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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"soccer athletes"”.
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Sport Specialization and the Creation of Elite Soccer Athletes
… the creation of an elite athlete in the realm of soccer. The research shows the need for sport specialization early in soccer is not necessary because it is not necessary to reach peak performance early as compared to a sport such as gymnastics. With the physical developments our body endures an …
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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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Examination of Preseason Hydration Strategy of NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Athletes
… <p><em>Objective: </em>To examine a soccer program to determine the effectiveness of their hydration protocol during preseason training.</p> <p><em>Design:</em> 9-day mixed methods study of preseason training sessions (97.3±21.3 min) and scrimmages (123±14.1 min) for men’s soccer …
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Skin Cancer Risk Perception and Sunscreen Use in Adolescent Female Soccer Athletes
… among 13- to 18-year-old adolescent female club soccer athletes as a basis for effective interventions to improve sunscreen use in this population. The Health Belief Model was employed as the theoretical framework. A mailed self-administered questionnaire was used in this cross-sectional, …
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The effects of multiple head micro-trauma on cognitive function in high school football and soccer athletes
… in high school football and high school soccer has on athletes’ neurocognitive functions throughout a season.</p> <p>Forty-six male high school athletes participated in this study: 30 football players, and 16 soccer players. Each athlete underwent baseline SAC testing and a variety of SAC …
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Characterizing the effects of repetitive head trauma in female soccer athletes for prevention of mild traumatic brain injury
<p>As participation in women’s soccer continues to grow and the longevity of female athletes’ careers continues to increase, prevention of mTBI in women’s soccer has become a major concern for female athletes as the long-term risks associated with a history of mTBI are well documented. Among …
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Exploring Relationships Between Motivational Climate, Parental Involvement, Fear of Failure, and Goal Orientations in Youth Club Soccer Athletes
<p>Youth athletes participate in youth sport for various reasons. Parents, coaches, and others in one’s environment create the atmosphere that can promote or inhibit such participation. However, one’s motivation towards achievement in sport can at times be negatively influenced by these factors …
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Establishing Normal Motion Between the Thigh to Pelvis and Trunk to Pelvis Segments in Female, Collegiate Volleyball and Soccer Athletes
… is to establish normative data in healthy female athletes by analyzing the motion ofthe thigh to pelvis and trunk to pelvis segments during different activities. Subjects: Thirty Division I collegiate varsity out of season female soccer and volleyball players (mass=67.9±7.9 kg, height=169.2+7.5 …
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Use of Cross-Correlation Analysis to Determine Heart Rate Kinetics During Non-Steady State, Fatiguing Exercise in Collegiate Female Soccer Athletes
… exercise, using data collected from competitive soccer matches. For the field players, significant reductions in CCFmax occurred during the first and second periods of the match. There was a significant relationship between the total distance covered during the match and the decline in CCFmax …
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Effects of Isolated Core Stability Training on Standing Static Postural Control, Recovery of Standing Postural Control and Kicking Velocity in Soccer Athletes
… postural stability and kicking velocity in soccer athletes. <strong>DESIGN</strong>: Twenty division II and III soccer athletes (n=10 male, n=10 female) participated in a quasi-experimental randomized pre-post training study (n=10 control, n=10 experimental). The main outcomes were …
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Influence of Head Impact Exposure on Oculomotor Function and Pupillary Light Reflexes in Men and Women Soccer Players
… effects of these impacts have been shown in athletes without a diagnosed concussion. Detecting subconcussions is extremely difficult and there is no standardized method to recognize these injuries. A first step in identifying subconcussion is taking a closer look at concussions. The …
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The Community College Coach: Leadership Practices and Athlete Satisfaction
Community college coaches and athletes completed the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), to assess the leadership practices of coaches of various sports. Soccer coaches and their athletes were also surveyed to assess the impact of the congruence of leadership practices ratings upon athlete …
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Link: Designing Activity Tracking Solutions for the Soccer Athlete
… greatly to what you would experience playing soccer. These athletes are lacking tailored solutions specific to their needs and unique types of physical movements. My goal is to outline a framework of product parameters that would be necessary to develop successful activity tracking solutions …
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Hamstring/quadriceps strength ratios: An analysis and a strength training study
… the hamstring:quadriceps (H:Q) ratios of female soccer athletes, and to test the effects of a six week strength training program on these ratios. Twelve NCAA Division I female soccer athletes volunteered for this study. Subjects completed two practice sessions, a pretest, six weeks of strength …
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Effectiveness Evaluation of COVID-19 Regulations in Collegiate Sports: Quantifying Player Proximity and Workload During Soccer Training
… in this study included Virginia Tech Women's Soccer athletes and data were analyzed from the first 9 preseason training sessions during the 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons. Data were generated from participants wearing the STATSports Apex device during training. A custom MATLAB …
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The physical and physiological difference between soccer academy players and their non-academy teammates
Development of elite soccer athletes by means of sport academies has received a lot of interest recently from scientists looking for predicting factors of success. The aim of this study was to assess if there is a difference in physiological and/or physical attributes between players of a soccer …
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Sport Specialization Status and Athlete Burnout, Engagement, and Motivation
Early sport specialization, in which athletes compete in one sport nearly year round at a young age, is common in today's athletic culture. Several national sport organizations advise against early specialization due to its potentially increasing the risk of burnout and maladaptive motivation …