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- Kahn, J. (2023, June 11). ‘It just hits you like a truck’: Mary Fowler on menstruation and normalising periods in football. The Guardian.
- Pender, K. (2023, July 2). ‘Monumental change’: Football tackles the impact of periods on performance. The Guardian.
- Shalala, A. (2022, February 1). As an elite athlete, Cate Campbell struggled to manage her period. She wants more awareness of women's health issues. ABC News.
- Walton, C., Gao, C. & Rice, S. (2022, December 9). New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport. The Conversation.
- Sygall. D. (2022, December 7). Prospective gliders shine at inaugural female-only camp. Paralympics Australia.
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- Davies, E., & Loyer, V. (2023). The psychological responses of elite equestrian athletes to their horses’ injuries: Psychological responses of elite riders to equine injury. International Journal of Equine Science, 2(2), 24–36.
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- Fraser, K. K. & Kochanek, J. (2023). What place does elite sport have for women? A scoping review of constraints. Frontiers in Sport and Active Living, 5. doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2023.1121676
- Pérez Armendáriz, M., Spyrou, K., & E. Alcaraz, P. (2024). Match demands of female team sports: A scoping review. Biology of Sport, 41(1), 175-199. doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.129476
- Riboli, A., Francini, L., Rossi, E., Caronti, A., Boldrini, L., & Mazzoni, S. (2024). Top-class women’s soccer performance: peak demands and distribution of the match activities relative to maximal intensities during official matches. Biology of Sport, 41(1), 207-215. doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.129477
- Mocanu G.D., Murariu G. (2023). The influence of the specificity of sports specializations on the values of muscle power for female university students. Balneo and PRM Research Journal 2023, 14(2), 563.
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- Xiang-Qian Xu, Korobeynikov G, Wei Han, Dutchak M, et al. (2023). Analysis of phases and medalists to women’s singles matches in badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Slobozhanskyi Herald of Science and Sport. 27(2), pp. 64–69. doi.org/10.15391/snsv.2023- 2.002
- Drca, N., Larsson, S.C., Grannas, D., et al. (2023). Elite female endurance athletes are at increased risk of atrial fibrillation compared to the general population: A matched cohort study. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Bernstein, C., & Behringer, M. (2023). Mechanisms underlying menstrual cycle effects on exercise performance: A scoping review. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal. https://doi.org/10.1123/wspaj.2022-0026
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- Leite, W. (2023). Incorporating socio-cultural variables into calculations of home advantage in women’s sport: A new framework. Journal of Women’s Sports Medicine, 3(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.53646/jwsm.v3i1.36
- Boby, F. A. (2023). A study on the impact of various motor fitness characteristics on performing ability in high and low-performing divisional women cricket players. Physical Education and Sports: Studies and Research, 2(1), 44-58. https://doi.org/10.56003/pessr.v2i1.179
- Rothschild, C.E., Collingwood, T.G. (2023). Maximizing running participation and performance through menopause. Journal of Women's & Pelvic Health Physical Therapy 47(2). 133-143.
- Sun, D., Yang, T. (2023). Semi-squat exercises with varying levels of arterial occlusion pressure during blood flow restriction training induce a post-activation performance enhancement and improve vertical height jump in female football players. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (22), 212 - 225. https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2023.212
- Jung, R., Gehlert, S., Geisler, S. (2023). Muscle strength gains per week are higher in the lower-body than the upper-body in resistance training experienced healthy young women: A systematic review with meta-analysis. PLOS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284216
- Sella, F. S. (2023). Maximising performance in female Rugby Sevens athletes. [Doctoral thesis]. University of Waikato.
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- Otte, C. J., Mantzioris, E., Salagaras, B. S., et al. (2023). Seasonal health tracking of Australian Football League Women’s athletes. Science and Medicine in Football.
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- Carlson, T.L., West, B.T., Sonneville, K., et al. (2022). Identifying latent classes of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) consequences in a sample of collegiate female cross country runners. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Witkos, J., Hartman-Petryka, M. (2022). Female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sport: Endocrine changes and treatment in women. Polish Annals of Medicine, 29(2), 281-287.
- Savolainen, E.H., Vänttinen, T., Ihalainen, J.K., et al. (2022). Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 619-627.
- Mäkiniemi, J., Savolainen, E., Finni, T., et al. (2022). Position specific physical demands in different phases of competitive matches in national level women’s football. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 629-637.
- Mohamed, M., Zainal, A., Mazaulan, M., et al. (2022). The disparity of performance indicators between winning and losing FIBA women's basketball world cup 2018 teams. Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation, 18(2), 193-202.
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Otte, C. J., Mantzioris, E., Salagaras, B. S., et al. (2024). Comparison of Australian Football League Women's athletes match day energy and nutrient intake to recommendations. Nutrition and Dietetics.
Callinan, M. J., Connor, J. D., Sinclair, W. H., et al. (2024). Performance metrics that matter: Assessing winning and losing teams in women’s Rugby union. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1–14.
Pote, L., Nicholls, S., Shaw, A. et al. (2024). Physiological and perceptual demands during a simulated “the hundred” batting work-bout in female cricketers. Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise.
Branquinho, L., de França, E., Teixeira, J. E., et al. (2024). Relationship between key offensive performance indicators and match running performance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 1–15.
Riemann, B. L., Johnson, M. J., Davies, G. J., et al. (2024). Residual effects of same day lower extremity strength training on countermovement jump performance in collegiate women athletes. Journal of Human Kinetics, 92, 213-225.
Milošević, M., Zarić, I., Dopsaj, M., et al. (2024). Mental toughness and empathy as match performance predictors of high-level female basketball players. Biomedical Human Kinetics,16(1) 131-138.
Petrie, F. J., Williams, E. M. P., Mackintosh, K.A., et al. (2024). Assessing the feasibility of a neck-strength training intervention in university women's rugby. European Journal of Sport Science, 24(4). 466-473.
Sánchez-Abselam, O., González-Fernández, F. T., Figueiredo, A., et al. (2024). Effect of the role, playing position and the body characteristics on physical performance in female soccer players. Heliyon. 10(7), E29240.
Cherkashin, I. A., Cherkashina, E. V., Cai, C., et al. (2024). Effects of menstrual cycle phases on heart rate variability indicators and external respiratory function of female Muay Thai athletes. Medicina dello Sport, 77. 1-19.
Nolan, D. (2024). An investigation of sex-specific considerations relating to physical preparation in women’s rugby union [Doctoral dissertation]. Dublin City University.
Moore, H. (2024). Within-day energy balance and symptoms of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) in recreational female athletes. [Masters Thesis]. Manchester Metropolitan University.
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- Shalala, A. (2024, February 25). Athletes struggling with contraceptives and menstrual health as periods remain taboo in sport. ABC News.
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- Filgueiras, A., Stults-Kolehmainen, M., Melo, G. et al. (2023). Cognition in soccer and futsal: Evidence of validity of a 4-instrument protocol to assess executive functioning among women athletes. BMC Psychology, 11. 436. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01464-0
- Bowell, P. (2023). The lived experience of the quantified footballer: Understanding digital self tracking among women Australian Rules Footballers [doctoral dissertation]. Swinburne University.
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2022
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- Khonina, M. (2022, November 23). Beyond food as fuel: Exploring women athletes’ relationship with food. SIRC.
- Bahr, J. (2022, September 4). Female athletes are calling for more research into periods. Here’s why. SBS News.
- Newton, A. (2022, September 20). AIS Indigenous health study paves way for new female athlete research. NRL.
- Hutchinson, A. (2022, July 8). How pregnancy affects your marathon time. Outside.
- Sample, I. (2022, August 12). ‘It doesn’t need to be a setback’: how elite athletes return from pregnancy. The Guardian.
- Hopkins, C.S & Hopkins, C. (2022). Relative energy deficiency in sport: Health implications in female athletes. Womens Healthcare.
- Rope, S., Webber, M., & Sheehan, H. (2022, March 13). Research 'gaps' about periods, the pill and female physiology affecting women in sport. ABC News.
- YLM SportScience. (2022, May 30). Recommendations and nutritional considerations for female athletes: health and performance [infographic].
- FIFPRO and KPMG. (2022). 2021 FIFPRO Player workload monitoring. Annual workload report.
- Carlson, T.L., West, B.T., Sonneville, K., et al. (2022). Identifying latent classes of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) consequences in a sample of collegiate female cross country runners. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Witkos, J., Hartman-Petryka, M. (2022). Female athlete triad and relative energy deficiency in sport: Endocrine changes and treatment in women. Polish Annals of Medicine, 29(2), 281-287.
- Savolainen, E.H., Vänttinen, T., Ihalainen, J.K., et al. (2022). Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 619-627.
- Mäkiniemi, J., Savolainen, E., Finni, T., et al. (2022). Position specific physical demands in different phases of competitive matches in national level women’s football. Biology of Sport, 40(3), 629-637.
- Mohamed, M., Zainal, A., Mazaulan, M., et al. (2022). The disparity of performance indicators between winning and losing FIBA women's basketball world cup 2018 teams. Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation, 18(2), 193-202.
- Okholm Kryger, K., Thomson, A., Tang, A., et al. (2022). Ten questions in sports engineering technology in elite women's football. Sports Engineering, 25.
- Forstmann, N., Meignié, A., De Larochelambert, Q., et al. (2022). Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners? European Journal of Sport Science.
- Davenport, M.H. Ray, L., Nesdoly, A. et al. (2022). We’re not superhuman, we’re human: A qualitative description of elite athletes’ experiences of return to sport after childbirth. Sports Medicine.
- Quinn, K.M. (2022). Female physiology and performance: New insights into workload monitoring from the field and laboratory [Doctoral Thesis]. Griffith University.
- Heyward, O., Emmonds S., Roe G., et al. (2022). Applied sports science and sports medicine in women’s rugby: Systematic scoping review and Delphi study to establish future research priorities. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine,8, e001287.
- Areta, J.L. & Elliott-Sale, K.J. (2022). Nutrition for female athletes: What we know, what we don't know, and why. European Journal of Sport Science, 22(5), 669-671.
- Liao, L. & Li, J. (2022). Research on effect of load stimulation change on heart rate variability of women volleyball athletes. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience.
- Iskra, J., Przednowek, K., Domaradzki, J., et al. (2022). Temporal and spatial characteristics of pacing strategy in elite women’s 400 meters hurdles athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3432.
- Pettersen, S.D., Adlofsen, F., Martinussen, M., et al. (2022). Psychological factors and performance in women's football: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 161-175.
- Madsen, E.E., Hansen, T., Thomsen, S.D., et al. (2022). Can psychological characteristics, football experience, and player status predict state anxiety before important matches in Danish elite-level female football players? Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 150-160.
- Costa, J.A., Brito, J., Nakamura, F.Y., et al. (2022). Associations between 24-h heart rate variability and aerobic fitness in high-level female soccer players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 140-149.
- Póvoas, S., Ascensão, A., Magalhães, J., et al. (2022). Technical match actions and plasma stress markers in elite female football players during an official FIFA tournament. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 127-139.
- Panduro, J., Ermidis, G., Røddik, L., et al. (2022). Physical performance and loading for six playing positions in elite female football: Full-game, end-game, and peak periods. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 115-126.
- Winther, A.K., Baptista, I., Pedersen, S., et al. (2022). Position specific physical performance and running intensity fluctuations in elite women’s football. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 105-114.
- de Sousa, M.V., Lundsgaard, A.M., Christensen, P.M., et al. (2022). Nutritional optimisation for female elite football players—topical review. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 81-104.
- Oliveira, C.B., Sousa, M., Abreu, R., et al. (2022). Dietary supplements usage by elite female football players: an exploration of current practices. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 73-80.
- Oliveira, C.B., Marqueus, C., Abreu, R., et al. (2022). Gut microbiota of elite female football players is not altered during an official international tournament. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 62-72.
- Pedersen, S., Welde, B., Sagelv, E.H., et al. (2022). Associations between maximal strength, sprint, and jump height and match physical performance in high-level female football players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 54-61.
- Mohr, M., Fatouros, I.G., Jamurtas, A.Z., et al. (2022). Skeletal muscle phenotype and game performance in elite women football players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 39-53.
- Krustop, P., Mohr, M., Nybo, L., et al. (2022). Muscle metabolism and impaired sprint performance in an elite women’s football game. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 32(s1), 27-38.
- McNamara, A., Harris, R. & Minahan, C. (2022). That time of the month’ … for the biggest event of your career! Perception of menstrual cycle on performance of Australian athletes training for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 8, e001300.
- de Borja, C., Chang, C. J., Watkins, R., et al. (2022). Optimising health and athletic performance for women. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 15, 10-20.
- Sobhani, V., Rostamizadeh, M., Hosseini, S. M., et al. (2022). Anthropometric, physiological, and psychological variables that determine the elite pistol performance of women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 1102.
- Wikander, L., Kirshbaum, M. N., Nasreena, W. & Gahreman, D. E. (2021). Urinary incontinence in competitive women powerlifters: A cross-sectional survey. Sports Medicine, 7(1).
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- Geddes, L. (2021, July 16). Sport science body to track female athletes' hormonal changes linked to menstruation. The Guardian.
- Hancocks, N. (2021, October 14). Where are the women in sports nutrition research? Nutra Ingredients.
- Lemire, J. (2021, November 17). The Whoop Strap and Oura Ring are measuring the impact of menstruation and pregnancy on athletes as women's research and tech finally rise. Sporttechie.
- Alfaro‐Magallanes, V. M., Barba‐Moreno, L., Rael, B., Romero‐Parra, N., Rojo‐Tirado, M. A., Benito, P. J., ... & Peinado, A. B. (2020). Hepcidin response to interval running exercise is not affected by oral contraceptive phase in endurance‐trained women. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.
- Andrieieva, O., Yarmak, O., Kashuba, V., Drozdovska, S., Ginevičienė, V., Blagii, O., & Akimova-Ternovska, M. (2020). Efficiency of a combined fitness program for improving physical condition in young women. Teorìâ ta metodika fìzičnogo vihovannâ [Theory and methods of the physical education], 20(4), 195-204.
- Bharathi, M. V., & Jessie, B. Effect of hill running for development of speed among women volley ball players of KVR Government College for Women, Kurnool, AP. International Journal of Health, Physical Education & Computer Science in Sports, 131.
- Filip-Stachnik, A., Krzysztofik, M., Kaszuba, M., Leońska-Duniec, A., Czarny, W., Del Coso, J., & Wilk, M. (2020). Placebo Effect of Caffeine on Maximal Strength and Strength Endurance in Healthy Recreationally Trained Women Habituated to Caffeine. Nutrients, 12(12), 3813.
- Jacqueline Serrano, D. C., Belsito, R., & Serrano, B. (2020). Calculating The Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio In A Female Olympic Weightlifter: A Case Study. British Journal of Medical & Health Sciences (BJMHS), 2(8).
- Magee, M. K., Lockard, B. L., Zabriskie, H. A., Schaefer, A. Q., Luedke, J. A., Erickson, J. L., ... & Jagim, A. R. (2020). Prevalence of Low Energy Availability in Collegiate Women Soccer Athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 5(4), 96.
- Parker, P., Sisson, O., & Bunn, J. Do Grit, Sport-Specific Psychological Skills, and Physical Capabilities Affect Performance in Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse? A Pilot Study. Journal of Sport Behavior, 43(4).
- Rocha-Rodrigues, S., Sousa, M., Reis, P. L., Leão, C., Cardoso-Marinho, B., Massada, M., & Afonso, J. (2021). Bidirectional Interactions between the Menstrual Cycle, Exercise Training, and Macronutrient Intake in Women: A Review. Nutrients, 13(2), 438.
- Ronkainen, N. J., Allen-Collinson, J., Aggerholm, K., & Ryba, T. V. (2020). Superwomen? Young sporting women, temporality and learning not to be perfect. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1012690220979710.
- Sailaja, L. (2020). Acute effects of ultra-endurance running on the upper respiratory tract symptoms among the recreational women runners. International Journal of Physical Education, Sports and Health, 7(5), 303-307.
- Taberner, M., van Dyk, N., Allen, T., Jain, N., Richter, C., Drust, B., ... & Cohen, D. D. (2020). Physical preparation and return to performance of an elite female football player following ACL reconstruction: a journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), e000843.
- Zadorozhna, O., Pityn, M., Hlukhov, I., Stepanyuk, S., Kharcenko-Baranetska, L., & Drobot, K. (2021). Indicators of athletes’ effectiveness as a basis of team tactical training in women epee fencing. TRENDS in Sport Sciences, 27(4), 191-202.
- Zeng, Z., Jendricke, P., Centner, C., Storck, H., Gollhofer, A., & König, D. (2021). Acute Effects of Oatmeal on Exercise-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Production Following High-Intensity Interval Training in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Antioxidants, 10(1), 3.
- Mansoori-Ajol, A., TaheriChadorneshin, H., Nokhodchi, N., Abtahi-Eivary, S-H. (2021). Effects of acute taekwondo exercise on antioxidant enzyme activities, serum total antioxidant capacity, and malondialdehyde concentration in adolescent female taekwondokas. Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies, 8(2).
- Walton, C.C., Gao, C.X., Butterworth, M., Clements, M., & Purcell, R. (2021). Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in Australian elite athletes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7.
- Zhao, W., Wang, C., Bi, Y., and Chen, L. (2021). Effect of integrative neuromuscular training for injury prevention and sports performance of female badminton players. BioMed Research International.
- Bartholomew, J., Gilligan, C. & Spence, A. (2021). Contemporary variables that impact sleep and development in female adolescent swimmers and gymnasts. Sports Medicine Open, 7, article 57.
- Castanier, C., Bougault, V., Teulier, C. et al. (2021). The specificities of elite female athletes: A multidisciplinary approach. Life, 11, 622.
- Cherednichenko, I. & Bruhno, E. (2021). Comparative characteristics and assessment of the relations of anthropometric indicators and motor abilities of girls' basketball players 12 - 14 years old. Central European Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, 33(1), 61-71.
- DeLang, M. D., Hannon, J. P., Goto, S., Bothwell, J. M. & Garrison, J. C. (2021). Female adolescent soccer players utilise different neuromuscular strategies between limbs during the propulsion phase of a lateral vertical jump. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 16(3), 695-703.
- Dix, C., Arundale, A., Silvers-Granelli, H., Marmon, A., Zarzycki, R. & Snyder-Mackler, L. (2021). Biomechanical changes during a 90 degree cut in collegiate female soccer players with participation in the 11+. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 16(3), 671-780.
- Greenwood, T. M., Turner, Y. & Jennings, I. (2021). The mediating role of self-compassion on self-esteem and body satisfaction in females who participate in physique competitions. Body Studies, 3(1), 22-29.
- Griffin, J., Larsen, B., Horan, S., Keogh, J., Dodd, K., Andreatta, M. & Minahan, C. (2021). Women's football: An examination of factors that influence movement patterns. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(8), 2384-2393.
- Gür, S. & Soyal, M. (2021). Examining the effects of hand anthropometric measurements, grip strength and balance skills on shot performance in elite female basketball players. European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, 7(1).
- Hrozanova, M., Klöckner, C. A., Sandbakk, Ø., Pallesen, S. & Moen, F. (2021). Sex differences in sleep and influence of the menstrual cycle on women's sleep in junior endurance athletes. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0253376.
- Ishizu, T., Takak, E., Torii, S. & Taguchi, M. (2021). Prebiotic food intake may improve bone resorption in Japanese female athletes: A pilot study. Sports, 9(6), 82.
- Jamil, F., Zia ul Haz, M., Iqbal, A., Bada Habib, M. & Mafooz, M. (2021). The jump performance of urban and rural of girls volleyball players of Layya, Punjab Pakistan. Psychology and Education Journal, 58(4), 3003-3007.
- Kabiri Aq Ziarat, S., Taheri, A. & Abolmaali, K. (2021). Prediction of mental wellbeing and general health based on perceived stress and body image with mediating the role of self-compassion in women athletes in Tehran. International Journal of Motor Control and Learning, 3(2), 32-47.
- Kim, E. & Chae, J. (2021). Comparison of the performance levels of US female professional golf players. International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 33(1), 61-73.
- Martinez-Rodriguez, A., Sánchez-Sánchez, J., Martinez-Olcina, M., Vicente-Martinez, M., Miralles-Amorós, L. & Sánchez-Sáez, J.A. (2021). Study of physical fitness, bone quality, and Mediterranean diet adherence in professional female beach handball players: Cross-sectional study. Nutrients, 13, 1911.
- Pulatova, M. C., Allamuratov, M. & Shukurova, S. S. (2021). The influence of training loads on the functional state of the cardiorespiratory system in girls doing Judo. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 25(6), 2769-2774.
- Solstad, B. E., Granerud, M., Haraldsen, H. M., Gustafsson, H. & Knight, C. J. (2021). An exploration of reciprocity between female athletes and their coach in elite junior swimming: A shared reality theory perspective. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health.
- Castro, K.V., Arthur, L.C., Hamilton, D.K., et al. (2021). Testosterone, athletic context, oral contraceptive use and competitive persistence in women. Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology.
- Gomez-Bruton, A., Marin-Puvalto, J., Muñiz-Pardos, B., et al. (2021). Does acute caffeine supplementation improve physical performance in female team-sport athletes? Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrients, 13(10), 3663.
- Holtzman, B., Ackerman, K.E. (2021). (2021). Recommendations and nutritional considerations for female athletes: Health and performance. Sports Medicine, 51, 43-57.
- Nasiri, E., Ganji Harsini, A., Arabi, F., et al. (2021). Eight weeks of Pilates exercise improved physical performance of overweight and obese women without significant changes in body composition and serum myokines. Sport Science for Health.
2020
Research, reports & insights
- Akopyan, A. O., & Kulagina, L. A. (2020, January). Functional Preparedness of Women-Martial Artists. In First International Volga Region Conference on Economics, Humanities and Sports (FICEHS 2019) (pp. 841-842). Atlantis Press.
- Barbalho, M., Coswig, V., Souza, D., Serrão, J. C., Campos, M. H., & Gentil, P. (2020). Back Squat vs. Hip Thrust Resistance-training Programs in Well-trained Women. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Beqa Ahmeti, G., Idrizovic, K., Elezi, A., Zenic, N., & Ostojic, L. (2020). Endurance Training vs. Circuit Resistance Training: Effects on Lipid Profile and Anthropometric/Body Composition Status in Healthy Young Adult Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(4), 1222.
- Carruthers, A. (2019). Understanding women athlete concussion in socio-cultural context: a media analysis of Eugenie Bouchard’s concussion (Doctoral dissertation, Laurentian University of Sudbury).
- Casanova, N. R., Travassos, B. R., Ferreira, S. S., Garrido, N. D., & Costa, A. M. (2020). Concentration of salivary cortisol and testosterone in elite women football players: analysis of performance in official matches. Kinesiology: International journal of fundamental and applied kinesiology, 52(1), 1-9.
- Centner, C., Ritzmann, R., Gollhofer, A., & König, D. (2019). Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Training and Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Adaptations in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research.
- Galatti, L. R., Marques, R. F., Barros, C. E., Seoane, A. M., Paes, R. R., Milistetd, M., ... & Abad, M. T. (2019). Excellence in Women Basketball: Sport Career Development of World Champions and Olympic Medalists Brazilian Athletes. Revista de Psicologia del Deporte, 28(1), 17-23.
- Gepfert, M., Filip, A., Kostrzewa, M., Królikowska, P., Hajduk, G., Trybulski, R., & Krzysztofik, M. (2020). Analysis of power output and bar velocity during various techniques of the bench press among women. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise.
- Matsuda, T., Furuhata, T., Ogata, H., Kamemoto, K., Yamada, M., & Sakamaki-Sunaga, M. (2020). Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on Serum Carnitine and Endurance Performance of Women. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Power, K., Kovacs, S., Butcher-Poffley, L., Wu, J., & Sarwer, D. Disordered Eating and Compulsive Exercise in Collegiate Athletes: Applications for Sport and Research. The Sport Journal.
- Andruchshishin, I. F., Sivokhin, I. P., Tolegenova, G., & Ogienko, N. A. (2019). Personality qualities versus competitive success rates in elite women's weightlifting sport. Theory and Practice of Physical Culture, (7), 28-28.
- Assar, S., Gandomi, F., Mozafari, M., & Sohaili, F. (2020). The effect of Total resistance exercise vs. aquatic training on self-reported knee instability, pain, and stiffness in women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12(1), 1-13.
- Bej, D. K. (2020). Kinematic Analysis of Support Phase Characteristics in Women Race Walking. American Journal of Sports Science, 8(1), 22-28.
- Burrow, S. (2020). Recognition, respect and athletic excellence. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 14(1), 76-91.
- Feliciano, J., & Busch, A. M. Performance Differences in Division III Female Field Hockey Athletes with Prior Lower Extremity Injuries Over a Competitive Season. The Sport Journal, 41(2).
- Heneghan, N. R., Lokhaug, S. M., Tyros, I., Longvastøl, S., & Rushton, A. (2020). Clinical reasoning framework for thoracic spine exercise prescription in sport: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), e000713.
- Hirschberg, A. L., Knutsson, J. E., Helge, T., Godhe, M., Ekblom, M., Bermon, S., & Ekblom, B. (2020). Effects of moderately increased testosterone concentration on physical performance in young women: a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(10), 599-604.
- Zalech, M., & Bujak, Z. (2020). Precise verbal feedback may expedite the attainment of standing long jump accuracy in women. Kinesiology, 52(1), 39-45.
- Bal, D., Çelikbilek, S., & Afyon, Y. A. (2020). Investigation of balance performances of competitive women team athletes. European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, 6(5).
- Cox, E., Sabiston, C. M., Karlinsky, A., Manzone, J., Neyedli, H. F., & Welsh, T. N. (2020). The impact of athletic clothing style and body awareness on motor performance in women. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.
- De Nardi, M., Facheris, C., Ruggeri, P., La Torre, A., & Codella, R. (2020). High-impact Routines to Ameliorate Trunk and Lower Limbs Flexibility in Women. International Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Güçlüöver, A., & Gülü, M. (2020). Developing a new muscle power prediction equation through vertical jump power output in adolescent women. Medicine, 99(25).
- Kassiano, W., Medeiros, A. I., de Vasconcelos Costa, B. D., Andrade, A. D., Simim, M., de Sousa Fortes, L., ... & de Oliveira Assumpção, C. (2020). Does rest interval between sets affect resistance training volume, density, and rating of perceived exertion when adopting the crescent pyramid system in young women?. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 60(7), 992-998.
- Nowlin, L. (2020). Fatigue and performance differences between incoming freshmen and returning Division III collegiate women soccer players when completing a repeated shuttle-sprint protocol. (Doctoral dissertation).
- Panoutsakopoulos, V., Theodorou, A. S., Kotzamanidou, M. C., & Kollias, I. A. Biomechanical analysis of the 2017 European indoor champion in the women’s long jump: case report.
- Salagas, A., Donti, O., Katsikas, C., & Bogdanis, G. C. (2020). Heart Rate Responses during Sport-Specific High-Intensity Circuit Exercise in Child Female Gymnasts. Sports, 8(5), 68.
- Sarafyniuk, L. A., Khapitska, O. P., Sarafyniuk, P. V., Koliadenko, S. V., & Cherkasova, L. A. (2020). Change of anthropometric indicators in qualified young women volleyball players during the annual training macrocycle. Reports of Morphology, 26(1), 14-18.
- Bjelica, B. (2020). Effects of group fitness programs on the body composition of women. Facta Universitatis, Series: Physical Education and Sport, 345-354.
- Gibson Taylor, M., Langenderfer Joseph, E., & Ustinova Ksenia, I. Effects of Breast Motion on Lower-Body Kinematics during Running.
- Green, H., Litchfield, R., Genschel, U., & Green, H. L. Nutrition status of female division I college gymnasts: a descriptive study.
- Guerrero-Tapia, H., Martín-Baeza, R., & Cuesta-Barriuso, R. (2020). Effectiveness of Abdominal and Gluteus Medius Training in Lumbo-pelvic Stability and Adductor Strength in Women Soccer Players. A Randomized Controlled Study.
- Hackney, A. C., & Willett, H. N. (2020). Testosterone Responses to Intensive, Prolonged Endurance Exercise in Women. Endocrines, 1(2), 119-124.
- Panayotov, V., & Yankova, N. (2020). Retrospective analysis of achievements of women weightlifters at the Olympic Games. Trakia Journal of Sciences, 18(1), 918-923.
- Pedlar, C., Bruinvels, G., Goldsmith, E., Blagrove, R. C., Simpkin, A. J., Lewis, N. A., ... & Newell, J. (2020). The prevalence and frequency of menstrual cycle symptoms are associated with women’s availability to train and compete: A study of 6,812 exercising women recruited using the STRAVA™ exercise app. British Journal of Sports Medicine.
- Romadhoni, W. N., Nasuka, N., & Priambodo, E. N. (2020). Sociometry of a Women Handball Team.
- Tsankov, T. (2020). Anthropometric and anaerobic profile of elite women basketball players. Trakia Journal of Sciences, 18(1), 897-902.
2019
Research, reports & insights
- Brisbine, B. R., Steele, J. R., Phillips, E. J., & McGhee, D. E. (2019). The occurrence, causes and perceived performance effects of breast injuries in elite female athletes. Journal of sports science & medicine, 18(3), 569.
- de Haan, D., & Knoppers, A. (2019). Gendered discourses in coaching high-performance sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
- Edwards. J. & Stevens. J. (2019) Institutional maintenance and elite sport: a case study of high-performance women’s ice hockey in Canada, Sport in Society.
- Gómez-López, M., Merino-Barrero, J. A., Manzano-Sánchez, D., & Valero-Valenzuela, A. (2019). A cluster analysis of high-performance handball players’ perceived motivational climate: implications on motivation, implicit beliefs of ability and intention to be physically active. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 14(4), 541–551.
- Lopez, Y. P., Dohrn, S., & Posig, M. (2019). The effect of abusive leadership by coaches on Division I student-athletes’ performance: the moderating role of core self-evaluations. Sport Management Review.
- NSW Institute of Sport. (2019). Why do I get so hungry right before that time of the month?
- Research articles on improving performance
- Zehntner, C., McGannon, K. R., & McMahon, J. (2019). Control, consent and complicity in the coaching of elite women’s cycling in Australia: a media analysis. Sport, Education and Society, 24(5), 520-532.
- Anders, J. P. V., Keller, J. L., Smith, C. M., Hill, E. C., Neltner, T. J., Housh, T. J., ... & Johnson, G. O. (2019). Performance Fatigability and Neuromuscular Responses for Bilateral Versus Unilateral Leg Extensions in Women. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 102367.
- Clarke, A. C., Couvalias, G., Kempton, T., & Dascombe, B. (2019). Comparison of the match running demands of elite and sub-elite women’s Australian Football. Science and Medicine in Football, 3(1), 70-76.
- Clarke, N. D., Kirwan, N. A., & Richardson, D. L. (2019). Coffee Ingestion Improves 5 km Cycling Performance in Men and Women by a Similar Magnitude. Nutrients, 11(11), 2575.
- Cust, E.E., Ball, K., Sweeting, A.J., & Robertson, S. (2019). Biomechanical Characteristics of Elite Female Australian Rules Football Preferred and Non-preferred Drop Punt Kicks.
- Cust, E.E., Sweeting, A.J., Ball, K., Anderson, H., & Robertson, S. (2019). The relationship of team and individual athlete performances on match quarter outcome in elite women’s Australian Rules football.
- Kristjánsdóttir, H., Jóhannsdóttir, K. R., Pic, M., & Saavedra, J. M. (2019). Psychological characteristics in women football players: Skills, mental toughness, and anxiety. Scandinavian journal of psychology.
- McKenzie, C. R., Whatman, C., Brughelli, M., & Borotkanics, R. (2019). The effect of the NetballSmart dynamic warm-up on physical performance in youth netball players. Physical Therapy in Sport, 37, 91-98.
- Puranik, G., & Narendra, S. (2019). A comparative study of aggression among inter university female volleyball players playing at different positions.
- Reyes, P. E. G., & Giménez-Sánchez, J. (2019, July). Gastrointestinal illnesses in endurance sports women: a review. In Camp (p. 238).
- Sanders, D., van Erp, T., & de Koning, J. J. (2019). Intensity and load characteristics of professional road cycling: differences between men’s and women’s races. International journal of sports physiology and performance, 14(3), 296-302.
- Schwarz, N. A., Harper, S. P., Waldhelm, A., McKinley-Barnard, S. K., Holden, S. L., & Kovaleski, J. E. (2019). A Comparison of Machine versus Free-Weight Squats for the Enhancement of Lower-Body Power, Speed, and Change-of-Direction Ability during an Initial Training Phase of Recreationally-Active Women. Sports, 7(10), 215.
- Smittick, A. L., Miner, K. N., & Cunningham, G. B. (2018). The “I” in team: Coach incivility, coach gender, and team performance in women’s basketball teams. Sport Management Review, 22(3), 419-433.
- Viseux, F., Barbier, F., Parreira, R., Lemaire, A., Villeneuve, P., & Leteneur, S. (2019). Less than one millimeter under the great toe is enough to change balance ability in elite women handball players. Journal of human kinetics, 69, 69.