Determining the effect of cricket leg guards on running performance |
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| Authors: | Webster James Roberts Jonathan |
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| Institution: | Sports Technology Institute, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. j.m.f.webster@lboro.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | Modern-day cricket has experienced a shift towards limited over games, where the emphasis is on scoring runs at a rapid rate. Although the use of protective equipment in cricket is mandatory, players perceive that leg guards, in particular, can restrict their motion. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of cricket leg guards on running performance. Initial testing revealed that wearing pads significantly increased the total time taken to complete three runs by up to 0.5?s compared with running without pads (P?
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