Over-representation of mixed-footedness among professional and semi-professional soccer players: An innate superiority or a strategic advantage?

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Grouios, George ^a   Kollias, N ^a   Tsorbatzoudis, H ^a   Alexandris, K ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cerebral lateralization; Footedness; Innate superiority; Soccer players; Strategic advantage; Symmetrical sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION; SPORT;

EID: 0036426974     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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