Goal and shot prediction in ball possessions in FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: a machine learning approach by Iyán Iván-Baragaño, Antonio Ardá, José L. Losada, Rubén Maneiro

“…IntroductionResearch in women’s football and the use of new game analysis tools have developed significantly in recent years. …”
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Optimizing Scanning in Youth Female Football: The Role of Verbal Instructions by Mirjam Hintermann, Michael Romann, Dennis Lüdin, Wolfgang Taube, Jörg Fuchslocher

“…While the importance of visual exploration for subsequent action performance is well-documented in men’s football (Aksum et al., 2021; Jordet et al., 2020), recent research highlights its equally critical role in women’s football (Hintermann et al., 2024). …”
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Characteristics of participants in a public rubella antibody testing program conducted at a Japan professional football league venue by Toshinori Nishizawa, Kuniyoshi Hayashi, Noriyuki Amano, Gautam A. Deshpande, Hiroko Arioka

“…Abstract Background Hypothesizing that soccer‐associated public health campaigns influence men more than women, we investigated the characteristics and motivations of participants who received rubella antibody testing at a Japanese professional football league event. …”
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Therapeutic exercise protocol for the prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female soccer players with dynamic knee valgus (RCT) by Amanda Coves García, Emilio José Poveda Pagán

“…Abstract Background Women’s football has experienced exponential growth over the last 10 years. …”
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Analysis of attacking styles and goal-scoring in the 2021/22 Women's Super League. by Lizzie Craven, Patrick Oxenham, Jayamini Ranaweera

“…The rapid rise in elite women's football has increased the demand for female specific research to enable more accurate and appropriate assessments of tactical performance. …”
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Performance analysis of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion USA National Team by Aydin Senturk, Gizem Baskaya

“…Data were obtained from FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) official web site. Technical parameters such as the distribution of the goals scored in terms of time intervals, ball possession percentage for first half and whole matches, the number of shots, the number of shots on target, corner kicks, off sides, and some other parameters such as the considering the rights of player substitutions were analyzed. …”
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Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Biomechanical Factors During 90° Change of Direction are Associated to Non-Contact ACL injury in Female Soccer Players by Stefano Di Paolo, Alberto Grassi, Filippo Tosarelli, Matteo Crepaldi, Laura Bragonzoni, Stefano Zaffagnini, Francesco Della Villa

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