A goalkeeper's performance in stopping free kicks reduces when the defensive wall blocks their initial view of the ball.

Free kicks are an important goal scoring opportunity in football. It is an unwritten rule that the goalkeeper places a wall of defending players with the aim of making scoring harder for the attacking team. However, the defensive wall can occlude the movements of the kicker, as well as the initial p...

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Main Authors: Theofilos Ch Valkanidis, Cathy M Craig, Alan Cummins, Joost C Dessing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243287