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Factors Influencing Performance And Injury Risk In Elite Female Gaelic Team Sport Players And Future Research Directions: A Narrative Review, John Duggan, Kieran Collins, Karen Keane
Factors Influencing Performance And Injury Risk In Elite Female Gaelic Team Sport Players And Future Research Directions: A Narrative Review, John Duggan, Kieran Collins, Karen Keane
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Background: Sports science research in elite female Gaelic team sports has increased in recent years, but still a large disparity exists between the volume of studies involving male and female players. As a consequence of this, it is difficult for practitioners to develop an evidence-based approach when working with female players. Main body: In this review, we discuss the current research available in elite female Gaelic team sports with focus on seven specific areas including physical and physiological demands, anthropometric and performance characteristics, injury risk, nutritional considerations, and female physiology. There appears to be unique physical demands data in match …