Do elite footballers learn to use both feet? The answer is Messi
Many years ago, England was suffering with the loss of their main left back, and commentators bemoaned the fact that other nations seem to produce more players who were skilled with both feet.
This began a long love affair
(which I am happy to share),
with footedness in soccer
(for the North Americans out there).
In this session, Dr David Carey will use examples from football to explore the science of footedness. Why are most players strongly one-footed? Can elite footballers learn to use both feet equally well? And what can science tell us about skill and performance in sport?
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This session will be delivered through the medium of English.
This webinar session is part of the Psychology at Bangor Webinar Series.
Speaker
Dr David Carey, Reader in Psychology
Dr. David Carey is a Reader in the Department of Psychology at Bangor University, affiliated with the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute. He is a trained clinical neuropsychologist with research interests in hemispheric asymmetries, handedness, and language lateralisation.