In sports biomechanics, videography provided an indirect method for measuring kinematic parameters. However, these techniques are expensive, bulky and not portable. In contrast, the current sensor module and data logger is light, robust and cheap and applicable in the field for directly measuring high linear and relational kinematics. In this project a data logger and computer software were designed tu measure the high kinematic parameters (linear and angular accelarations and velocities) and compute the kinetic parameters (force, torque, angular momentum, impulse and angular power) of the instep kick and compare the right and left legs during trials of a subject or in the group. This novel technique is also suitable in many of other sports or in the low range movements (e.g. gait, dance. etc) using low range accelerometers-
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