The biomechanics of kicking in soccer: A review

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 805-817

  Lees, A ^a   Asai, T ^b   Andersen, T B ^c   Nunome, H ^d   Sterzing, T ^e  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Kicking; Soccer; Technique

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MOVEMENT; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953295423     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.481305     Document Type: Article

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