Looking for a specific women’s football research topic?
Predicting Risk Factors of Lower Extremity Injuries in Elite Women’s Football: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This study identified and analyzed the risk factors of lower extremity injuries (LEI) in elite women football players to improve career and health outcomes.
She kicks: The state of competitive balance in the top five women's football leagues in Europe
This paper analyses competitive balance in the 'top five' women's football leagues in Europe longitudinally between 1997/98 and 2018/19.
Influence of quality of opposition in the creation of goal scoring opportunities in women's football
The aim of this study was twofold: i) firstly, to determine the influence of the criterion opponent quality on the offensive tactical behaviour of teams participating in the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 and, ii) on the other hand, to determine whether there were differences in criteria related to the start and development of ball possessions and their influence on the creation of scoring opportunities based on opponent quality.
The road to excellence in women’s football: a retrospective cohort study over the last 30 years with Swiss national players
This study examines the training (age at club entry, hours in club practice, free play, other sports) and environmental characteristics (popularity, media coverage, school and parental support) influencing the development of female Swiss national team players in elite football over a three-decade period
Injury Profile in Women’s Football: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This article does a systematic review of other research conducted on injury rates in women’s football generally. It examines typology and match vs. training rates.
Injuries in elite-level women’s football—a two-year prospective study in the Irish Women’s National League
An article examining types of injuries in the Irish women’s football league over a two year period.
“I'm a Referee, Not a Female Referee”: The Experiences of Women Involved in Football as Coaches and Referees
This article interviews women coaches and referees in the UK to discuss their experiences.
Sport Coaching and the Inclusion of Black Women in the United Kingdom
This article interviewed 8 Black women coaches in the UK to understand their experiences coaching.
Head coach tenure in college women’s soccer. Do race, gender, and career background matter?
This article uses data from 1977 until 2015 to analyze the impact of race and gender on coaching tenure in college women’s soccer.
Bolivian women as professional footballers:the voice and the feminism of the karimachus
In this article they interview Bolivian women’s footballers and explore their experiences. Despite a league being formed in 1993, but the formal acknowledgement of Bolivian women’s football was much latter.
Superpowerful but superinvisible? Women's football and nation in presidential discourse in Colombia, 2010-2018
An empirical analysis of public conversation surrounding women’s football in Colombia from 2010-2018.
The Antinational Game? An Exploration of Women’s Soccer in Latin America
A book chapter exploring the development of women’s football in Latin America generally.
Women's transnational migration through football: Possibilities, responsibilities, and respectability in Ghana
An article examining the experiences of Ghanian women’s footballers and migration to play football in Europe.
FIFA football nurse – A task sharing approach in sports and exercise medicine practice in grassroots women’s football in low- and middle- income settings.
An examination of injury rates for women’s footballers in Malawi and how it relates to sports medicine access. The study uses an intervention of sports medicine-training for nurses and examines that impact.
Differences in the match performance of Asian women’s football teams
This article examines the match performance of elite Asian women’s national teams to understand their strengths, weaknesses and differences.
‘Why am I putting myself through this?’ Women football coaches’ experiences of the Football Association's coach education process
This article discusses the challenges female coaches face during coach training courses.
Money troubles and problems ahead? The financial health of professional women's football clubs in England
An article analyzing the business development prospects of the Women’s Super League in England.
Spatial justice in the development of a women’s football team in Melbourne, Australia; an ethnographic study
This article examines how infrastructure issues impact the development of a women’s football club in Melbourne, Australia.
Toward an understanding of players’ perceptions of talent development environments in UK female football
This article examines how girls perceive the talent development environments for football in the UK.
Psychological factors and performance in women’s football:A systematic review
An article that summarizes findings from 14 different articles about psychological factors and performance in women’s football.