Thesis (M.S.)-- Springfield College, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.)--Haverford College, Dept. of Spanish, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references.

The purpose of this study was to identify the difference in technique required to execute the Dipping Free Kick in soccer from the Instep Kick. Subjects were six experienced soccer players ranging from college varsity to third division professional levels. Each subject performed three successful free kicks and three maximal velocity instep kicks. Video data were analyzed for angular acceleration and angular velocity of the hip, knee and ankle of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact. The joint angles of the trunk and hip, knee and ankle of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact were also compared between the two types of kick. Calculated data was analyzed using a One Way Repeated Measures ANOVA and follow-up Student-Newman-Keuls tests. The statistical analysis of the angular accelerations of the hip, knee and ankle of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact of the free kick were not significantly different from the instep kick. The statistical analysis of the angular velocity of the hip of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact revealed no significant difference of the free kick from the instep kick. The statistical analysis of the angular velocity of the knee and ankle of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact revealed a significant difference (p<.05) for the free kick from the instep kick. The statistical analysis of the trunk angle and hip, knee and ankle angles of the kicking leg at the moment of ball contact revealed no significant difference of the free kick from the instep kick. The results indicate no consistent difference in the technique employed to complete the free kick when compared to the instep kick. Each individual used different combinations of changes from the technique used to complete the instep to complete the dipping free kick. / School of Physical Education

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of French and Italian, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-118).

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Thesis advisor: Maria de los Ángeles Picone / Soccer in the United States has developed unevenly, with certain areas, like Fall River, Massachusetts proving to be soccer hotbeds. Boston has repeatedly lacked interest and soccer specific infrastructure. Covering the development of professional soccer from 1870 to 1980 this thesis traces the rise and fall of the American Soccer League (ASL) and North American Soccer League (NASL) with a specific focus on reasons Boston failed to support a long-term professional team. While baseball and college football organized from 1870-1900, soccer was in its nascence, confined to specific immigrant groups like the Scottish, who immigrated to mill towns around Boston, not Boston proper. The lack of early interest in soccer meant that when a professional league formed in the 1920s, there was no amateur to professional player development pathway, no soccer specific stadium, and no cultural connections to the sport. The failure of the ASL to develop long-term community connections in Boston meant that the NASL inherited the same problems: no permanent stadium, small attendance numbers, and lack of community support. This thesis catalogues each eras of development in order to narrate the history of professional soccer within Boston. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2024. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: History.

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Innsbruck. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240).

Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1992. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-68). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wyoming, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-74).