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Head acceleration across youth, high school, and collegiate soccer players
Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide with over 265 million active players. Soccer is unique in that you can use your head to advance the ball and purposeful heading is an integral part of the game. However, some have suggested that repeated heading of the soccer ball is associated with …
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Examining the Forces Associated with Heading in Collegiate Soccer Athletes
… deficits. The potential for this to affect soccer players participating at a high level is great due to the constant intentional use of the unprotected head when playing. Examining the force with which a soccer ball strikes an athlete's head during the act of heading is important to …
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Does heart rate recovery detect training distress in collegiate soccer players?
Introduction: College soccer begins in August and ends in November, allowing athletes less than 4 months to condition and play all regular season matches. A consistent consequence of this condensed season structure is an elevated risk of training distress. In turn, training distress can lead to …
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Effect of Honey on Anaerobic Performance in Male Collegiate Soccer Players
… Subjects consisted of 18 healthy, Division 1 collegiate male soccer players (19.39 ± 0.85 yr, 75.39 ± 7.97 kg). All had no allergies and were cleared for participation by a certified athletic trainer. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Each group tested on a specific day …
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MONITORING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING LOAD AND STRESS DURING PRACTICES AND MATCH-PLAY IN FEMALE COLLEGIATE SOCCER PLAYERS
… and match-play stress and load in female collegiate soccer players and compare them to each other as well as to subjective athletes’ assessment. Methods: Eleven female collegiate soccer players were monitored during practices and match-play during their spring season. Subjects wore …
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MONITORING INDIVIDUAL TRAINING LOAD AND STRESS DURING PRACTICES AND MATCH-PLAY IN FEMALE COLLEGIATE SOCCER PLAYERS
… and match-play stress and load in female collegiate soccer players and compare them to each other as well as to subjective athletes’ assessment. Methods: Eleven female collegiate soccer players were monitored during practices and match-play during their spring season. Subjects wore …
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The Feasibility of Accelerometer-Derived Measures of Vertical Jump Height as a Marker of Neuromuscular Performance in Collegiate Soccer Players
In female college soccer players, there is no protocol for assessing fatigue. A total of 40 members of the Virginia Tech Women's Soccer team participated in the countermovement jump assessment to find a reliable way to gauge player fatigue and readiness in these athletes. These were tested by …
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Effects of an active halftime rewarm-up, with carbohydrate supplementation, on player's blood glucose and second half performance during a collegiate soccer match
BACKGROUND: The half-time (HT) period of a soccer match is viewed as a period for recovery. Completely inactive and passive HT has implications on metabolic responses and subsequent performance during the initial phases of the second half. PURPOSE: Determine the effects of an active rewarm-up, …
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A biomechanical analysis of soccer heading technique
… was to determine if differences existed between collegiate soccer players who head the ball frequently and those players who head the ball infrequently. Twenty-four women's collegiate soccer players volunteered for this study. All Participants had at least 9 years of soccer heading experience, …
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The Effects of Two Sodium Containing Beverages with Carbohydrates on Performance, Ad Libitum Water Intake, and Perceived Thirst in Hydrated Collegiate Male Soccer Players
… athletes but recent studies have shown that soccer players can suffer from dehydration similar to endurance athletes. Many athletes arrive to practice and/or games in a dehydrated state, so once competition begins they become more dehydrated, even with regular water breaks. Losing 2% or more …
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Effects of a nutritional intervention on dietary intake in female collegiate athletes
<p>"Much research has reported that female collegiate athletes eat poorly. The purpose of this study was to (1) investigate if there was a difference in macronutrient intake between collegiate female soccer players based on the intervention of registered dietician facilitated nutritional sessions …
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ALTERATIONS IN POSTURAL CONTROL FOLLOWING AN ACUTE BOUT OF SOCCER HEADING
… study sought to determine if an acute bout of soccer heading adversely altered postural control and pronounced self-reported symptoms of cerebral concussion. Sixteen collegiate soccer players were randomly assigned to one of two groups: control (CG) or experimental (EG). Participants either …
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The Effects of Carbohydrate and Quercetin on Team Sport Athletic Performance and Exercise-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Over 270 million people play soccer worldwide, and its popularity grows every day. In team sport exercise, fatigue may result from numerous factors including limited fuel, depleted energy stores and production of compounds that promote an inflammatory response. While inflammation is an essential …