What do male netball players want in their footwear? Design recommendations for netball-specific shoes for men

MM Kirk, JPM Mattock, CE Coltman, JR Steele - Applied Ergonomics, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing professionalisation of men's netball and the high prevalence of foot-
related problems and pain, manufacturers must develop shoes with the correct ergonomic …

Are male netball players satisfied with the shoes that they wear for netball?

MM Kirk, JPM Mattock, CE Coltman, JR Steele - Footwear Science, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the recent growth of men participating in netball, the footwear needs of male netball
players have been largely neglected by researchers and shoe manufacturers. This study …

Do the feet of male and female netball players differ in shape? Implications for shoe design

MM Kirk, JA Dobson, JPM Mattock… - Journal of Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A large proportion of netball players suffer foot-related problems and pain and
are dissatisfied with current netball-specific footwear. To improve the fit and functionality of …

[HTML][HTML] Do the footwear profiles and foot-related problems reported by netball players differ between males and females?

MM Kirk, JPM Mattock, CE Coltman, JR Steele - Sports Medicine-Open, 2022 - Springer
Introduction We explored the footwear profiles and foot-related problems reported by netball
players and whether these differed between males and females. Methods Two thousand …

Are netball players satisfied with their shoes?

MM Kirk, JPM Mattock, CE Coltman, JR Steele - Footwear Science, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Methods A total of 2,925 amateur, sub-elite, and elite netball players (male: n= 279; female:
n= 2,646) completed an online survey about their footwear habits. Participants who …

The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements

J Sinclair, N Chockalingam, R Naemi… - Footwear Science, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Netball is associated with a high frequency of chronic injuries. There is currently a trend
towards the utilisation of minimalist footwear in netball players in lieu of traditional netball …

Tennis shoe requirements in China, USA, and Germany

T Sterzing, S Barnes, K Althoff, L Determan… - Footwear …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Tennis is played globally across genders, skill levels, and surfaces. However,
there is a lack of knowledge of athletes' footwear requirements regarding wearing habits …

Determination of optimal shoe fitting for children tennis players: Effects of inner-shoe volume and upper stiffness

A Herbaut, M Roux, N Guéguen, P Chavet, F Barbier… - Applied Ergonomics, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal inner-shoe volume for children tennis
players. Sixteen participants, aged from 8 to 12 years old assessed comfort of 6 shoes …

Effects of conventional and minimalist footwear on patellofemoral and Achilles tendon kinetics during netball specific movements

J Sinclair, S Atkins, PJ Taylor, H Vincent - Comparative Exercise …, 2015 - brill.com
Netball is a physically demanding sport that is associated with a high incidence of chronic
injuries. Currently there is a trend towards the utilisation of minimalist footwear in netball …

Comparison of female foot morphology and last design in athletic footwear—are men's lasts appropriate for women?

I Krauss, G Valiant, T Horstmann… - Research in Sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between female feet and last
design. Four hundred twenty-four feet and four men's running shoe lasts (US women 6.0 …