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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Sport officiating recruitment, development, and retention

Current Issues in Sport Science, 2017
The purpose of this article is to report on the outcome of a two-day consensus-building exercise amongst sport scientists and sport practitioners interested in the recruitment, development, and retention of sport officials.  Twenty participants including
Lori A. Livingston, Susan L. Forbes, Nicky Pearson, Tony Camacho, Nick Wattie, Paul Varian   +5 more
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Effects of intermittent negative pressure and active recovery therapies in the post-match period in elite soccer players: A randomized, parallel arm, comparative study

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2020
Study aim: This study compared the effects of intermittent negative pressure therapy (INPT) vs. active recovery therapy (ART) on post-match physiological parameters such as serum CK level and skin temperature of the lower limbs in elite soccer players.
Maior Alex Souto, Tannure Marcio, Eiras Fábio, de Sá Ferreira Arthur   +3 more
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HIV knowledge, risky behaviours and public health care services attendance among adolescents from the Grassroot soccer Zimbabwe programme

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Interventions aimed at improving accessing of health care services, including HIV testing, remain a priority in global HIV eradication efforts.
Mayibongwe Louis Mzingwane, Greanious Alfred Mavondo, Fennie Mantula, Claudinos Mapfumo, Calleta Gwatiringa, Bhekimpilo Moyo, Primrose Dube, Cynthia Nombulelo Chaibva   +7 more
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Player Sex and Playing Surface Are Individual Predictors of Injuries in Professional Soccer Players

Pathophysiology, 2022
Background: The factors contributing to soccer injuries and their influence on the occurrence of injury are controversial and inconclusive. This study aimed to determine the association between player characteristics and playing factors with injuries in ...
Zakariya H. Nawasreh, Mohammad A. Yabroudi, Ahmad A. Darwish, Wesam A. Debes, Khaldoon M. Bashaireh   +4 more
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Examining the value of mental health awareness training for soccer coaching license candidates

Apunts Sports Medicine
Many coaches encounter athletes and/or staff members with mental health concerns. Recognizing and referring individuals to support resources is vital for providing necessary assistance.
Laura McLane, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Michele Kerulis, Rick Cost, Jessica Bartley, George Chiampas   +5 more
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The MindSKILLZ sport-based mental health promotion intervention for adolescents in Kenya: a mixed methods pilot study

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundYoung people in Eastern and Southern Africa face critical mental health challenges, and most have little or no access to mental health care and support.
Devyn E. Z. Lee, Bernard Nyauchi, Mercy Kihiu, Robert Kimathi, Elizabeth A. Okoth, Anthony Chazara, Christopher K. Barkley, Andrew Dallos, Stella Waruinge, Patrick Oyaro, Celina M. Kithinji, Ilan Cerna-Turoff, Ilana Cohen, Katherine G. Merrill, Lilian Otiso   +14 more
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Influence of Match Status on Players’ Prominence and Teams’ Network Properties During 2018 FIFA World Cup

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The analyses of players and teams’ behaviors during the FIFA World Cup may provide a better understanding on how football tactics and strategies have developed in the past few years in elite football.
Gibson Moreira Praça, Bernardo Barbosa Lima, Sarah da Glória Teles Bredt, Raphael Brito e Sousa, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Filipe Manuel Clemente, André Gustavo Pereira de Andrade   +6 more
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Executive functioning in highly talented soccer players. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Executive functions might be important for successful performance in sports, particularly in team sports requiring quick anticipation and adaptation to continuously changing situations in the field. The executive functions motor inhibition, attention and
Lot Verburgh, Erik J A Scherder, Paul A M van Lange, Jaap Oosterlaan   +3 more
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A Systematic Review of Effects on ACL Injury of Soccer Shoe Outsoles, Soccer Playing Field Surfaces, and Outsole–Surface Interface

Encyclopedia
Soccer is a sport with a high incidence of injuries. The most common injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee has undergone a sprain, strain, or partial or total rupture.
Antonio Cicchella, Jierui He
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