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Electromyographic Activity of Lower Extremity Muscles during Soccer Heading

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In the world of sports, soccer is unique because of the purposeful use of the head for controlling and advancing the ball. Heading of the ball is an essential part of the game. There is little knowledge about the roles of the lower limb muscles during ball heading. In this study, we used electromyography to examine the actions of the quadriceps, tibialis anterior, hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles during ball heading by 15 young professional soccer players while standing, jumping, running or running and jumping. We found that all examined lower limb muscles were active during ball heading, especially the tibialis anterior, which produced significantly more  power than other muscles in all types of heading. This may be important to consider by soccer trainers and players for both safety and heading performance.

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10.21608/jass.2012.84933

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EMG, football, Heading, lower limb muscles

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Ahmed

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Abdel-Azeem Abdallah

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Faculty of Physical Education, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

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Abdel-Basset

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Ahmed Abdel-Haleem

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Faculty of Physical Education, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

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2

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2012-03-01

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2012-01-01

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2012-03-01

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88

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93

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2357-0024

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2357-0059

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JASS_Volume 2_Issue 1_Pages 88-93.pdf

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Journal of Applied Sports Science

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Electromyographic Activity of Lower Extremity Muscles during Soccer Heading

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22 Jan 2023