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The Beginning of a Reckoning: An Application of Situational Crisis Communication Theory and Image Repair to the National Women’s Soccer League
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The Beginning of a Reckoning: An Application of Situational Crisis Communication Theory and Image Repair to the National Women’s Soccer League

The purpose of this study was to examine the crisis of systemic sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and misconduct in the NWSL within the frameworks of situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) and image-repair theory (IRT).

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A Comparative Thematic Analysis of Institutional Betrayal in the National Women’s Soccer League and the Catholic Church
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A Comparative Thematic Analysis of Institutional Betrayal in the National Women’s Soccer League and the Catholic Church

Using institutional betrayal theory as a context for understanding experiences, this paper presents an exploratory analysis of abuse and misconduct experiences from two separate institutions: the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the Catholic Church.

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Journalistic gaps in the coverage of men’s and women’s soccer matches: UNAM Pumas teams.
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Journalistic gaps in the coverage of men’s and women’s soccer matches: UNAM Pumas teams.

In Mexico, the viability of Liga MX Femenil is largely conditioned by the coverage and visibility given to it by the media. The journalistic coverage is analyzed, taken from three mexican newspapers: ―Reforma, La Jornada and Gaceta UNAM― during six short tournaments (2017-2022), including the two professional teams of the first division (los pumas and ‘las pumas’): men and women’s Mexican soccer teams of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

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Sarah’s Sports Blog
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Sarah’s Sports Blog

Research comes in many forms. This blog written by a then-Northern Irish freshman at a Division 1 women's soccer program offers a unique glimpse into the 2018 landscape.

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Sportscape variables and spectator satisfaction towards willingness to return to designated professional women’s soccer events
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Sportscape variables and spectator satisfaction towards willingness to return to designated professional women’s soccer events

This study examines the spectator’s perceptions of distinctive variables of designated South African professional women's soccer stadium sportscape and their satisfaction leading to willingness to return for future matches, based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) framework from an emerging markets’ perspective.

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Analysis of physical variables as an indicator of performance in a sample of Colombian women's soccer players: influence of being a starter and a non-starter
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Analysis of physical variables as an indicator of performance in a sample of Colombian women's soccer players: influence of being a starter and a non-starter

For this reason, the objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the physical variables of Squat Jump, Counter Movement Jump, Counter Movement with arms, right leg-left leg asymmetry, hamstring strength, change of direction, and speed in 5, 10 and 15 meters as an influence of being a starter and non-starter in a Colombian youth women's soccer team.

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