Women's football: Player characteristics and demands of the game
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In this article, the authors provide an overview of a series of studies that have been published so far on the specific characteristics of female football players and the demands of match-play, which can help coaches and sport scientists to design more effective training programs and science-based strategies for the further improvement of players' football performance.About:
This article is published in Journal of Sport and Health Science.The article was published on 2014-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 81 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Football.read more
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Effective conditioning of female soccer players
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the efficacy of three physical conditioning programmes provided over a 12 week period (24 h in total) on selected anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in female soccer players.
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Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players.
Kay M. Crossley,Brooke E Patterson,Adam G Culvenor,Andrea M Bruder,Andrea B Mosler,Benjamin F. Mentiplay +5 more
TL;DR: In women’s football, there is low-level evidence that multicomponent, exercise-based programmes reduce overall and ACL injuries by 27% and 45%, respectively.
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Research on women’s football: a scoping review
Katrine Okholm Kryger,Katrine Okholm Kryger,Katrine Okholm Kryger,Albert Wang,Albert Wang,Ritan Mehta,Franco M. Impellizzeri,Andrew Massey,Allan McCall +8 more
TL;DR: This study aims to scope available peer-reviewed literature published in a FIFA language to understand the current quantity of research on women’s football.
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Relationships between Linear Speed and Lower-Body Power with Change-of-Direction Speed in National Collegiate Athletic Association Divisions I and II Women Soccer Athletes
TL;DR: Division I players were superior in the 505 and COD deficit, and expressed their power in the 180° 505 task, and Division II players should enhance lower-body power and the ability to perform 180° direction changes.
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Identification and Comparative Analysis of Essential Performance Indicators in Two Levels of Soccer Expertise
Mohamad Razali Abdullah,Ahmad Bisyri Husin Musawi Maliki,Rabiu Muazu Musa,Norlaila Azura Kosni,Hafizan Juahir,Saiful Bahri Mohamed +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the essential performance indicators in two levels of soccer expertise were identified for elite and novice players, and principal component analysis was employed to determine the most indispensable variables pertinent to the requirement of the game in relation to the level of expertise of the players.
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Physiology of Soccer: An Update
TL;DR: An update on the physiology of soccer players and referees, and relevant physiological tests is provided, and examples of effective strength- and endurance-training programmes to improve on-field performance are given.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that anthropometric and physiological criteria do have a role as part of a holistic monitoring of talented young players, and fitness profiling can generate a useful database against which talented groups may be compared.
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The Physiology of Soccer : With Special Reference to Intense Intermittent Exercise
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Physical and metabolic demands of training and match-play in the elite football player.
TL;DR: There are major individual differences in the physical demands of players during a game related to physical capacity and tactical role in the team, and these differences should be taken into account when planning the training and nutritional strategies of top-class players, who require a significant energy intake during a week.