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Exploring human capital: discrimination factors and group-specific performance in the football industry [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of the study is to investigate whether discrimination factors exist within professional football clubs, concerning the management of their human capital, by analysing the correlation between the footballers’ wages and their performance.
Lardo, Alessandra, Lombardi, Rosa, Ricci, Federica, Trequattrini, Raffaele   +3 more
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Prevalence of Cam Femoroacetabular Lesions in Medieval (1200‐1600 CE) and Postmedieval (1600‐1850 CE) Dutch Skeletal Collections

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate medieval and postmedieval Dutch skeletal collections for signs of cam impingent. Methods The medieval collections from Alkmaar Paardenmarkt and Klaaskinderkerke and the postmedieval period from Middenbeemster were studied. Standard osteological methods for sex and age estimation were used. From digital photographs of the femora, the
Nouschka Bosch, Sarah Schrader, Daniel Cooperman, Randall T. Loder   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy evolution in China’s campus football: a mixed-methods analysis of policy documents (2009–2025)

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Since 2009, the Chinese government has introduced a series of policies aimed at expanding youth football participation and addressing the shortage of talent reserves.
Yingwen Chen, Bihao Zhang, Xianming He, Kunfeng Li   +3 more
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Efeitos do Walking Football na saúde física de homens e mulheres acima de 50 anos

Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde
Objetivo: Este estudo investigou os efeitos da prática do Walking Football nas capacidades físicas e índice de massa corporal de pessoas com mais de 50 anos, considerando possíveis influências do gênero e da idade dos participantes.
Júlia Barreira, Maria Eduarda Saia, Ana Beatriz Chaves Vasconcelos Batista, Demerval Souza, Daniel Castro, Ademir Aparecido da Cunha, João Pedro Santos de Oliveira, Ricardo Leme   +7 more
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Broadcasting and CATV: The Beauty and the Bane of Major College Football [PDF]

, 1973
Discusses: (1) the existing broadcast arrangements for major college football, (2) the historical forces that have culminated in the current pattern of major college football programming, and (3) the economic implications of the broadcasting of those ...
Hochberg, Philip, Horowitz, Ira
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Writing Centers in Athletics, A New Contact Zone [PDF]

, 2013
When I meet someone for the first time and explain what I do, I commonly hear some version of the question “So, what? You write papers for football players?” It was in the spirit of combating this disheartening and marginalizing view of student athletes ...
Bitzel, Alanna
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Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

Football: a counterpoint to the procession of pain on the Western Front, 1914-1918? [PDF]

, 2014
In this article, three artworks of the First World War containing images of recreational football are analysed. These three images, In the Wings of the Theatre of War, Artillery Men at Football and Gassed, span the war from its beginning to its ...
Anonymous, Baynes John, Bond Brian, Bone Sylvester, Brandon Laura, Charteris Evan, Cork Richard, Cowen Ruth, Davis Wade, Forster Edward M., Fuller J.G., Gough Paul, Hart B.H. Liddell, Hart Peter, Hichberger Joan Winifred Martin, Houfe Simon, Iain Adams, Imperial War Museum, Johnson Peter, Lee Vernon, Lomas David, Malvern Sue, Mason Tony, Moorhouse Brendon, Nicholls Jonathon, O’Flinn Paul, Stevenson David, Terraine John, The Crawford Centre for the Arts, The Fine Art Society, Thorpe James   +30 more
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‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng, Kun Dai, Alan C. K. Cheung   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

With Crisis Comes Opportunity: Redesigning Performance Departments of Elite Sports Clubs for Life After a Global Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The suspension of major sporting competitions due to the global COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial negative impact on the sporting industry. As such, a successful and sustainable return to sport will require extensive modifications to the current ...
Scott McLean, David Rath, Simon Lethlean, Matt Hornsby, James Gallagher, Dean Anderson, Paul M. Salmon   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source