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Refusing Reform, Reworking Pity, or Reinforcing Privilege? The Multivalent Politics of Young People’s Fun and Friendship within a Volunteering Encounter

Antipode, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 687-707, May 2023., 2023
Abstract This paper analyses initiatives which took British young people from ethnic minority and disenfranchised backgrounds to volunteer in sub‐Saharan Africa. It asks whether decolonial possibilities can be seen in the politics of youthful fun and friendship amid a practice undeniably driven by interpenetrating neocolonial logics, where enrolment in
Ruth Cheung Judge
wiley   +1 more source

Multifactorial Benchmarking of Longitudinal Player Performance in the Australian Football League

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
This study aimed to develop a model to objectively benchmark professional Australian Rules football (AF) player performance based on age, experience, positional role and both draft type and round in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Sam McIntosh, Sam McIntosh, Stephanie Kovalchik, Sam Robertson, Sam Robertson   +4 more
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Interpreting Provocative Discourse from English into Arabic and Vice Versa in some Selected Football Press Conferences [PDF]

Transcultural Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
: Football has a great popularity; it is followed by billions around the world. Translation of football-based texts falls under the realm of specialized translation. However, consecutive interpreting of football press conferences is more challenging, and
Ziad Fahmy
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Effects of Neuromuscular Training on Agility Performance in Elite Soccer Players

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
BackgroundAgility in general and change-of-direction speed (CoD) in particular represent important performance determinants in elite soccer.ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to determine the effects of a 6-week neuromuscular training program on
Hassane Zouhal, Abderraouf B. Abderrahman, Gregory Dupont, Pablo Truptin, Régis Le Bris, Erwan Le Postec, Zouita Sghaeir, Matt Brughelli, Urs Granacher, Benoit Bideau   +9 more
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The most demanding passages of play in football competition: a comparison between halves

Biology of Sport, 2019
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the differences between halves in the most demanding passages of play in football players according to playing position and duration-specific activity.
David Casamichana, Julen Castellano, Antonio Gomez Diaz, Tim J. Gabbett, Andres Martin-Garcia   +4 more
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Paid in Full: A Critical Look at the Law and Economics of the Football Creditors Rule

Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 2016
The Football League has recently modified its Football Creditors Rule. Once the sport’s financial regulatory bête noire, the changes met with little fanfare.
Christopher Flanagan
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The scientific career and life of Edmond H. Fischer—A personal tribute

, 2023
IUBMB Life, Volume 75, Issue 4, Page 284-288, April 2023.
Philip Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability and sensitivity to change of post-match physical performance measures in elite youth soccer players

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionTo effectively monitor post-match changes in physical performance, valid, reliable and practical measures which are sensitive to change are required. This study aimed to quantify test-retest reliability and sensitivity to change of a range of
Alberto Franceschi, Alberto Franceschi, Mark A. Robinson, Daniel Owens, Thomas Brownlee, Duccio Ferrari Bravo, Kevin Enright   +6 more
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Sprint and jump performances in highly trained young soccer players of different chronological age: Effects of linear VS. CHANGE–OF–DIRECTION sprint training

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 2021
Background/Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of two different sprint-training regimes on sprint and jump performances according to age in elite young male soccer players over the course of one soccer season.
Thomas Pavillon, Claire Tourny, Abderraouf Ben Aabderrahman, Iyed Salhi, Sghaeir Zouita, Mehdi Rouissi, Anthony C. Hackney, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal   +8 more
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Visual search behavior and decision-making in expert and less-experienced football referees across different foul situations: an eye-tracking study

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionModern football imposes considerable demands on referees' rapid foul judgements, yet the dissociation between accuracy and efficiency of officiating expertise across different foul situations remains poorly characterized.MethodsThe present ...
Zilu Zhou, Rancheng Tao, Kongyun Huang, Changjing Zhou   +3 more
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