Part, I Football actions
chapter 1 Does biomechanical evidence support coaching cues of kicking? / Hiroyuki Nunome
chapter 2 The support leg motion as a great contributor to football kicking / Inoue Koichiro
chapter 3 The biomechanics of place kicking in Rugby Union / Neil Bezodis Alexandra Atack Stacy Winter
chapter 4 Impact in ovoid ball kicking / Kevin Ball
chapter 5 Biomechanical characteristics of the long throw-in / Hironari Shinkai
part, II Direct free kicks
chapter 6 Aerodynamics of modern footballs / Takeshi Asai
chapter 7 Impact phase of the knuckle shot / Sungchan Hong Takeshi Asai
chapter 8 How to kick the knuckle shot
Ball impact characteristics of top professional players and its application for training / Hironari Shinkai Neal Smith
part, III Footwear
chapter 9 Kicking accuracy can be influenced by soccer shoe design / Ewald M. Hennig Katharina Althoff
chapter 10 Biomechanical and motor performance differences between female and male soccer players
Influences on the game and recommendations for gender specific footwear / Katharina Althoff Ewald M. Hennig
chapter 11 Plantar pressure distribution patterns and a one-year aging process during soccer specific movements on a grass surface / Eric Eils
chapter 12 Influence of traction on running performance and lower extremity loading of soccer players
Interplay of shoes, surfaces and training / Thorsten Sterzing
chapter 13 Boot-turf interaction during a 180° cutting movement on artificial turf when wet and dry / Dirk De Clercq Gijs Debuyck Alison Sheets-Singer Joeri Gerlo Stijn Rambour Veerle Segers Ine Van Caekenberghe
part, IV Skill acquisition and training
chapter 14 Technique modifications to create more powerful kicking actions in experienced players / Neal Smith Simon Augustus
chapter 15 Skill change in elite-level kickers
Interdisciplinary considerations of an applied framework / Howie J. Carson Dave Collins Phil Kearney
part, V Artificial turf
chapter 16 Critical issues of shock absorbing property and its detection test of long pile artificial turf in football / Hiroyuki Nunome
chapter 17 Artificial turf in football
An injury perspective / Gerda Strutzenberger Len Nokes Gareth Irwin
chapter 18 Artificial turf in football
A performance perspective / Gerda Strutzenberger Wolfgang Potthast Gareth Irwin
chapter Epilogue
Future research directions.