Leading international journal to provide scientific and medical insights for womens football
FIFA and adidas to team-up with group of global scholars and practitioners for special issue
Deadline for research submission: 31 December 2021
In line with its commitment to accelerating professionalisation in womens football, FIFA has opened a call for research submissions for a forthcoming journal on sports science and medicine in womens football. To further drive scientific and medical advances and understanding within the womens game, FIFA and adidas have teamed up with a group of global expert practitioner-scholars to lead a special issue of the Science and Medicine in Football – an international, peer reviewed scientific journal dedicated to womens football.
Due to be released in mid-2022, The Science and Medicine in Womens Football: Towards a better understanding of health and performance aims to provide vital insights in a number of key areas to advance research in sports science and medicine related to womens football. It also aims to further enhance knowledge and limited research currently available on the health and welfare, and performance, of players in the womens game. Research topics set to be covered in the forthcoming journal include injury prevention, rehabilitation, female physiology and specific health needs, technology and equipment, mental health, training and match demands. Speaking of the project, Dr Andrew Massey, FIFA Medical Director, said: This exciting project represents an important step in advancing our knowledge and ultimately how we care for players in the womens game globally, that are actually specific to their needs. We are excited to have teamed up with adidas and an international group of guest editors for this special issue”
The open call for research is now open and available for any researcher or research group worldwide. Questions or research proposals should be submitted to the FIFA Medical department via medical@fifa.org by 31 December 2021. More information about womens football at FIFA is available on FIFA.com. To learn more about FIFA Medical, including other initiatives and research projects and programmes, please click here.