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Motion analysis helps soccer players get their kicks

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As soccer continues to grow in popularity, injuries to soccer players are likely to increase as well. Certain injuries fall into gender-based patterns and new research at Hospital for Special Surgery suggests some underlying ...


New study finds lowfat chocolate milk is effective post-exercise recovery aid for soccer players

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soccer players and exercise enthusiasts now have another reason to reach for lowfat chocolate milk after a hard workout, suggests a new study from James Madison University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine ...





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Women's soccer -- get fit while having fun

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New Danish research shows that women benefit more from playing recreational soccer than from running when it comes to overall fitness. And that's not all -- women playing soccer experience a higher degree of motivation when ...


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A convincing calculation: ten soccer players ensure excitement

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created Mar 13, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

One ball, two goals and 22 soccer players – and the game can begin. But why are there ten players of one team on the field and no more or less? This is what Metin Tolan, professor for experimental physics at ...


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Soccer robots compete for the title

Electronics / Robotics

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Robot soccer is an ambitious high-tech competition for universities, research institutes and industry. Several major tournaments are planned for 2008, the biggest of which is the 'RoboCup German Open.' From ...


Prevent Injuries by Preparing Kids to Get Back in the Game

Prevent Injuries by Preparing Kids to Get Back in the Game

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the beginning of school comes the beginning of school sports seasons. This fall, make sure children and teenagers are prepared to get back in the game with an awareness of the risks and ...


ISS crew to chat with champion soccer team

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 03, 2006 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

NASA says the International Space Station crew will take a special call next Tuesday from members of the European champion soccer team FC Barcelona.


When the rules of the game are broken: Research studies sports injuries related to illegal activity

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created Feb 29, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study published in the February issue of Injury Prevention estimates that more than 98,000 sports injuries in U.S. high schools in 2005-2007 were directly related to an action that was ruled illegal activity by a refere ...


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Study: Why the best soccer teams don't always win

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (11) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study, published in the October edition of the Journal of Applied Statistics, looked at soccer as being an experiment to determine which of two teams is superior, but their analys ...


Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.


Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in Pittsburgh

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts for the second time the world’s most Lilliputian sport. Three student teams will participate ...


The Web: 'Reality TV' online for World Cup

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2006 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

From online "reality TV" to sporting blogs to fantasy soccer games, the Internet is emerging as the new way that FIFA World Cup 2006 fans are keeping in touch with the doings on -- and off -- the field this soccer season, ...



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