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THE DEGREE OF COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES: A STATISTICAL APPROACH [PDF]

As a professional sport, professional football teams in a league compete in imperfect market conditions since every team in a professional football league may be known by their differentiated product (i.e. the quality of football they play).
Ferda HALICIOGLU
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COMPARISON OF KINEMATICS AND ACCURACY OF OVERHAND AMERICAN FOOTBALL THROWING [PDF]

, 2014
This study examined elbow angle, wrist velocity and throwing accuracy during American Football throws. Six repetitions of three types of throws: Self-selected pass (SS), Lob pass (L), and a Bullet pass (B); were performed to hit a point scaled target ...
Jensen, RJ, Breen, Sarah, Anderson, Cale S.M., Anderson, CSM, Jensen, Randall L, Jensen, Randall L., Clarke, SB, Anderson, Cale   +7 more
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Decision‐making and risk‐taking as predictors of health risk behaviors in the Millennium Cohort Study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Facets of decision‐making and risk‐taking are implicated in adolescent health risk behaviors; however, whether they may lead to adolescent engagement in substance use, gambling, and self‐harm is unknown. Methods We used the Millennium Cohort Study to test whether a task‐based measure of decision‐making and risk‐taking predicts ...
Nicole G. Hammond, Georgia Condran, Elise E. DeVito, Marie‐Claude Geoffroy, Ian Colman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance profiles and match-to-match variability of the most demanding passages during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: the effect of playing positions and match contextual factors

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Understanding how player performance profiles and match-to-match variability differ across playing positions in short competitions can provide insight into how players adapt to dynamic, match-related environments.
Alberto Cortez, Farzad Yousefian, Hugo Folgado, João Brito, Eduardo Abade, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Gonçalves   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using body mapping to explore perceptions of resilience with 7–12‐year‐old Muslim children in East London: A qualitative study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This study explored resilience in Black and South Asian Muslim children aged 7–12 in East London, an underrepresented group affected by deprivation and discrimination. Using body mapping, children depicted resilience as personal strength and described the importance of support systems.
Aisling Murray, Imogen I. Hensler, Eleanor Keiller, Faiza Durrani, Patrisiya Ali Taleb, Maria Grazia Turri, Jennifer Y. F. Lau   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fitness for fans: professional football and public health [PDF]

, 2017
The benefits of an active life – such as improved mental health and lowered risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers – are well known amongst sports and exercise medicine professionals.
Bunn, Christopher
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Harnessing personal and social resources in managing internalising and externalising symptoms in children living in low‐resource settings

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Children growing up in low‐resource settings are at greater risk for lifelong psychiatric problems. They are both more likely to have risk factors for early psychopathology and to be less likely to seek help and engage support for these problems.
Julia E. Michalek, Kathryn Bates, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morning sprint interval training produces greater physical performance adaptations than evening training in soccer players

Scientific Reports
While the literature provides evidence supporting the effectiveness of evening sprint interval training (SIT), there remains a limited amount of research investigating the effects of morning SIT among soccer athletes.
Bizheng Yan, Lei Li
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Distribution and Statistical Analysis of Refereeing Decisions

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae
Introduction: Refereeing decisions, often influenced by biases like home advantage, play a crucial role in football outcomes. The introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in 2018 has sought to reduce subjective errors and improve fairness, leading ...
János TÓTH Jr. , Gábor DANKOVICS, János TÓTH Sr.   +2 more
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Price, Income & Unemployment Effects on Greek Professional Football [PDF]

Based on data of 26 Greek professional football clubs of Division A’ and B’ for 16 seasons (1991/92-2006/07), we investigate the effect of sporting and economic variables on the attendance in Greek football stadia.
Stefanos Giakoumatos, Vassiliki Avgerinou   +1 more
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