The Academics Athletics Trade-off: Universities and Intercollegiate Athletics [PDF]
, 2009 This analysis focuses on several key issues in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The intrinsic benefits of athletic programs are discussed in the first section.
A Rudd +33 more
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The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineObjectives To report the incidence and burden of concussion in elite English football; and to compare between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic).Methods Concussion injuries in men’s and
Charlotte Cowie +6 more
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Mapping the field: A bibliometric analysis of women's football research trends and future directions
Apunts Sports MedicineWomen's football is a fast-growing sport with a significant global presence. There has been no bibliometric analysis in the field of women's football, which could help figure out the importance of this study area and identify knowledge gaps.
Nafih Cherappurath +3 more
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Professionalization of College Sports: The Case of College Basketball [PDF]
, 2011 This study examines how major college basketball programs have become professionalized, and follow a professional model in terms of their revenues, expenses, and profits. “Professionalized” is defined as having a fundamental focus on profits and revenues.
Kaukas, Sean
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The world at her feet : an exploration of the experiences of cultural distance for professional female footballers : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 This research explores the experiences of five professional female football players from Australia and America who have spent time playing professional football in either South Korea or Japan.
Gregorius, Sarah
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More than a Match: The Role of Football in Britain’s Deaf Community [PDF]
, 2001 The University of Central Lancashire has undertaken a major research project into the role of football within the deaf community in Britain. As well as reconstructing the long history of deaf involvement in football for the first time, the project has ...
Atherton, Martin +2 more
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When Women’s Football Came to the Island
Studies in Arts and Humanities, 2021 This article looks at the early development of women’s football in Ireland, examining the cultural impact of the first women’s matches, and how this early heritage has laid foundations for future developments.
Stuart Gibbs
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The culture of women's fandom in Iranian football; motivations, styles, and challenges [PDF]
Taḥqīqāt-i Farhangī-i ĪrānWomen's football fandom is an overlooked topic in social science researches as women are typically ignored in sociological studies on football. The general public perception is that women are not genuine or authentic supporters of this sport, which is ...
zahra sabbaghi, Mohammad saeed Zokaei
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Does Athletic Success Influence Persistence at Higher Education Institutions? New Evidence Using Panel Data [PDF]
, 2017 This study examines the relationship between athletic success and student persistence toward a degree. We build an updated panel of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I institutions and utilize within-institution variation to ...
Astin +38 more
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Women's football: Player characteristics and demands of the game
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2014 The number of scientific investigations on women's football specific to the topics of player characteristics and demands of the game has considerably increased in recent years due to the increased popularity of the women's game worldwide, although they ...
Vanessa Martínez-Lagunas +2 more
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