Participation in youth soccer in the United States continues to increase steadily, with a
greater percentage of preadolescent participants than perhaps any other youth sport …

Pressure measurement systems have numerous applications in healthcare and sport. The
purpose of this review is to:(a) describe the brief history of the development of pressure …

Textile-reinforced composites have become increasingly attractive as protection materials
for various applications, including sports. In such applications it is crucial to maintain both …

This article reviews the current evidence on traumatic fractures in soccer, and assesses how
this can guide practice. The incidence of traumatic soccer-related fractures was found to be …

Braided textile-reinforced composites have become increasingly attractive as protection
materials thanks to their unique inter-weaving structures and excellent energy-absorption …

The implications of impact-induced muscle damage (IIMD) that results from participation in
contact-sport are not well understood. The purpose of the present study was to implement a …

Shin pads are part of the mandatory equipment footballers must wear so as to prevent
lesions. Most players wear commercially available shin pads made from a variety of …

Composites reinforced with braided carbon fibres are widely used in a shin-guard structure.
However, shin guards are not normally replaced after every game and are usually worn until …

Rheinforce technology improves the mechanical properties of a resilient material by adding
a complex fluid to it using a microfluidic pattern (and, for, load, uses, Campo-Deaño …

The term “smart” describes an intellectual concept that is associated with human behavior.
However, the smart concept has been adapted to engineering materials by the technological …