Ground reaction force estimation in football using inertial measurement units during alternate lateral bounding

摘要

Ground reaction force (GRF) is of interest to understand the mechanics of football shoe-surface interactions and the consequences for athletic performance (Luo & Stefanyshyn, 2011; Pedroza, Fernandez, Heidt, & Kaeding, 2010). Force platforms (FP) are the gold standard for measuring GRF; however, they are expensive devices, athletes may adjust their movements to target a specific area and installation is difficult outside the laboratory under football specific surfaces. Potential candidates to overcome these limitations and estimate GRFs in-field are inertial measurement units (IMU).