Football Biomechanics (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Nunome, Hiroyuki; Smith, Neal; Hennig, Ewald

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text explores the latest knowledge on biomechanics in football from leading international experts. It bridges the gap between theory and practice to offer an up-to-date reference of the underlying mechanics of high-level football performance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317271376
• Artikelnr.: 50141715

Autorenporträt

Hiroyuki Nunome is a Professor of Biomechanics in the Faculty of Sports and Health Science, Fukuoka University, Japan. He is a former President of the Japanese Society of Science and Football and has been a member of the International Steering Group on Science and Football. He is well known for his pioneering works regarding the biomechanics of football actions. Ewald Hennig is a Professor of Biomechanics at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is well known as patent holder for pressure distribution devices of the company NOVEL Inc., Munich, and as a world expert for footwear biomechanics relating to football. Neal Smith is a Field Leader in Biomechanics and Research Methods at Chichester University, UK. He has recently been featured by Sky Sports in 'Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit' and by Disney XD in 'Goalmouth'.

Inhaltsangabe

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° 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