Column A: the run number;  B: number of points awarded the kick on a scale of 1 to 5, the higher the better, with -1 for a miss, meaning I could not reach the ball for the 2nd kick before the ball hit the ground;  C: how high the ball was at the apex of its arc after the 1st kick;  D: how many paces from the start point I kicked the ball for the 2nd kick of the run, 1 pace = 0.67 meters...on a miss, the distance from the start point to where the ball first bounced is recorded;  E: speed I ran at between the first kick and the 2nd kick;  F: the start point to the closest point on the curtain I was running at is defined as twelve o'clock, eleven o'clock is a 30 degree angle to the left compared to twelve o'clock;  G: feet or foot slipped during first kick;  H: body crouched more than usual during first kick;  I: upper body leaning forward more than usual during 1st kick;  J: foot perpendicular to direction ball kicked in on first kick;  K: after left foot kicks ball for 1st kick of run, left foot planted further back than usual;  L: left foot extended unusually far in front of body during 1st kick;  M: ball hit at point on foot too close to tip of toe;  N: ball hit at point of foot too close to inside edge of foot;  O: unusual amount of backspin put on ball during kick;  P: when ball flipped up prior to first kick, ball flipped too far forwards.

For example, if a run scored 4 points and the style of the kick was lots of backspin, the number 4 is put in the backspin column for the row corresponding to that run. If a run misses with me not able to get to the ball before it bounces, and the ball was hit too close to the toe, the number negative one is put in the column for balls hit too close to the toe, in the row corresponding to the given run.

What conclusions can be drawn from the data in this table, depends upon the goal in mind. As of now what I am looking for:  consistent high quality, a reliability that will set me up well for the kicks that come after the first kick.  The first thing to develop is kicks that are always well placed and never badly placed.  Development of speed and length on the first kick comes later.

Looks like:  the average score of the runs was 2.9;  the average score for 1st kicks 3.5-4.5 paces in length was 40 total points divided by ten attempts = 4.0;  the average score for kicks 4.5 to 5.5 paces in length was 3.5, 76 total points on 22 attempts. Thus I now estimate that I should aim for a 4 pace length on the first kick (up till now I have placed the target marker 3 paces from the start).

Looking at the data, it seems that in order to achieve competence on a first kick kicked a four pace length, prior to the ball being kicked again on the 2nd kick,  one should be cognizant of the following points: the ball can be kicked to an apex height of between the upper shin (creating a fast run between the first and second kicks) and the chest (creating a slow run between the first and second kicks); the best result in terms of placement, would be an apex height of about knee-high, which would produce a medium speed on the run between the first kick and the second kick.

One walked pace at 0.67 meters is 2.2 feet. Thus the 4 pace kick covers 9 feet prior to the second kick; the five pace kick covers 11 feet; the six pace, 13 feet; the seven pace, 15 feet, and the 8 pace, 18 feet. Funny thing is that from my perspective, looking in the direction the ball is kicked, the distances covered seem to be much smaller.  Conceivably this could lead to the error of assuming that an opposing player to the side of the point I am traveling at, is farther from that point than I myself am.

This is all kind of mundane but it is sort of thrilling to know that I am capable of, on the first kick, kicking the ball in a chest high arc, sprinting at high speed for three steps covering 18 feet, and then kicking the ball again before it touches the ground to continue the run. From the visual perspective of the basketball hoop being ten feet above the ground, which makes ten feet seem like a long way, this eighteen foot jump seems tremendous.

E2E3 L-start Reverse #1 Pattern First Kick Observations Table