Quadriceps EMG muscle activation during accurate soccer instep kicking

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-251

  Scurr, Joanna C ^a   Abbott, Victoria ^a   Ball, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Football; Rectus femoris; Soccer; Vastus lateralis; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751515728     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.523085     Document Type: Article

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