my very first research,,help me,,?

Question

i m gonna do my very first research,,
i have chosen the topic already--
" physics in football ",,(or soccerball)
what could be the areas of research in it??

i have thought of,,finding surface area and volume of my football,,(or soccerball)

anything else??

plss help me as this is my very first research in my life,,

Answer 1

honestly do something simpler.

like plotting and explaining the trajectory of a "pass", also you could extrapolate how much force it would take to throw the "ball" a certain distance.

not very "researchy".

maybe you could really do some kewl research and explain why ruby's are red ? or the mechanics of how scissors really work. just an idea.

but the point is develop and focus on the one topic.

brain storm about it and try to apply math and physics to the topic.

now if your researching literature, the principle is the same.

stick to the basics of writing. comparison and contract is my favorite.

Or developing an research topic from a particular theme from a book. Example, "The Noble Savage Ego of Huckleberry Finn". This was a research topic of mine in college as an undergrad.

Answer 2

Well depends what grade you are in I d say.

So yeah you got Surface and Volume for sure.

But then you could do measurments on the forces acting on a football when shot and how those affect the shape of the football.
You could look at how to place the leather around the ball, in order to use the least amount of stiches.

Reaction times for penalty shots for example... there is a reason why goalkeepers say they need to choose where they are going to jump before the shot, find it and prove it.

Thats just a few ideas

Answer 3

research the force of impact between players at different impact points. IE, helmets, a tackle.
the force it takes to give the ball the momentum to "travel" 50 yrds.
how much resistance there is in playing equipment,like gear.

Answer 4

Yeah, you could weigh it and calculate how much energy it takes to kick it 40 yards or head it at 20mph.

Answer 5

check out
http://physics.unl.edu/outreach/football.html

Answer 6

find out how much force the players use when they hit eachother.////

Answer 7

Here are some links that might could help:

http://www.soccerballworld.com/Physics.htm
http://www.oceansiderevolution.com/EINSTEIN.HTM
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/nov98/912136446.Ph.r.html
http://www.unc.edu/~ncrani/soccer1.htm
http://www.footy4kids.co.uk/soccer-physics.htm
http://homepage.mac.com/dvhscience/SpaceAcademy/Projects/2004-2005/physics/soccer/soccer.html