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A&P paper The kicking of a ball involves several stages and systems. The whole process begins with the player in a run-up approaching the ball, digs his foot into the ground, and finally kicks the ball. The kicking of the ball involves the coordination of the muscular, skeletal, and nervous system. The lower part of the body is responsible for generating most of the force used to kick the ball. This ball kicking action involves the drawing back the leg and then hitting the ball with power (Reinhold & Rittner, 2017). This force is generated by the pelvic girdle, which is packed with the most potent and most massive muscle found at the hip, facilitating the movement of the femur. This muscle has its origin from the pelvic girdle and ends in the femur. In the femur, the anterior helps flex the thighs while the posterior of the femur is involved in flexing the lower part of the leg and thigh extension. In kicking, the leg first moves at the hip posteriorly(Reinhold & Rittner, 2017). The joint at the hip makes a rotation towards the posterior, making the gluteus Maximus to flex while at the same time making the iliopsoas extend. The action makes the knee bend, and in the process, the bicep femoris is flexed while the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus extend the vastuses and the rectum femoris. The knee has to move forward now, and this brings a reversal in the iliopsoas muscle group hence reversing all the force and energy and directing it to the foot.

Both the central and peripheral nervous systems are involved in kicking of the ball. The central nervous system intercepts the information and processes it in a form that can be understood by the muscles. The cerebellum makes it possible for the ball's kicking as it ensures stability and posture during the task. The central nervous system causes the player aware of the location of both the ball and the goal. On the other hand, the peripheral nervous system gives the

player stability and posture, making him hit the ball perfectly(Reinhold & Rittner, 2017). The eye nervous system's dendrites collect the visual information and convey it to the brain and the peripheral nervous system. The other information is sent to the foot muscles to make it possible for the ball to be kicked.

References Reinhold, A. K., & Rittner, H. L. (2017). Barrier function in the peripheral and central nervous system—a review. Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, 469(1), 123-134....