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PlayeRank: data-driven performance evaluation and player ranking in soccer via a machine learning approach

, 2019
The problem of evaluating the performance of soccer players is attracting the interest of many companies and the scientific community, thanks to the availability of massive data capturing all the events generated during a match (e.g., tackles, passes ...
Cintia, Paolo, Ferragina, Paolo, Giannotti, Fosca, Massucco, Emanuele, Pappalardo, Luca, Pedreschi, Dino   +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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Potential Effects of Soccer Ball Characteristics on Ball-to-Head Contact: A Systematic Review

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Background: The aim of this study was to systematically review research on the effect of soccer ball characteristics on ball-to-head contact. Methods: This systematic review was conducted using electronic databases, which included PubMed, Cochrane, and ...
José M. Oliva-Lozano, Carlos D. Gómez-Carmona, José M. Muyor, George T. Chiampas, Barry Pauwels, Rick Cost   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Situ Photopolymerization of Smectic B Liquid‐Crystalline Electrolytes from Mesogenic Phosphate–Diacrylate/Ionic Liquid Complexes for High‐Performance Soft Ionic Actuators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible liquid‐crystalline electrolyte membrane via in situ photopolymerization of a phosphate‐functionalized mesogen, ionic liquid, and diacrylate monomer is developed. The resulting smectic B (SmB)‐phase structure enables 2D ion transport with high conductivity (10−4 S cm−1).
Chengyang Liu, Masafumi Yoshio
wiley   +1 more source

Post-Exercise Recovery Modalities in Male and Female Soccer Players of All Ages and Competitive Levels: A Systematic Review

Sports
Optimal recovery supports health and enhances performance in soccer players, yet the empirical evidence on various recovery strategies in soccer is complex to interpret.
Emaly Vatne, Jose M. Oliva-Lozano, Catherine Saenz, Rick Cost, Josh Hagen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source