AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582
Paper 1
Revise: Joint movementsPlantar flexion points the foot and toes downwards, away from the shin. It occurs when a runner pushes off the ground and when a performer pushes through the feet to take off in a standing vertical jump. With the foot on the ground, plantar flexion can lift the heel rather than move the toes visibly downwards.
- Revise: Lever systems in sport
Movement at the ankle that points the foot and toes downwards, as when rising onto the toes.
- Revise: Sporting movement analysis
Movement at the ankle that points the foot and toes away from the shin, increasing the angle between the top of the foot and the shin.