Table 1.
Motion characteristics of defensive cutting actions during football competitions.
| Total (n=6) | Male (n=3) | Female (n=3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normalized COM height (cm/cm) | IC | 0.42 (0.03) | 0.39 (0.03) | 0.44 (0.02) |
| COMlow | 0.39 (0.02) | 0.38 (0.03) | 0.39 (0.01) | |
| FO | 0.42 (0.03) | 0.42 (0.03) | 0.43 (0.03) | |
| Hip flexion angle (deg) | IC | 32 (19) | 44 (14) | 19 (15) |
| COMlow | 45 (21) | 44 (28) | 45 (18) | |
| FO | 2 (16) | 0 (9) | 4 (23) | |
| Knee flexion angle (deg) | IC | 51 (10) | 59 (7) | 44 (6) |
| COMlow | 57 (12) | 57 (18) | 57 (7) | |
| FO | 24 (8) | 25 (10) | 23 (8) | |
| COM height displacement (cm) | IC to COMlow | 4.9 (2.5) | 2.9 (1.6) | 6.9 (1.0) |
| COMlow to FO | 6.5 (2.7) | 7.2 (2.3) | 5.9 (3.4) | |
| Hip angular displacement (deg) | IC to COMlow | 13 (21) | −1 (15) | 26 (19) |
| COMlow to FO | 42 (18) | 44 (22) | 41 (18) | |
| Knee angular displacement (deg) | IC to COMlow | 6 (12) | −2 (13) | 13 (6) |
| COMlow to FO | 33 (18) | 33 (25) | 34 (12) |
IC = the time point of initial foot contact, COMlow = the time point of the lowest center of mass height, FO = the point of foot off