The influence of cricket fast bowlers' front leg technique on peak ground reaction forces

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 434-441

  Worthington, Peter ^a   King, Mark ^a   Ranson, Craig ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cricket; Fast bowling; Peak forces; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; RUNNING; SPINE FRACTURE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STRESS FRACTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LEG; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RUNNING; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPORTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874800880     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.736628     Document Type: Article

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