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Title: | The Challenge of Applying and Undertaking Research in Female Sport | Contributor(s): | Emmonds, Stacey (author); Heyward, Omar (author); Jones, Ben (author) | Publication Date: | 2019-12-12 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1186/s40798-019-0224-x | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/40823 | Abstract: | In recent years there has been an exponential rise in the professionalism and success of female sports. Practitioners (e.g., sport science professionals) aim to apply evidence-informed approaches to optimise athlete performance and well-being. Evidence-informed practices should be derived from research literature. Given the lack of research on elite female athletes, this is challenging at present. This limits the ability to adopt an evidence-informed approach when working in female sports, and as such, we are likely failing to maximize the performance potential of female athletes. This article discusses the challenges of applying an evidence base derived from male athletes to female athletes. A conceptual framework is presented, which depicts the need to question the current (male) evidence base due to the differences of the "female athlete" and the "female sporting environment," which pose a number of challenges for practitioners working in the field. Until a comparable applied sport science research evidence base is established in female athletes, evidence-informed approaches will remain a challenge for those working in female sport. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Sports Medicine - Open, v.5, p. 1-4 | Publisher: | SpringerOpen | Place of Publication: | Germany | ISSN: | 2198-9761 2199-1170 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440509 Women's studies (incl. girls' studies) 420799 Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130602 Organised sports | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Science and Technology |
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