Comparison of women’s collegiate soccer header kinematics by play state, intent, and outcome

Autor: N. Stewart Pritchard, Christopher M. Miles, Tanner M. Filben, Joel D. Stitzel, Kathryn E. Hanes-Romano, Jillian E. Urban, Logan E. Miller
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Biomechanics. 126:110619
ISSN: 0021-9290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110619
Popis: Although most head impacts in soccer are headers, limited knowledge exists about how header magnitude varies by on-field scenario. This study aimed to compare head kinematics during on-field headers by play state (i.e., corner kick, goal kick, free kick, throw-in, drill, or live ball), intent (i.e., pass, shot, or clearance), and outcome (i.e., successful or unsuccessful). Fifteen female collegiate soccer players were instrumented with mouthpiece-based head impact sensors during 72 practices and 24 games. A total of 336 headers were verified and contextualized via film review. Play state was associated with peak linear acceleration, rotational acceleration, and rotational velocity (all p .001) while outcome was associated with peak linear acceleration (p .010). Header intent was not significantly associated with any kinematic metric. Headers during corner kicks (22.9 g, 2189.3 rad/s
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