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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Impact of a brief series of soccer matches on vascular conditions in youth women by Jun Sugawara, Nana Ogoh, Nana Ogoh, Hironori Watanabe, Shotaro Saito, Maki Ohsuga, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Narumi Kunimatsu, Shigehiko Ogoh

“…The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a brief series of soccer matches would increase central arterial stiffness and arterial wave reflection from the periphery in young female football players.MethodsFifteen subjects (17.2 ± 0.7 years, mean ± SD) participated in four matches over five consecutive days (one match per day, with two consecutive days of matches followed by one rest day, repeated twice) in the Youth Girls Soccer Tournament, either as starters or substitutes. …”
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