Explaining the difference between men’s and women’s football [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Women’s football is gaining supporters and practitioners worldwide, raising questions about what the differences are with men’s football. While the two sports are often compared based on the players’ physical attributes, we analyze the spatio-temporal ...
Luca Pappalardo +3 more
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FIFA football nurse - A task sharing approach in sports and exercise medicine practice in grassroots women's football in low- and middle- income settings. A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Football (soccer) is a very popular team sport among African women and girls, with player numbers continuing to rise at all levels of the sport. Whereas the participation in football and associated injuries are on the rise, there are not enough sports ...
Nonhlanhla Sharon Mkumbuzi +4 more
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Setting the research agenda for Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) women’s football: stakeholder perspectives [PDF]
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationDespite the increasing global interest in women’s football research, relatively less attention has been devoted to African women’s football. Where research is conducted, the agenda tends to be driven by researchers usually without input from football ...
Fidelis Chibhabha +3 more
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Future horizons in the analysis of technical-tactical performance in women’s football: a mixed methods approach to the analysis of in-depth interviews with professional coaches and players [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionScientific knowledge about the criteria that determine success in women’s football is beginning to develop.MethodsThis study was carried out with the aim of detecting regularities in the offensive success in elite women’s football, as well as
Iyán Iván-Baragaño +4 more
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A Bibliometric Study on the Evolution of Women’s Football and Determinants Behind Its Growth over the Last 30 Years [PDF]
SportsBackground: The evolution of women’s football over the past three decades has been remarkable in terms of development, visibility, and acceptance, transforming into a discipline with growing popularity and professionalization. Significant advancements in
Javier Ventaja-Cruz +3 more
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Cleats on, battle real: sustainability and gender equality in women’s football [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveThis study aims to examine the rise of women’s football in Turkey and the challenges faced by female footballers both on and off the field from the perspectives of gender and sustainability.MethodsConducted with a phenomenological design, the ...
Serda Ornek +4 more
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Key performance indicators of offensive transitions in elite women’s football: a machine learning and explainability approach [PDF]
Biology of SportWomen’s football has experienced significant growth in sporting, economic, and social interest. However, there remains a shortage of studies examining key technical-tactical performance indicators in elite competitions.
Claudio Casal +4 more
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A Qualitative Study on the Perceptual Changes of [Goal Kicking Women] Male Viewers Regarding Women’s Football [PDF]
Cheyuk gwahag yeon-gu, 2023 PURPOSE This study aims to identify how the [Goal Kicking Women] TV program has changed the perceptions of male viewers on women’s football. METHODS Using a qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 male viewers who ...
Hwayeoung Lee, Eunah Hong
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Exploration of Measures for Women's Football Vitalization Based on Participation in WUFL(Women's University Football Club League) [PDF]
Cheyuk gwahag yeon-gu, 2023 PURPOSE This study aims to provide policy recommendations for the development of women’s football and the enhancement of the Women’s University Football League (WUFL) by examining participant satisfaction and meaningfulness of football.
Eunah Hong, Yeonkyoung Jin
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Return to play time for the 30 most common injuries in the UEFA Women’s Elite Club Injury Study [PDF]
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineObjectives Our aim was to describe the absence days caused by the 30 most frequent injury diagnoses in elite European women’s club football.Methods Members of the medical staff in football clubs participating in the Union of European Football ...
Jan Ekstrand +4 more
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