Female Team Research Articles

INFLUÊNCIA DO TREINAMENTO DE PILATES NA COORDENAÇÃO FÍSICA E ESTABILIDADE DOS JOGADORES DE VOLEIBOL

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pilates prioritizes the control of central muscle groups, which have a strong predilection value for volleyball training. Objective: To investigate the repercussions of Pilates training on motor coordination and stability in volleyball players. Methods: 20 athletes from a female volleyball team were randomly divided between the experimental and the control groups. Pilates intervention was performed in the experimental group. The control group followed the traditional training format, finally comparing the training results after eight weeks. Results: In the flexibility index of the experimental group, the weights increased from 23,11±5,08 times to 28,02±6,42 times; the left and right axes increased from 7,74±10,13 seconds to 8,83±8,13 seconds. In terms of the stability index, the number of intervals repeated in 20 seconds increased from 35.44±0.75 to 46.45±0.91; the lateral throw of the medicine ball was increased from 59.61±16.16 meters to 78.38±16.22 meters. The range of variation of each index is more evident than that of the control group. Conclusion: Pilates training becomes superior to usual training for the improvement of coordination and stability of volleyball players. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Physical demands during 3 × 3 international male and female basketball games are partially impacted by competition phase but not game outcome.

Despite the increased popularity and number of international competitions for 3 × 3 basketball, the precise physical demands of this sport are not well described. Therefore, this study aimed to quantify the physical demands of 3 × 3 basketball games according to game outcome and competition phase. Following an observational design, video footage from 27 games were analysed from 104 international 3 × 3 basketball players (n = 52 male and n = 52 female players) belonging to 26 national teams (n = 13 male and n = 13 female teams) during the 2019 FIBA 3 × 3 World Cup. Manual frame-by-frame time-motion analyses were conducted to determine the relative frequency (n · min-1) and duration (% of live playing time) for several physical demand variables to make comparisons according to game outcome (win vs. loss) and competition phase (group games vs. finals games). Linear mixed models for repeated measures and effect size analyses revealed non-significant, trivial-small differences in physical demands between games that were won and lost. Regarding competition phase, male players completed more high-intensity activity (sprinting, high-intensity specific movements, and jumping) but spent a greater proportion of playing time jumping and performing recovery activities (standing/ walking) during finals games than group games (P < 0.05, small), while female players performed more low-intensity activity (jogging and low-intensity specific movements) during group games than finals games (P < 0.05, small). These findings indicate that the physical capabilities of male and female 3 × 3 basketball players may not be the determining factor for team success in games and players can mostly maintain activity outputs across phases of tournament play conducted at the highest international standard.

Comparative analysis on selected coordinative abilities among female team sports players

The crux of the study was to compare and analyze the difference between Orientation ability and Differentiation ability between Female Football, Basketball, and Volleyball players. A group of thirty-six (N=36) female subjects aged between 18-24 years, participated, who were the participants of the National level competitions from M.P State. The purposive sampling technique was used to attain the objectives of the study. All subjects, after having been informed objective of the study, gave their consent and volunteered to participate in this study. They were further divided into three groups of 12 each (i.e., N1=12; Volleyball players, N2=12; Basketball players, and N3=12; Handball players). The evaluation of the test results on SPSS 26.0 by the one-way ANOVA and Descriptive statistics were applied to find out the significant difference in Orientation ability and Differentiation ability between female football, Basketball, and volleyball players. To test the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05. The result revealed a significant difference between Female basketball players in orientation ability and on the other hand a significant difference was found in the differentiation ability of female football players.

Effects of complex-descending versus traditional resistance training on physical fitness abilities of female team sports athletes

Abstract Study aim: The study compared the effects of six weeks of complex-descending training (CDT), traditional resistance training (RT), and sport-specific training (i.e., active control group [CG]) on measures of physical fitness. Material and methods: Thirty-one female team sport athletes were randomly assigned to either the CDT group (n = 11), the RT group (n = 10), or the CG (n = 10), and were assessed before and after intervention for linear sprint (10 m and 30 m), change of direction sprint (CODS), standing long jump (SLJ), running based anerobic sprint test (peak power, average power), resting heart rate, Cooper 12-min run test, and body fat percentage. Results: ANCOVA with baseline scores as covariates revealed significant between-group differences for 10 m and 30 m linear sprint, CODS, SLJ, and Cooper 12-min run test after the intervention. The further post-hoc tests revealed significant differences between CDT and CG in 10 m and 30 m sprints, CODS and SLJ, with results favoring CDT, and between RT and CG in 10 m linear sprint and Cooper 12-min run test, with results favoring RT. However, no significant differences were observed between CDT and RT in any dependent variable. Conclusion: CDT is effective in improving 10 m and 30 m linear sprints, CODS, and SLJ compared to CG, and RT is effective in improving 10 m sprint and Cooper 12-min run test compared to CG. Therefore, supplementing sport-specific training with either CDT or RT may offer additional benefits in improving specific physical fitness abilities of female team-sport athletes.

Flexible Training Planning Coupled with Flexible Assessment: A 12-Week Randomized Feasibility Study in a Youth Female Volleyball Team.

According to the Quality Education and Gender Equality ambitions established at the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, we aimed to test the feasibility of a flexible planning and assessment process, using ongoing, bidirectional feedback between planning and assessment. Eighteen players (11.5 ± 0.5 years of age) from a U13 female volleyball team were randomized into an experimental group (in which the plan could be changed daily) or a contrast group (pre-defined planning, adjusted monthly). The pedagogical intervention lasted three months. Besides ongoing daily assessments from the training practices, the Game Performance Assessment Instrument was adopted as a starting point for the weekly assessments in 4 vs. 4 game-forms (i.e., the instrument was modified monthly based on feedback from the training process). Information from daily and weekly formal assessment was used in the planning of the experimental group, and monthly in the contrast group. Data suggested that pre-established and strict planning (even updated monthly) failed to fit current learner needs. Over 12 weeks, the pre-established planning suffered regular modifications in the experimental group, and the assessment tool changed monthly. In conclusion, both planning and assessment should be open and flexible to exchange information mutually, and support the design of tailor-made learning environments.

Primary Headaches and Physical Performance: A Professional Youth Female Soccer Team Study.

The vast majority of the research on acute post-traumatic incidents in athletes focuses on migraines. Physical exercise might reduce the frequency of migraines as well as trigger a migraine attack. The objectives of the study were to evaluate primary headache prevalence in professional young female soccer players and to assess whether headaches are related to physical performance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has considered the relationship between primary headaches and physical performance assessment. The research was conducted in 19 females aged 12-17 from a professional youth soccer academy. Players completed a questionnaire about health status and then performed laboratory physical tests (e.g., cardiopulmonary tests, countermovement and squat jumps, handgrip, sit-and-reach tests). Subsequently, players were separated into a headache group and a headache-free control group. In the analysed group, eight female players (42%) suffered from primary headaches. Among the performance parameters, a significant result was found in terms of flexibility. Females from the headache group had higher results in the sit-and-reach test than females from the control group (p = 0.029). Flexibility as well as mobility in migraine patients is an area with significant potential for further investigation, as little research has been conducted to date.

Multicompartment pelvic floor prolapse repairs: Surgical principles

The operative management of rectal prolapse has evolved substantially over time. Many patients with rectal prolapse also have concomitant prolapse of their anterior and/or middle compartments. Optimal repair of pelvic organ prolapse will address all of the involved compartments, which often requires close collaboration with a urogynecology or female urology team. This chapter describes our technique for robotic ventral mesh rectopexy with sacrocolpopexy when indicated.

A cluster analysis of high-performance female team players' perceived motivational climate: Implications on perceived motor competence and autonomous behaviour.

High performance sport for females is an area which is gaining more and more relevance today, but which hasn't received the same research interest as sport for males. The aim of the present study was to analyse the motivational climate perceived by high performance female athletes and the implications on perceived motor competence and autonomous behaviour and check the differences according category, sport experience and training hours in performance and master climate. The participants were 615 female athletes who practice top level team sports, with ages comprised of 16 to 38 (M = 22,10; SD = 4,91). The sample consisted of two different categories: junior (n = 242) and senior (n = 373). These players participated in different team sports, specifically football, handball, basketball and volleyball, training between 6 and 24 hours a week (M = 8,34; DT = 4,33). The variables measured were: perceived motivational climate in sport, autonomous behaviour and perceived motor competence. A cluster analysis was carried out using, as a variable, the perceived motivational climate, and showing the existence of two profiles, one related to ego and the other to task. The multivariate analysis showed that the profile orientated towards the task had significant differences compared to the autonomous behaviour (M = 4.66 vs M = 3.41). At the same time an analysis was carried out looking at different social demographic variables, revealing how there were differences in the sports experience (those participants with more than ten years' experience were more orientated towards ego, compared to those with less than ten years' experience) and the category (junior athletes were more orientated towards the task, compared to senior athletes). It was concluded that a greater orientation towards the task can lead to an improvement in the perception of motor competence, with the youngest and least experienced athletes being the most prominent in this category.

CEO monitoring and accounting record manipulation: Evidence from Slovak agriculture companies

Many authors focus on detecting accounting record manipulation using various models and investigating the reasons of accounting falsification and alteration. In general, the tax base is changed because its optimization benefits the business. Various research studies show that the CEO is the one who commences the process of updating accounting data. As a result, we'd like to show the gender of persons that initiate manipulation the most frequently. By recognizing inventive accounting, Beneish's methodology is utilized to identify organizations that have cheated. As a result, organizations are categorized as having a female, male, or mixed management team. Based on the Beneish model, statistical approaches (such as contingency tables and establishing the link between variables), and correspondence analysis, we established that gender influences how a company's accounting is managed: if a woman is a director, the company is regarded non-manipulative. In contrast, if a male keeps control of the corporation, the company has a strong incentive to falsify its financial reports.

United in Patriarchy? A View from across the (Aegean) Pond

United in Patriarchy? A View from across the (Aegean) Pond

여성 팀장의 가정 · 일 긍정 전이, 리더십 역량, 경력성공 간의 관계 : 조직문화의 조절된 매개효과 검증

본 연구는 여성 팀장의 가정 · 일 긍정 전이, 리더십 역량, 경력성공과 조직문화의 구조적 관계를 알아보는 것에 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 여성관리자 패널조사 (KWMP) 2기 1차 (2020년) 관리자 자료를 활용하여, 매개, 조절, 조절된 매개효과를 순차적으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 여성 팀장의 가정 · 일 긍정전이와 경력성공의 관계에서 리더십 역량은 부분매개효과를 나타냈다. 둘째, 여성 팀장의 가정 · 일 긍정전이와 경력성공의 관계에서 조직문화의 조절효과는 나타나지 않았다. 셋째, 여성 팀장의 리더십 역량과 경력성공의 관계에서 조직문화의 조절효과가 나타났다. 넷째, 여성 팀장의 가정 · 일 긍정전이가 리더십 역량을 매개로 경력성공에 영향을 미치는 데 있어서 조직문화의 조절된 매개효과가 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구는 여성 팀장의 경력성공과 관련된 요인들의 관계를 구조적으로 살펴보았다는 점에서 의미가 있다. 이를 바탕으로 본 연구의 의의와 후속연구를 위한 제언들을 제시하였다.

COMPARISON OF BODY COMPOSITION OF VOLLEYBALL, HANDBALL AND FOOTBALL FEMALE PLAYERS

Body composition is an important factor in the physical fitness and health of athletes. The aim of this research is to identify and compare body composition (BC) of female players including volleyball (VB) (X with Age=21.48±2.64), handball (HB) (X with Age =18.42±2.62), and soccer (SOC) (X with Age =18.37±2.41). Total and regional body composition of each player were evaluated with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry method (DXA). According to the results of the MANOVA, there was a statistically significant difference between female players from different team sports on the combined dependent variables (F=2.14; p=.007; Pillai’s Trace=1.45; η2=.73). When the results for the dependent variables were considered separately, SOC players had significantly lower lean arm mass (F=6.27; p=.004; η2=.23), lean leg mass (F=7.92; p=.001; η2=.27), lean android mass (F=8.85; p=.001; η2=.29), lean gyonoid mass (F=9.01; p=.001; η2=.30), and Total BMC (F=7.25; p=.002; η2=.25) than those of VB and HB players. In addition, while SOC players had significantly lower lean body mass (F=4.97; p=.011; η2=.19) than VB players; HB players had significantly higher leg fat mass (F=4.77; p=.013; η2=.18) and gyonoid fat mass (F=4.37; p=.019; η2=.17) than SOC players. In conclusion, body compositions of female team players of SOC, VB, and HB varied. Coaches and sports scientists are advised to plan training considering the differences between sports branches.

Dynamic knee valgus in anterior cruciate ligament non-contact injury and reinjury in professional female athletes. Determinant or not?

Dynamic Knee Valgus (DKV) is correlated with both, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury and hip and ankle disorders in female athletes and has a more significant prevalence compared with male athletes because of numerous factors. The aim of this study is to determine if the connexion between DKV, landing errors, and non-contact ACL injury and re-injury in high-performance, adult, female team sport athletes can be eliminated by changing the frontal plane movement pattern and the landing errors during the rehabilitation process (RHB), a process which was focussed on dynamic knee stability with multidimensional single-leg jump landing training, on 3D knee balance improvement and multistimulus perturbation challenges and tasks,+ eccentric &amp; concentric exercise, strength &amp; conditioning, aerobic training that lasted from 26 - 44 weeks. Assessing and eliminating-reducing DKV during the RHB is mandatory in lowering the re-rupture rates in female professional athletes after ACL surgery and in preventing opposite knee trauma.

Lawsuit over alleged sexual abuse by AT serves as cautionary tale

Reports of sexual abuse committed by certain team physicians against student‐athletes made headlines during the last few years, unfortunately demonstrating that male and female team members were at risk of being victimized by certain wayward physicians.

태권도 국가대표 선수들의 경기력 요인에 대한 탐색적 접근

The purpose of this study was to explore the performance factors of national taekwondo players and to present improvement and support measures for the factors. Research participants were seven female national team athletes participating in the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, we used photovocie, participatory action research strategy. The process of photo-voice was categorized in the order of factors of the national Taekwondo players were categorized into internal and external factors. Sub-topics of the inner factors were ‘mirror that shines on me’, ‘fight against weight’, ‘time alone’, and ‘routine that protects me’, and the outer factors were categorized into ‘my own endorphins’, ‘fatal encounters’, and ‘growth in pain’. Based on the results of this study, we discussed on inherent performance factors and offered some suggestions for future improvement and support.

Self-Concept and the Role of Women in Technical Operational Work (Phenomenological Study of Female Team Leaders at Telkom Akses Jakarta Utara)

Menurut Mansour Fakih, konsep gender dipahami sebagai sifat yang melekat pada laki-laki dan perempuan yang dikonstruksi secara sosial dan budaya. Misalnya, wanita dikenal lemah, cantik, dan emosional. Sedangkan laki-laki sering dianggap kuat, perkasa, dan rasional. Sedangkan tenaga teknis operasional identik dengan jenis kelamin tertentu. Tidak hanya terkait gender, para pekerja teknis operasional juga seringkali dituntut untuk bekerja di luar ruangan dalam berbagai kondisi cuaca dimana mereka harus memiliki kondisi fisik yang prima, dan bagi pekerja perempuan, teknis operasional bukanlah pekerjaan yang tepat. Untuk keperluan penelitian ini, perempuan pekerja teknis operasional di Telkom Akses Jakarta Utara diamati menggunakan kerangka teori sudut pandang Sandra Harding dan Julia T Wood yang menyatakan bahwa tidak semua perempuan memiliki sudut pandang yang sama. Selain isu gender, ditegaskan bahwa kondisi ekonomi, ras, dan orientasi seksual merupakan identitas budaya tambahan yang dapat membawa seseorang ke tengah-tengah masyarakat atau bahkan mengisolasi mereka dari lingkungannya. Melalui analisis ini, fenomena peran perempuan dalam pekerjaan teknis operasional tidak hanya menjadi pelengkap tetapi juga memiliki peran penting dalam sebuah perusahaan.

Low and Moderate Doses of Caffeinated Coffee Improve Repeated Sprint Performance in Female Team Sport Athletes.

Simple SummaryThe bulk of research on caffeine as an ergogenic aid has been on endurance performance, however there is evidence that caffeine can enhance short-term high-intensity performance. Caffeine may have an ergogenic impact during anaerobic exercise by facilitating central effects by antagonizing adenosine receptors, hence decreasing the detrimental effects of adenosine on neurotransmission, arousal, and pain perception. Caffeine intake also activates the central nervous system, which promotes alertness and concentration. Additionally, athletes typically consume coffee containing caffeine. To date, the bulk of study has focused on the administration of 3–9 mg/kg of anhydrous caffeine, as opposed to the readily accessible source of caffeine, coffee, and has mostly been conducted on males. Consequently, there is a dearth of study evaluating the ergogenic impact of caffeine on females, particularly when consuming alternative caffeine delivery methods, such as coffee. The current study is the first to investigate the effects of low (3 mg/kg) and moderate (6 mg/kg) doses of caffeine from coffee on repeated sprint performance in females.The aim of this study was to determine the effect of low and moderate doses of caffeine ingestion via caffeinated coffee on repeated sprint test (RST) and plasma catecholamine concentration in trained female team-sport athletes. In a randomized, double-blind, crossover design, 13 female team-sport athletes (VO2max: 48.7 ± 4 mL·kg·min−1) completed three RST trials, separated by 4-day, 60 min post-ingestion of either 3 mg·kg−1 (LCOF) or 6 mg·kg−1 (MCOF) or placebo (PLA). The RST consisted of 12 × 4 s sprints on a cycle ergometer interspersed with 20 s of active recovery. Blood lactate (BLa) and glucose (GLU) and epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations were collected before and 60 min after coffee ingestion, and after RST. Heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured at the beginning of RST, and after the 6th and 12th sprints. Average peak power score during RST was significantly improved after LCOF (p = 0.016) and MCOF (p = 0.041) compared to PLA, but peak and mean power output of the individual sprints, and fatigue index were not different between trials (all p > 0.05). Epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations were significantly higher before and after RST in LCOF and MCOF compared to PLA (all p < 0.05). BLa was also higher after RST in both LCOF and MCOF compared to PLA (p = 0.005). HR, RPE, and GLU were not different between conditions (p > 0.05). In conclusion, low and moderate dose of caffeine ingestion can enhance the average peak power score during repeated sprints. These findings partly support low and moderate doses of caffeine supplementation via coffee as a nutritional ergogenic aid for trained female team-sport players during repeated sprint exercise.

Construction of the football training process in the annual cycle in female student football teams

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the structure and content of the physical training of highly qualified female soccer players during the annual training cycle.&#x0D; Material and methods. The following research methods were used to solve the tasks: analysis of scientific and methodological and special literature, regulatory documents; pedagogical research methods (pedagogical observation, pedagogical testing, pedagogical experiment); methods of mathematical statistics.&#x0D; The results. The level of aerobic endurance is determined by the results of the 2000 m run. The obtained data indicate an increase in the test indicators from 499.3 ± 8.24 s at the beginning of the study to 484.7 ± 7.01 s after the basic stabilizing mesocycle, which was 2.9%, but already in the first competitive period, compared to the previous ones , the results of this test deteriorated by 1.0%. In the second competitive period, the test execution speed deteriorated by 2.3%, and the overall average result became even worse than the initial one.&#x0D; The predominant influence of the development of certain physical qualities on the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the performance of technical and tactical techniques by football players was determined. The number of shots on goal depends on the level of general endurance (r = 0.59), the quality of stopping is dependent on speed and strength qualities (r = -0.53), and the intensity coefficient depends on the level of special (speed) endurance (r = 0.65). There is a very weak or weak statistically reliable relationship between other indicators of competitive activity and physical fitness of qualified soccer players (r = 0.10-0.43).&#x0D; Conclusions. Based on the determination of the dynamics of physical qualities during the annual training cycle and the analysis of the relationship between indicators of physical fitness and competitive activity, it was recommended to the team coach to plan physical training taking into account the playing role of female athletes and correct training programs with an increase in the time allocated to physical training in the competitive period

Envy Influences Interpersonal Dynamics and Team Performance: Roles of Gender Congruence and Collective Team Identification

Our research extends past envy research by considering how envy and gender congruence shape interpersonal dynamics at the dyadic level and their bottom-up effects for team performance. Integrating social comparison theory and social identity theory, we examine when and how dyadic level envy influences team performance. Using time-lagged data from 428 dyads of 161 employees in 51 teams, our results show that envious employees are likely to engage in interpersonal deviance directed toward envied team members and that envied employees are likely to seek advice from envious team members. Gender congruence further influences these relationships, with different patterns for males and females. Specifically, while envious male employees are more likely to engage in interpersonal deviance toward envied male team members (i.e., male–male dyads), envied female team members are more likely to ask envious female employees for advice (i.e., female–female dyads). Interpersonal dynamics involving envy have performance implications, such that team performance is worse where envious employees are more likely to engage in interpersonal deviance directed toward envied team members, in comparison to teams where this relationship is weaker. Finally, collective team identification mitigates the negative effect of envious employees’ interpersonal deviance on team performance.

‘Fighting like a girl’: qualitative analysis of the gendered movement learning in the Spanish Olympic karate team

ABSTRACT Background Female learning of movement in elite combat sports has not been studied enough to date. Literature on movement learning and teaching of complex skills has not, to date, focused on karate, and the scarce literature on the learning of elite karate practitioners mostly does not focus on women. Nevertheless, women fighters participated in karate as an Olympic sport, even if such status was temporary, limited to Tokyo 2020 (2021). Purpose In an analogy with Iris Marion Young's (1980) publication ‘throwing like a girl’, our aim in this study was to investigate what it means to learn ‘to fight like a girl’ and if there is a feminine learned fighting style. Methods We have carried out an ethnographic project focusing, due to the unexpected impact of COVID-19, mainly on interviewing the female Spanish karate team in preparation for the Olympic Games. We interviewed 14 women athletes of the team and their four male coaches twice each and analysed 28 videos of women athletes displaying their best athletic performances, according to themselves. In this article we are focusing on the analysis of 20 videos of the kumite modality, then reflecting on this analysis with data from interviews of the four coaches and ten of the athletes, the kumite athletes. We developed a series of criteria in order to carry out the task of observation and analysis of the gendered martial-sportive movement supported by the literature, coaches’ perspectives and athletes’ views. The main concepts derived from the video analysis were the use of space, restricted movements; absence of melee work; and difficulty in carrying out projections/sweeps. Findings Sports karate is still configured as a (hetero)normative environment, supported in tradition, be that of martial art with its pedagogy and of sport as a male preserve. This context leads to a view of women’s learning to perform as inferior to men’s, perpetually comparing them, in the hierarchical structure established within the field. Concepts of equality and equity are undermined, and by performing differently, or not matching the male model, women have their performance of some complex movements qualified as a natural inability. Conclusion We conclude that there is a feminine way of learning to fight, but only with generalized characteristics since there is a rich plurality of styles among these elite sporting women. For the field, to fight like a girl means inferior performance in comparison with men’s performance, however, for us, it means really ‘to fight’, not just on the mat, and we see such comparison as untenable.