Method And Results

SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2011

Method And Results.

This week I carried out my experiment and have written it out aswell as conducted the results.


The Experiment

Does kicking a soccerball barefooted, wearing soccer boots or ordinary joggers help you kick a soccer ball with more distance ? 


Aim -
To investiagate wether kicking barefooted, wearing soccer boots or wearing ordinary joggers helps kick the ball the furtherest distance.


Equiptment -
- 1 pair of soccer boots
- 1 pair of joggers
- 1 sock
- 1 soccerball (Inflated to 13lb (5kg) of Pressure)
- 1 tape measure
- 1 roll of masking tape
- 1 swing
- 1 1kg Weight (Used to represent the foot)


Saftey Precautions -
Stand clear of swing once you have released it from the 90% angle as it may come back and hit you.

Method -

1. Place 1 kg weight in a sock and tie it up using the masking tape.

2. Take the pair of soccer boots and place the sock with the weight inside one of the boots.

3. Place the soccer ball directly infront of the swing and mark the spot on the ground where the ball is by placing a square of tape on the ground.

4. Tape the back of the boot to the seat of the swing with the toe of the boot facing downwards

5. Lift the swing up to a 90 degree angle and hold for 3 seconds before letting go

6. Once the ball has been kicked measure the distance from the square of tape where the ball was kicked from to where the ball has landed

7. Pick up the ball and place it back on the tape so you can start with the next type of footwear

8. Repeat steps 2-7 three times

9. Replacing the soccer boot with the jogger repeat steps 2-8

10. Repeat steps 3-8 to test the distance when kicking barefoot (Barefoot is 1kg weight in sock)

Results -

Conclusion -




In conclusion from the results gathered I have now found out that kicking a soccer ball with bare feet is slightly better then with boots if your planning on kicking for distance.