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Here is the situation… we’ve taken the lead by 2! There are 3 seconds left on the clock. What should we do on the kick off?. Well, let’s go ahead and do some brainstorming!. We need 4 seconds of hang time for our team to get down field.
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Here is the situation… we’ve taken the lead by 2! There are 3 seconds left on the clock. What should we do on the kick off?
We need 4 seconds of hang time for our team to get down field.
If we kick it into the end zone, it’ll be a touchback and they’ll have a shot at our end zone.
If we kick it too short, they could return it for a touchdown and we would lose the game.
We’ll avoid kicking it to the side to prevent it from going out of bounds and taking a penalty.
WHAT DO WE GOTTA DO? • Put it in the air for 4 seconds. • Place in in the centered with respect to the side lines. • Kick it at least past the 20 yard line. • Don’t kick it into the end zone. • So… how about the 10 yard line?
Let’s Get Our Data Together! • Change in x-position is… 60 yards!
Let’s Get Our Data Together • Change in y-position is… Well, the ball starts on the ground and finishes on the ground… so 0!
Let’s Get Our Data Together • We’ve already said we need 4 seconds! • Also, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 meters per second squared. • Let’s convert the 60 yards into meters…
What Do We Need? How fast do we need to kick the ball and at what angle?
X-Direction Velocity a = 0
What Do We Need? How fast do we need to kick the ball and at what angle?
The Answer!!! Kick the ball with a velocity of 23.94 meters per second at a 55.04 degree angle to the field!
Credits! • All informational slides provided by myself, Andrew Mikolajczak in 2013. • Music Credits: Title: So Alone Author: FlashKid105 Uploaded: 08/24/2004 License: Freeware – allowing for anyone to use as they please. • Picture Credits: Picture 1: 50 yard line picture Justin Russell Nightthree Taken on December 24, 2004 Picture 2: Football Field Created by Andrew Mikolajczak August 3, 2013 Picture 3: Football FutureNJGov Wilsonnflfootball.jpg Date Unknown Picture 4: Triangle Brews Ohare June 4 2010