Support Leg Mechanics in Rugby Place Kicking

Alexandra Atack, Grant Trewartha, Neil Bezodis

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Abstract

Introduction: Place kicking is an important method of scoring points in Rugby Union. Research in soccer kicking identified the role of the support leg in achieving a fast ball velocity (Augustus et al., 2017). However, as successful place kicking places tighter accuracy constraints on the kicker, these findings may not be generalizable across football codes. Therefore, we investigated the role of support leg mechanics in rugby place kickers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1689-1699
Number of pages11
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2019
EventWorld Congress of Science and Football - Melbourne, Australia
Duration: 4 Jun 20197 Jun 2019

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress of Science and Football
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Period4/06/197/06/19

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