RPI PANDA Lab - Penalty Kicks Demo

In the split second before foot meets ball, a soccer player's body
betrays whether a penalty kick will go left or right, according to
recent research in cognitive science at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute. The findings could explain how some top goalkeepers are able
to head off a penalty kick, diving in the correct direction in advance
of the kick. It could also point the way to changes in how players
kick, and goalies react.

The research, performed by Rensselaer doctoral student Gabriel J. Diaz,
employed motion capture technology and computer analysis to identify
five early indicators of the direction a ball would ultimately be
kicked. Diaz said his research stemmed from an observation of
real-world penalty kicks, in which players aim for the left or right
side of the goal while hiding their choice from the goalkeeper.

Read more at: http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2745

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