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E43 - Testing Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick

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In this episode of the “Experts in Sport” podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Neal Smith, reader in Biomechanics at Chichester University. They discuss his research on football kicking, his experiences of testing elite athletes, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, and finally, how his findings can be translated into improvement in performance for everyday players.

Timestamps:

00:00 – 03:31 Introduction & career background information on our guest

03:32 – 11:08 The basics of football kicking research

11:09 – 25:40 What goes into a good technique

25:41 – 30:17 Tackling unexpected results

30:18 – 33:12 Communicating the findings

33:13 – 38:32 Testing Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick

38:33 – 41:35 More information on Neal’s research

41:36 – 42:15 Episode recap and conclusion

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87 episodes

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In this episode of the “Experts in Sport” podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Neal Smith, reader in Biomechanics at Chichester University. They discuss his research on football kicking, his experiences of testing elite athletes, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, and finally, how his findings can be translated into improvement in performance for everyday players.

Timestamps:

00:00 – 03:31 Introduction & career background information on our guest

03:32 – 11:08 The basics of football kicking research

11:09 – 25:40 What goes into a good technique

25:41 – 30:17 Tackling unexpected results

30:18 – 33:12 Communicating the findings

33:13 – 38:32 Testing Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick

38:33 – 41:35 More information on Neal’s research

41:36 – 42:15 Episode recap and conclusion

  continue reading

87 episodes

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