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A competitive season of training injuries in New Zealand amateur women’s soccer
This study looked at training injuries in an amateur women's soccer team in New Zealand over a single season. Researchers wanted to understand how often injuries happened and how serious they were. They followed 31 players who trained twice a week on artificial turf and collected data on any physical problems that occurred during these training sessions.
Psychological determinants of performance in women's football: a systematic review on resilience, anxiety, motivation and cohesion
This research paper looks at the important mental aspects that affect how well young women play soccer. The study reviewed 11 research articles to understand how things like being mentally strong, managing anxiety, feeling motivated, and working well with teammates influence performance.
Assessing the Relationship Between Pre- and Post-Game Interpersonal Emotions in Women’s Football Teams
This study explores the relationship between pre-game and post-game interpersonal emotions in women’s football teams. Researchers examined how collective emotions (shared feelings within a team) and group-based emotions (an individual’s emotions about their team) interact before and after matches.
Team resilience in high-performance women’s football: Contextual stressors and opportunities for development
The study explores team resilience in high-performance women’s football, identifying key stressors, effective resilience practices, and gaps in development. Through focus groups and expert consultations, researchers found that teams face both organizational and on-pitch challenges.
On the cost of wearing white shorts in women's sport
In this study, the author investigated whether playing in white shorts is negatively associated with performance by examining women's and men's football games from the World Cups and the European Championships between 2002 and 2023.
Mental ill-health in semi-elite women’s soccer in England: a mixed-methods approach
Within this mixed-methods study, we aimed to provide insight into both the prevalence of mental ill-health and the complexities of how mental health is perceived, interpreted, and experienced in a unique and under-researched population.
Impact of the Menstrual Cycle on Physical Performance and Subjective Ratings in Elite Academy Women Soccer Players
Our study aimed to combine psychological and physical factors to explore the impact of the menstrual cycle on performance in elite academy women soccer players through weekly monitoring.
Performance Considerations in Women’s Football
The objective of the current systematic review was therefore to summarize existing quantitative research into the relationship between psychological factors and performance in women's football.
Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors
The present study aimed to examine the predictive value of psychological factors on female football players’ match performance.
Kicking against tradition: women's football, negotiating friendships and social spaces
This article examines friendships and social networks in the context of amateur women’s football.
Toward an understanding of players’ perceptions of talent development environments in UK female football
This article examines how girls perceive the talent development environments for football in the UK.
Psychological factors and performance in women’s football:A systematic review
An article that summarizes findings from 14 different articles about psychological factors and performance in women’s football.