Development of footedness and lateral asymmetries of performance in the power kick

• Grant number: 05/01292-9
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2005
• End date: November 30, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physical Education
• Principal Investigator: Luis Augusto Teixeira
• Grantee: Luis Augusto Teixeira
• Host Institution: Escola de Educação Física e Esporte (EEFE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This proposal aims at assessing the initial development of footedness and lateral asymmetries of performance in the task of power kick. Participants will be 6 to 10 year-old male soccer players. Anatomic markers will be affixed on the main joints, and the children will be filmed while kicking a ball with the preferred and the non-preferred leg. Analysis of footedness will be made through observation of preference for one leg in different motor tasks. Our hypothesis is that lateral asymmetry of performance will be stable across ages, while lateral preference might be strengthened with systematic practice in soccer. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TOCCI TEIXEIRA, MARIA CANDIDA; TEIXEIRA, LUIS AUGUSTO. Leg Preference and Interlateral Performance Asymmetry in Soccer Player Children. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY, v. 50, n. 8, p. 799-806, DEC 2008. (05/01292-9)