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Understanding Selective Motor Control. In this video the left (involved) side shows patterned movement of simultaneous hip flexion, knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion followed by simultaneous hip and knee extension which isn’t productive for kicking the ball. He then modifies his approach to slightly flexing hip while holding knee relatively straight to advance the ball. Selective Motor Control is required for skills like kicking. As there is little information available on the assessment of se