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Craig’s Boot

Synopsis
Former Liverpool football player Craig Johnston, who had no formal technology training, experimented with the design of the football boot to produce a moulded rubber boot that would give better contact between the ball and the boot. After an initial rejection by Adidas, the company found that the boot gives 23% more spin and 7% more velocity than an ordinary boot.
Series
Qed, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC1 on 6/4/94.
Subjects
Sports science; Technology
Keywords
football; shoes

Credits

Producer
Mike Tomlinson
Contributor
Susan Spindler

Production Company

Name

Orlando Television Productions Ltd

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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