stage: Expert
Stage characteristics: Player maintains good body form as well as foot placement. Shows strong follow through.
What to change: Maintain body balance if anything.
Cue: Stay balanced.
3002- Instep Kick Stage:
3002- Instep Kick
Stage: Beginner
Stage Characteristics: The beginner kicked the ball with the inside of his foot and got a little more height on the ball.
What to change: The participant could change his approach to the ball.
Cue: Remember kick with the inside foot
Instep Kick
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristics: Player has a great progression to the ball and uses the inside of his foot to drive through the ball and has good body lean into the ball.
What to Change:Really have a good body lean into the ball.
Cue: Drive through the ball with the inside of your foot.
Stage: Expert Stage
Stage: Expert
Stage Characteristic: Head and chest over the ball. Off foot is pointed in the direction that the ball is targeted to
What to change: Skill level is achieved, kick is accurate and solid.
Cue: "weight over ball"