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How to slide on a soccer pitch

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Kneeling motion refers to a celebratory action in football matches, which involves running, kneeling, and sliding a certain distance on the field. Some superstars enjoy this celebratory gesture, including Messi, Villa, Mourinho, and others. The most famous gliding maneuver is Mourinho's one knee kneeling at Camp Nou. In the 2006-07 Champions League group stage, Chelsea drew 2-2 away with Barcelona thanks to Drogba's last-minute goal. In the 10-11 season of La Liga, Real Madrid drew 1-0 away against Real Sociedad. Five years later, Mourinho once again made a classic slide and knelt down.
The most classic ones are undoubtedly Drogba, Henry, and Mourinho. Kneeling and sliding may seem fun, but it's actually easy to get hurt or miss out on fun. Successful skateboarding requires four essential factors: good site conditions, well watered grass, correct posture, and proper protective gear.
Strong players like Ibrahimovic and Kroos, there are also times when they want to slip and make mistakes. At this point, it depends on how to resolve the situation without losing face. In fact, many people slip and kneel, and their knees will bruise. It's just that players are accustomed to minor injuries and don't think about it. They go to check their wounds during the most passionate celebration, which is too embarrassing and difficult to rub, so they have to lose their teeth and swallow them hard.


Tips for sliding and kneeling

1, the field conditions should be good

The pitch must be level, there can be no potholes, the quality of the turf should be good, there can be no bare ground, the turf should be friction-resistant varieties, which is a prerequisite for sliding kneeling, if the ground is not level, there is a high probability that the face first to the ground.

2, turf watering should be sufficient

Water can play a lubricating role, reduce friction, give the calf and knee cooling, not easy to be injured. In this regard, have to mention the Camp Nou stadium, in order to improve the speed of football, the Camp Nou stadium like watering more, in order to facilitate their tactical play, and this also gives Mourinho's sliding kneeling provides excellent conditions, the conditions, you can try, the average person in the case of watering enough, in the case of grass, you can slide three or four metres.

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3. The posture must be correct


The more afraid you are of scratches, the more likely you are to get stuck on the ground and get injured if you don't tilt your center of gravity backwards. The correct posture for sliding and kneeling is to press the body backwards, try to lower the center of gravity, and the speed of assistance is also important. If it is too slow, it may slide out two or three meters, but if the speed is fast enough and lands in time, it can definitely draw seven or eight meters.
In addition, when sliding and kneeling, auxiliary speed control is also important. When feeling the fastest, be sure to lower your center of gravity and lean back as much as possible, so that your knees feel pushed up and your abdomen needs to bounce up forcefully. Many people don't know that sliding and kneeling actually tests the strength of the abdomen.

4. Protection must be in place

If you want to slip and kneel, be sure to wear leg guards and choose the longest socks. Pull them above your knees to ensure that the fabric is in contact with the grass. Do not let your skin come into direct contact with the ground. If you do these things well and cooperate with the correct actions, you won't have any problems.

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Will it hurt your knees if you skate in football?

Footballers often choose to slide on their knees to celebrate after scoring a goal, and this moment played out on the field has sparked the curiosity of countless spectators. People can't help but wonder, can sliding and kneeling hurt your knees?
As a matter of fact, this kind of celebratory action does not cause much harm to the athlete's knees. Firstly, modern football pitches are usually made of soft or artificial turf, and sliding on a relatively flat surface has less impact on the knees. Secondly, due to the high physical quality of football players, long-term training and competitions not only improve the stability of the knee joints, but also exercise the ability to resist pressure, so the athletes can maintain a relatively stable posture when sliding and kneeling, thus reducing the impact on the knees.
In addition, sliding, kneeling, and celebrating are also a kind of emotional expression of athletes, and scoring a goal is the most important moment in a football game. Athletes give everything they have to score a goal, and kneeling in celebration is not only a reward for their efforts, but also a sign of heartfelt respect for the team and the fans. At this moment, the pain in the knees is drowned out by the joy and excitement in the heart.
Of course, sliding knee celebration is not without risk, if the ground is not flat, or athletes sliding knee posture is not correct, may cause knee injury. Therefore, football players need to be careful in choosing the venue and paying attention to the movements and postures to avoid bringing unnecessary injuries to themselves.
In conclusion, football players are perfectly capable of sliding on their knees to celebrate without injuring their knees. With their high skills and constant training, athletes are fully capable of handling such impacts. The sliding knee celebration is their joy of scoring a goal and their gratitude to their fans, making it a unique sight in football matches. Any possible knee pain on the field of play has long been drowned out by the passion and joy of victory.
In conclusion, kneeling after scoring a goal is a very passionate way of celebrating, but the risk of knee injuries is also high and should not be attempted by inexperienced amateurs.


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