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Showing 1 to 20 of 419 for “"soccer"”.
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Maladministration and soccer: determinants of the success of the premier soccer league in Zimbabwe.
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) of Zimbabwe is one of the leading football leagues in Southern Africa, showcasing top talent and providing high-quality football entertainment to fans across the country. However, the success of the PSL is not solely determined by the performance of the players on …
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Acceleration and fatigue in soccer
This thesis investigated acceleration in soccer and the ability to improve acceleration capacity using supplementation and a training intervention both separately and in combination. Study one determined the validity and reliability of 5 and 10 Hz global positioning systems (GPS) for measuring …
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Satisficing Applied To Simulated Soccer
… the application of satisficing to simulated soccer, an autonomous multi-agent system with significant inherent complexity. The work described in this thesis shows that satisficing provides an easy way to switch between an agent's various roles, to take into consideration the likely goals and …
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Design of a Soccer Stadium
… an idea, that of a tensile roof, the design of a soccer stadium developed into what is presented here.
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Asymmetries within elite youth soccer players: an investigation into the impact of soccer-specific loading
… how the training environment in youth soccer can influence the development of interlimb asymmetries and propose a holistic approach to reduce these asymmetries. The literature review provides a comprehensive review of the physical and technical demands of youth soccer and how they …
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Research, design and construction of a team of Small Size League Soccer robots for RoboCup Soccer
Small Size League (SSL) Soccer at RoboCup uses the complexity of a well kown human sport to extend the capabilities of mobile robotics as well as automated computer control. The game creates a environment where technically complicated miniature soccer robots are required to perform the tasks based …
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The marketing of major league soccer
<p>For the past six years, Major League Soccer has tried to penetrate American homes with its brand of soccer. Television advertisements and in-house surveys have been made to encourage people to view soccer as a spectator sport. The league, though, has been on decline since its first year and the …
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Biomechanics of Head Impacts in Soccer
… year. Little research has been collected on soccer players, despite women's soccer having the third highest rate of concussion among all popular collegiate sports. The objective of this work was to evaluate multiple interventions that have been introduced to address the high rate of …
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The impact of long-term soccer-specific training on the physical development of elite junior soccer players
The goal of any soccer talent development programme is to guide players towards professional characteristics. In order to maximise this process it is essential to gain an insight into their individual characteristics. Within this specific population there are many factors from maturation, hormonal, …
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Corruption and Soccer in Africa: Empirical Evidence on the Determinants of Association Soccer Success in the Continent
<p>Despite the popularity of soccer in Africa, African teams tend to underperform in international competitions such as the World Cup relative to European and South American teams. Studies have been conducted on what determines performance in international soccer. These studies stress the …
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Optimisation of warm-up protocols in soccer
An active warm-up period prior to competitive soccer matches is habitual practice for most athletes. Typically these routines far exceed the duration recommended by the literature and may negatively affect subsequent soccer-related performance. High-intensity, short-duration warm-ups can improve …
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Biomechanical analysis of instep kick in soccer
The game of soccer involves complex motor actions of the human body. Among the various kicking motion performed by the soccer players, the instep-kick occupies a place of fundamental importance. The player exhibits different levels of speed and trajectories of the ball by controlling the kinematic …
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Metabolic responses to soccer-specific intermittent exercise.
The intermittent exercise pattern associated with soccer makes analysis of the demands of the sport more complex than in many individual sports. The aim in this thesis was to determine the physiological and metabolic responses to soccer-specific exercise. The demands associated with elite level …
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Monitoring Fatigue Status in Elite Soccer Players
The physical demands of soccer players competing in the English Premier League have significantly increased in recent years (Barnes et al. 2014; Bush et al. 2015). Elite soccer players are required to compete on a weekly and often bi-weekly basis during a 9-month competitive season. During periods …
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Pattern Recognition and Anticipation Expertise in Soccer
… and anticipation in the game of soccer. In Chapter 2, three experiments were undertaken to identify the specific information sources used to make recognition judgments when presented with displays involving interaction between numerous features. Findings indicated that skilled …
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A biomechanical analysis of soccer heading technique
… 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, were …
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An Urban Soccer Stadium for Washington D.C.
… for them to remain within Washington, D.C. in a soccer specific stadium. An area of land on Buzzard Point has already been chosen for the future development of a new soccer specific stadium and is now waiting for city council approval. This thesis aims to explore a new type of urban stadium and a …
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