The influence of soccer shoes on kicking velocity in full-instep kicks.
Soccer shoes enhance the traction required by the stance leg but decrease the quality of the ball contact during full-instep kicking. Shoe features that influence ball velocity include traction, foot protection, foot rigidity, and toe box height. Upper material and general comfort potentially affect ball velocity. In contrast, shoe weight and outsole stiffness do not influence ball velocity.
Sterzing
Thorsten
T
Department of Human Locomotion, Institute of Sports Science, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany. thorsten.sterzing@phil.tu-chemnitz.de
Hennig
Ewald M
EM
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D012775:Shoes; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology