ArticlePloS one2019
Six different football shoes, one playing surface and the weather; Assessing variation in shoe-surface traction over one season of elite football.
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- The Impact of Football Boot Design on Lower Limb Injury Risk: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Functional Design and Clinical Implications of Modern Soccer Footwear: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Effect of Soccer Boot Outsole Configuration on Translational Traction Across Both Natural and Artificial Playing Surfaces.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Factors that influence field hockey footwear selection: An online survey.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
- The Influence of Stud Characteristics of Football Boots Regarding Player Injuries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Epidemiological Comparison of ACL Injuries on Different Playing Surfaces in High School Football and Soccer.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
introductionAn optimal range of shoe-surface traction (grip) exists to improve performance and minimise injury risk. Little information exists regarding the magnitude of traction forces at shoe-surface interface across a full season of elite football (soccer) using common football shoes.
objectiveTo assess variation in shoe-surface traction of six different football shoe models throughout a full playing season in Qatar encompassing climatic and grass species variations.
methodsFootball shoes were loaded onto a portable shoe-surface traction testing machine at five individual testing time points to collect traction data (rotational and translational) on a soccer playing surface across one season. Surface mechanical properties (surface hardness, soil moisture) and climate data (temperature and humidity) were collected at each testing time point.
resultsPeak rotational traction was significantly different across shoe models (F = 218, df = 5, p <0.0001), shoe outsole groups (F = 316.2, df = 2, p < .0001), and grass species (F = 202.8, df = 4, p < 0.0001). No main effect for shoe model was found for translational traction (F = 2.392, p = 0.07).
conclusionsThe rotational (but not translational) traction varied substantially across different shoe types, outsole groups, and grass species. Highest rotational traction values were seen with soft ground outsole (screw-in metal studs) shoes tested on warm season grass. This objective data allows more informed footwear choices for football played in warm/hot climates on sand-based elite football playing surfaces. Further research is required to confirm if these findings extend across other football shoe brands.
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