al., 2021 ). Ultimately, this results in more expensive, labor-intensive, and time-consuming study designs, which has traditionally been viewed as an inconvenience ( Bruinvels et al., 2017 ). Moreover, female athletes are more likely to experience nutritional issues, such as iron deficiency or low energy
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Methodology Review: A Protocol to Audit the Representation of Female Athletes in Sports Science and Sports Medicine Research
Ella S. Smith, Alannah K.A. McKay, Kathryn E. Ackerman, Rachel Harris, Kirsty J. Elliott-Sale, Trent Stellingwerff, and Louise M. Burke
Female Athlete Sport Science Versus Applied Practice: Bridging the Gap
Richard J. Burden, Anita Biswas, and Anthony C. Hackney
The call to prioritize research in female athletes continues to grow louder, with researchers and innovators keenly rising to the challenge. A recent increase in female-specific research publications 1 and the continued growth of the “fem-tech” industry are signs of positive change. However, the
Using the Larry Nassar Case to Create a Coach Education Module to Prompt Social Change
Leslee A. Fisher
significant others understand how their own actions have strong and lasting effects on female athlete well-being. For the purpose of the current paper, the focus is on how this research can be used to educate coaches about both “. . . what to do (ethical leadership), as well as what not to do (abusive
Female Athlete Triad/Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport: A Perspective Interview With Professor Barbara Drinkwater
Susan Carter
president of the American College of Sports Medicine in 1988. Barbara was a forerunner in the field of female athlete triad (Triad)/relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). Beyond this, Barbara was also vocal in the arena of women in sport, including increased opportunity and participation, total
Weak Hip Strength Increases Dynamic Knee Valgus in Single-Leg Tasks of Collegiate Female Athletes
Kyndell R. Crowell, Ryan D. Nokes, and Nicole L. Cosby
increase in the DKV angle during single-leg landing tasks. Focused Clinical Question (PICO) Is decreased hip strength associated with an increase in DKV during a single-leg landing task in collegiate female athletes? Search Strategy A computerized search was completed in June 2020. The search terms used
On-Field Methodological Approach to Monitor the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Phases in Elite Female Athletes
Marine Dupuit, Alice Meignié, Tom Chassard, Ludivine Blanquet, Julien LeHeran, Thomas Delaunay, Elise Bernardeau, Jean-François Toussaint, Martine Duclos, and Juliana Antero
Female athletes have hormonal and physiological characteristics that may require specific training adaptations. 1 The number of studies conducted on female athletes and, more specifically, on female soccer players has grown in recent years. 2 – 4 The impact of the natural-menstrual-cycle (NC
What Is the Most Effective Training Approach for Preventing Noncontact ACL Injuries in High School–Aged Female Athletes?
Erica M. Willadsen, Andrea B. Zahn, and Chris J. Durall
Clinical Scenario The high prevalence of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in adolescent female athletes is thought to originate from hormonal, neuromuscular, and structural differences between sexes. 1 Although hormonal and structural factors are nonmodifiable, neuromuscular
Sports and Male Domination: The Female Athlete as Contested Ideological Terrain
Michael A. Messner
This paper explores the historical and ideological meanings of organized sports for the politics of gender relations. After outlining a theory for building a historically grounded understanding of sport, culture, and ideology, the paper argues that organized sports have come to serve as a primary institutional means for bolstering a challenged and faltering ideology of male superiority in the 20th century. Increasing female athleticism represents a genuine quest by women for equality, control of their own bodies, and self-definition, and as such represents a challenge to the ideological basis of male domination. Yet this quest for equality is not without contradictions and ambiguities. The socially constructed meanings surrounding physiological differences between the sexes, the present “male” structure of organized sports, and the media framing of the female athlete all threaten to subvert any counter-hegemonic potential posed by female athletes. In short, the female athlete—and her body—has become a contested ideological terrain.
The 2019 Biennial International Female Athlete Conference Proceedings
Nicole Farnsworth, Bryan Holtzman, Lauren McCall, Kristin E. Whitney, Meghan Keating, Laura Moretti, Bridget Quinn, Donna Duffy, and Kathryn E. Ackerman
History of the Female Athlete Conference Established in 2013, the Biennial International Female Athlete Conference (FAC) was originated with the purpose of providing a global forum for the dissemination of current strategies to prevent and treat clinical issues and injuries specific to female
Media Representations of Bipolar Disorder Through the Case of Suzy Favor Hamilton
Rachel Vaccaro and Ted M. Butryn
particular theoretical framework, the analysis leans on the work several scholars who have used feminist (and more recently postfeminist) ‘sensibilities’ ( Cooky, 2018 ) to examine media representations of high-level female athletes. More specifically, we found the work of Fink, Kane, and LaVoi ( 2014
