Experiment 4

Overall Driving Question: What is the most efficient pass?

Experimental Driving Question: What is the average torque exerted on one's leg during a pass to a teammate from a distance of 2-5 meters

Experiment Details: For my experiment, I wanted to test the torque of short passes rather than long passes. Throughout this year, most of my passes and experiments have been based around 20-30 meter passes. However, soccer is not only about long balls and passes but also short passes. I recorded my leg at the height of contact in order to determine the degree and will find average torque exerted on the leg utilizing the data I find later within this project. Additionally, for the simple harmonic motion, I will be analyzing the change in  the vertical position of my leg for my oscillation.

Other trials in this folder

Link to Motion & Force Graphs

Data Findings:

Period: 1.296 seconds

• Resistive forces

  • Force of drag (leg)

  • Force of friction (ball & ground)

Radius (my leg): .88m

Average degrees: 96

Mass (my leg): 9.841kg

Average angular acceleration (my leg): -4.998 rads/s^2

Average Torque exerted on my leg: -41.471 N*m

Conclusions/Results:

Overall, my findings were very accurate in comparison to Claude AI's results. By understanding torque and the forces that act upon my leg during these passes. I will be able to improve my game as a soccer player and reduce the external factors affecting my leg and account for them within games or practices.

Extraneous Variables:

• Type of shoe used

• Amount of force (torque relies on force)

• Mass of person (mass of leg will vary)

• Distance of the pass (longer passes require a greater acceleration)

• Radius of leg

• The takeback of the leg (degrees traveled will increase)

• Windy vs non-windy