Locomotor activity of professional football referees by Y.V. Manilo

“…The arbitrator must remain near the gaming moments to control them and prevent possible confrontation.…”
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Validation of “creactability” scale in football: a Rasch modeling approach by Jhinyi Shin, Jongwon Kim, Miyoung Lee, Won Jae Lee

“…The specific aims were (1) each scale measures a unidimensional construct, (2) the scale items investigate the Differential Item Functioning (DIF) base on team group (i.e., the rankings of higher and lower teams), (3) the range of “creactability” item difficulty and personal ability (respondents “creactability” levels) are wide enough to assess the “creactability” changes, and (4) “creactability” differs across subscales (7 points).MethodsFor Rasch analysis, data from a total of 241 football players were used from the K-League (Korean Professional Football League), excluding goalkeepers due to their different abilities and roles from other field players. …”
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Effect of an 8-week training program on the rebalancing of functional asymmetry in young footballers by Walid Bouzid, Omar Ben Rakaa, Aziz Chokri, Aziz Eloirdi, Abdelmoujoud Elhaboussi, Mohamed Barkaoui

“…Y-Balance Test asymmetries decreased by 46-60%, Single Leg Hop Test asymmetries reduced by 39-46%, and quadriceps strength asymmetries diminished by 42-47%. …”
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Strategic ownership configurations to foster intangible cultural heritage in Japanese football events by Ricardo Gúdel, Emilio Hernández-Correa, Fernando Acebes, Javier Pajares

“…Drawing on the Resource-Based View, it explores how ownership models act as strategic resources that affect both cultural sustainability and long-term competitiveness.MethodsA qualitative multiple-case study was conducted on four football-related events: the J.League, the All Japan University Football Championship, the Shakaijin Cup, and local festival-based tournaments. …”
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The effect of basic strength training on developing some physical variables in football for beginners by Bashar Hasan, Qasim M.Ali Hazeem, Fatima Abd Alhassan Al-Sarray

“…The participants in the experimental group (n=36) completed pre-tests and post-tests.The results of the experimental sample show that there was a significant improvement in the mean scores for basic strength on the post-test compared to the pre-test. …”
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Injury reporting in elite ladies Gaelic football and camogie: Perspectives of athlete support personnel. by Marese Gilhooly, Roisin Cahalan, Kieran O'Sullivan, Catherine Norton

“…Most respondents (95%, n = 40) agreed that players often avoid reporting injuries to prevent losing playing time, while 95% (n = 40) cited player fear of being side-lined as a key factor. Furthermore, 93% (n = 39) agreed that players are more likely to report injuries when immediate access to medical personnel, such as team doctors or physiotherapists, is available. …”
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Key factors influencing talent development in youth football: a systematic literature review by Nooraini Hamzah, Zulakbal Abd Karim, Nurhidayah Yaakop, Amin Akbar, Jeffrey Low Fook Lee

“… Talent development in youth football is crucial for clubs, academies, and national associations worldwide. …”
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Applying UEFA Financial Fair Play Rules and Improving the Financial Stability of Football Clubs Illustrated by the Example of Manchester City FC by I. V. Solntsev

“…The author outlined recommendations for UEFA rules compliance and presented a system of indicators that help to regularly monitor and manage the longterm financial stability of football clubs. The findings of the paper may find application in the field of other team sports.…”
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Improving Event Data in Football Matches: A Case Study Model for Synchronizing Passing Events with Positional Data by Alberto Cortez, Bruno Gonçalves, João Brito, Hugo Folgado

“…In football, accurately pinpointing key events like passes is vital for analyzing player and team performance. …”
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Hip internal rotation restriction and heel raise mechanics as risk factors for Jones fractures in youth football players by Tomoki Koyama, Yoshitomo Saita, Tomohiko Tateishi, Tomokazu Tanita, Hiroki Ukita, Toshiro Shima, Nobuyuki Itaya, Haruki Yaguchi, Nanako Yamamoto, Yu Mori, Toshimi Aizawa, Masashi Nagao

“…Background: Jones fractures, stress fractures at the proximal metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction of the fifth metatarsal, are common in sports that involve repetitive jumping and turning, particularly football (i.e., soccer). The incidence among Japanese football players is higher than in Europe, with a high refracture rate, particularly in conservatively managed cases. …”
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Exploration of the path of digital technology empowering the sustainable development of alumni football—a study based on ordinal logistic regression analysis by Jiao Wang, Jiao Wang

“…Using a questionnaire survey of 100 university football alumni and ordinal logistic regression analysis, ten digital factors were examined for their influence on alumni football development.ResultsThe results show that factors such as digital business models and digital team culture significantly contribute to sustainable development, whereas elements like virtual coaching and match data management have relatively limited impact.DiscussionThis study not only addresses an urgent gap in digital grassroots sports integration but also provides replicable insights for policy makers, educators, and industry stakeholders aiming to promote large scale participation, cultural cohesion, and digital inclusion across broader segments of the sports domain.…”
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Comparison of isometric and isokinetic knee muscles strength between elite, sub elite and amateur Iranian young soccer players by parisa namazi, mostafa zarei, fariborz hovanloo, mohammad hadi ghasemi

“…Therefore, the present study intends to investigate the strength of the isokinetic and isometric knee muscles of the elite, sub-elite and amateur football players of Iran. Methods: The isokinetic strength of the knee muscles in 102 soccer players including 29 players of the national under-23 football team of Iran (elite), 29 players of 1st division of under-23 football team of Iran (sub-elite) and 44 players of 2nd division of under-23 football team of Tehran province (amateur) was measured for angular momentum of 60 and 180 degrees per second by the isokinetic Biodex. …”
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Junior-to-senior transition in elite female football: identifying predominant sources of stress among junior players from both player and coach perspectives by Stian Aa Selbekk, Marthe Sofie Lilleengen, Janita Stålesen, Daniel Ransom, Stig Arve Sæther

“…In addition, four male coaches from the junior and senior teams (mean age 32.5 years, SD = 3.84) were interviewed. …”
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Influence of selected cognitive performances on musculoskeletal injury occurrence in adult male professional Slovenian PrvaLiga football players in a prospective cohort study by Florian Giesche, Manca Peskar, Luka Šlosar, Boštjan Šimunič, Rado Pišot, Uros Marusic

“…This prospective cohort study investigates basic and executive cognitive functions in predicting injuries in 78 professional male football (soccer) players from four Slovenian first league teams. …”
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Achilles Tendon Pain in Male Professional Football Players - A Prospective Five-Season Study of 88 Injuries from the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study by Waldén M, Gajhede Knudsen M, Ekstrand J, Hägglund M, D’Hooghe P, Alfredson H, Bengtsson H

“…Time-loss injuries were recorded by the teams’ medical staffs. For all non-contact Achilles tendon injuries, a specific Achilles tendon form was sent to teams.Results: There were 88 time-loss injuries recorded with gradual-onset Achilles tendon pain amongst 72 players; 22 (25%) of them were severe lasting more than four weeks including one career-ending injury. …”
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Relationships between horizontal jump kinematics and sprint performance in female sprinters and team sport athletes by Bjørn Johansen, Roland van den Tillaar, Jonathon Neville

“…The main objective of this study was to investigate how different horizontal jump exercises relate to sprint performance in female athletes, and whether these relationships differ between sprinters and team sport athletes. Twelve female sprinters (age 18.9 ± 3.7 yrs) and twelve team sport athletes (football/handball; age 16.5 ± 2.5 yrs) performed 40 m sprints along with four 30 m horizontal jump tests comprised of: bounding and single leg jumps, each performed for either speed or distance. …”
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Smart leadership and its relationship to decision-making for some handball coaches fromthe players' point of view by ريم عباس كريم أ.د انتصار عويد

“… Search to identify the following: Learn about the relationship between learning to read some part-time football Premier League shots. …”
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A Recursive IndetermTree Soft Set (RIT-Soft Set) for Dynamic and Uncertain Performance Evaluation in College Competitive Sports, by Hai Yang, Cuijuan Lin

“…A case study on a collegiate football team illustrates the practical application of the model, demonstrating how it can effectively manage multi-level evaluations involving physical, tactical, and psychological dimensions. …”
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Effect of locally formulated recovery drink on perfomance and muscle soreness in adolescent soccer players by Mutiah Mardatillah, Budi Setiawan, Sri Anna Marliyati

“…This study addresses that gap by testing a novel recovery drink using familiar local ingredients. …”
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The Diversity of Spanish Society: Values Through the Prism of Expressive Nomination of Ethnic and Social Groups by N. F. Mikheeva, E. A. Popova

“…It is important to note that the archetypal opposition of «friend vs. foe» is increasingly present in the regional context, even though the people are from the same country; hence, expressive words need to be differentiated in terms of auto- and heteronomination. While evaluative selfnames usually have positive connotations, glorifying a quality of the inhabitants of a certain area, heteronomination, as a rule, implies negative evaluation, as it names «the other», the people whose values are not shared or are not deemed important. …”
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