Football Biomechanics

PART I: Football Actions 1. Does biomechanical evidence support coaching cues of kicking? 2. The support leg motion as a great contributor to football kicking 3. The biomechanics of place kicking in Rugby Union 4. Impact in ovoid ball kicking 5. Biomechanical characteristics of the long throw-in PART II: Direct Free Kicks 6. Aerodynamics of modern footballs 7. Impact phase of the knuckle shot 8. How to kick the knuckle shot: Ball impact characteristics of top professional players and its application for training Part III: Footwear 9. Kicking accuracy can be influenced by soccer shoe design 10. Biomechanical and motor performance differences between female and male soccer players: Influences on the game and recommendations for gender specific footwear 11. Plantar pressure distribution patterns during soccer specific movements 12. Functional traction: Interface considerations between shoes and surfaces during running cutting and turning movements 13. Boot-turf interaction during a 180 degrees cutting movement on artificial turf when wet and dry PART IV: Skill Acquisition and Training 14. Technique Modifications to Create More Powerful Kicking Actions in Experienced Players 15. Skill Change in elite-level kickers: technical, motoric and psychological considerations of an applied framework PART V: Artificial Turf 16. Critical issues of shock absorbing property and its detection test of long pile artificial turf in football 17. Artificial turf in football: An injury perspective 18. Artificial turf in football: A performance perspective