Injuries in professional women’s elite soccer players in Kosovo: epidemiological injury study by Feim Gashi, Tine Kovačič, Ismet Shalaj, Bekim Haxhiu, Arben Boshnjaku

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Positional differences in match running performance of professional national-level women soccer players by Toni Modric, Manca Kutnjak, Dusko Bjelica

“… This study aimed to identify positional differences in the running performance (RP) of professional women soccer players. Seventy match performances were observed during the official matches (n = 13) over the course of half of a season at the highest level of national soccer competition in Slovenia. …”
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In-Season Microcycle Quantification of Professional Women Soccer Players—External, Internal and Wellness Measures by Renato Fernandes, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Filipe Manuel Clemente, João Paulo Brito, Alexandre Duarte Martins, Hadi Nobari, Victor Machado Reis, Rafael Oliveira

“…Ten players (24.6 ± 2.3 years) from an elite Portuguese women soccer team participated in this study. All variables were collected in 87 training session and 15 matches for analysis from the 2019–2020 in-season. …”
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Change Of Direction Actions in Goal Scoring Situations in Male and Female Professional Soccer by David Martinez Hernandez, Paul A Jones

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Technical determinants of success in professional women's soccer: A wider range of variables reveals new insights. by Laura M S de Jong, Paul B Gastin, Maia Angelova, Lyndell Bruce, Dan B Dwyer

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Differences across Playing Levels for Match-Play Physical Demands in Women’s Professional and Collegiate Soccer: A Narrative Review by Erin Choice, James Tufano, Kristen Jagger, Kayla Hooker, Kristen C. Cochrane-Snyman

“…This narrative review compiles and compares the match-play external load data for women’s soccer at the professional and collegiate levels. …”
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Transition Experiences of Former Collegiate Women’s Soccer Athletes by J.D. DeFreese, Erianne Weight, Jamie DeCicco, Aliza Nedimyer, Zachary Kerr, Kevin Carneiro, Jason Mihalik, Avinash Chandran

“…Informed by extant transition theory, the current study purpose was to describe the transition experiences of former women’s collegiate soccer athletes, including both positive and negative contributing factors. …”
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Soccer above all? Analysis of academic and vocational education among female soccer players in the German women's Bundesliga and 2nd women's Bundesliga by Peter Ehnold, Andreas Gohritz, Lena Lotzen, Torsten Schlesinger

“…The aim of this article is to analyze the vocational or academic educational careers of professional female soccer players.MethodsTo generate the data, an online survey was conducted among soccer players in the German Women's Bundesliga and 2nd Women's Bundesliga. …”
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LOW BACK PAIN ESTIMATES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by JULIANO BERGAMASCHINE MATA DIZ, MARIA THERESA PEREIRA DUTRA, ISABELLA CHEREMETTA FEIJÓ, ANA LUÍZA MORAIS SOGNO, FERNANDA REZENDE SILVA, GIOVANNA DE FARIA CARNEVALE, BRUNO DE SOUZA MOREIRA, CARLOS FERNANDO MOREIRA SILVA

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of low back pain (LBP) in adult professional soccer players. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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A data-driven framing of player and team performance in U.S. Women's soccer by Sachin Narayanan, N. David Pifer

“…IntroductionIn establishing historical benchmarks for success on the pitch and striving to achieve parity off it, the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) have long served as standard bearers for professional women's soccer around the globe. …”
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Physical Demands of Women's Soccer Matches: A Perspective Across the Developmental Spectrum by Jason D. Vescovi, Jason D. Vescovi, Elton Fernandes, Elton Fernandes, Alexander Klas, Alexander Klas

“…Specifically highlighted are the trends for locomotor distances, acceleration and deceleration frequency, and metabolic power metrics for youth (≤U17), college (NCAA/U20), professional (domestic) and international standards of women's soccer. …”
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Examining the Link between Isokinetic Strength Metrics and Ball Speed in Women’s Soccer by Cengiz Ölmez, Nadhir Hammami, Büşra Yücelsoy, Soukaina Hattabi, Pedro Forte, Andrew Sortwell, Mehrzia Amani Khezami, Alparslan İnce

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Players’ performance during worst-case scenarios in professional soccer matches: a systematic review by Markel Rico-González, Rafael Oliveira, Luiz H. Palucci Vieira, José Pino-Ortega, Filipe Clemente

“…Since the analysis of worst-case scenarios (WCS) has been increasing knowledge about match demands and possible impacts for the training process, it seems important to summarize the evidence to provide useful information for the soccer community. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence about WCS in professional soccer. …”
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Competitive Psychological Disposition and Perception of Performance in Young Female Soccer Players by Aurelio Olmedilla, Roberto Ruiz-Barquín, Francisco Javier Ponseti, Francisco Javier Robles-Palazón, Alexandre García-Mas

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the psychological characteristics of young soccer players and their relation to their performance perception, made both by the player herself and by their coaches. …”
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Low energy availability in group of Polish female soccer players by Hubert Dobrowolski, Dariusz Włodarek

“…Material and methods. Thirty-one professional female soccer players practicing on different league levels (Extra-league, I league, II league) participated in the study. …”
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Distance and Intensity Profiles in Division I Women’s Soccer Matches across a Competitive Season by Mario Norberto Sevilio de Oliveira Junior, Christiano Eduardo Veneroso, Guilherme Passos Ramos, Kelly E. Johnson, Justin P. Guilkey, Alyson Felipe da Costa Sena, Christian Emmanuel Torres Cabido, Jason M. Cholewa

“…Women’s participation in soccer has increased rapidly. …”
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Anthropometry, Body Composition, and Physical Fitness in Semi-Professional Soccer Players: Differences between Sexes and Playing Position by Víctor Toro-Román, Francisco J. Grijota, Diego Muñoz, Marcos Maynar-Mariño, Sara Clemente-Gil, María C. Robles-Gil

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Differences and relationship in functional movement screen (FMS™) scores and physical fitness in males and female semi-professional soccer players by Ricardo Martín-Moya, Lorena Rodríguez-García, Beatriz Moreno-Vecino, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Antonio Liñán González, Francisco Tomás González-Fernández

“…Background Soccer is the world’s most popular sport for both men and women. …”
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Staying in or Dropping Out of Elite Women's Football—Factors of Importance by Ingrid Amalie Hoftun Bjerksæter, Pål Arild Lagestad

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Relationships between Fitness Status and Match Running Performance in Adult Women Soccer Players: A Cohort Study by Lillian Gonçalves, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Joel Ignacio Barrera, Hugo Sarmento, Francisco Tomás González-Fernández, Luiz H. Palucci Vieira, António José Figueiredo, Cain C. T. Clark, J. M. Cancela Carral

“…<i>Conclusion</i>: The present investigation can help conditioning professionals working with senior women soccer players to prescribe effective fitness tests to improve their forecasts of locomotor performance.…”
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