Table 1.

BESS results.

	Barefoot	Soccer boots	Futsal trainers	Running shoes
Firm surface
Double leg stance	0	0	0	0
Single leg stance	0.5±0.7	0.1±0.3	0.6±0.6	0.3±0.4
Tandem	0.4±0.6	0.0	0.2±0.4	0.1±0.3
Total	1±0.9	0.1±0.3	0.8±0.8	0.3±0.4
Foam surface
Double leg stance	0.1±0.3	0	0	0.3±0.4
Single leg stance	6.8±2.4	4.8±2.2	4.8±2.1	3.5±1.2
Tandem	4.5±2.7	3.4±2.5	2.6±1.8	2.3±1.5
Total	11.4±4.4	8.1±3.8	7.3±2.8	6±2.3
BESS total	12.3±5.0	8.3±3.7	8.1±3.1	6.2±2.4

Footnote: The 24 soccer players performed the test in 6 conditions (double-leg, single-leg, and tandem stances on firm and foam surfaces) with three type of shoes (soccer boots, futsal trainers, running shoes) and barefoot. The data are expressed as an mean +/− standard deviation.