The influence of football boot construction on ball velocity and deformation

Taha, Zahari; Aris, Mohd Azri; Hassan, Mohd Hasnun Arif

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/50/1/012028

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“…For ball velocity, studies have assessed either the general impact of using different marketed boot designs [2][3][4][5] or the impact of specific boot parameters [6][7][8][9][10]. Studies utilising different marketed boot designs have reported conflicting results; significant differences [2] and no significant differences [4] in ball velocity have been reported, while others did not include any statistical comparison of ball velocity [3,5]. With little control over the specific design feature differences between the marketed boot designs used, these conflicting results are perhaps to be expected.…”

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Effect of football boot upper padding on shooting accuracy and velocity performance

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Football boots are marketed with a specific performance feature focus, for example, power boots are marketed for optimal shooting performance. However, little evidence exists on the impact of boot design on shooting performance. This study assessed the effect of upper padding on shooting velocity and accuracy using a test-retest reliable test setup. Nine university level football players performed a protocol of shooting to: (1) maximise velocity; and (2) maximise accuracy in football boots with and without upper padding (Poron Memory foam). The protocol was completed twice; the non-padded boot results were used for test-retest validation, while the non-padded versus padding results were used to investigate the effect of padding. Velocity was assessed through actual ball velocity, percentage of maximum velocity and perceived velocity. Accuracy was assessed through radial offset, vertical offset, horizontal offset, success (goal/no goal), zonal offset and perceived accuracy. No significant differences between boots were observed in the velocity measures for either velocity or accuracy focused shots. Significant differences between boots were observed in vertical offset for both accuracy (without padding mean ± standard deviation − 0.02 ± 1.05 m, with padding 0.28 ± 0.87 m, P = 0.029) and velocity (without padding 0.04 ± 1.33 m, with padding 0.38 ± 0.86 m, P = 0.042) focused shots resulting in more missed shots above the goal for the padded boot (without padding 41-43% missed, with padding 56-72% missed). These findings suggest the addition of upper padding has a negative impact on shooting accuracy while not impacting shooting velocity.

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