AIM To modify the 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme to the European situation, and to assess its effects on health knowledge and well-being in Danish school children. METHOD A two-cohort study with seven intervention and two control schools. Of the 546 Danish children (boys 269; girls 277) of mean age 11.1 (±0.4) years from five city and four country-side schools, 402 undertook the 'FIFA 11 for ...

Background:  The insecticide susceptibility status of Anopheles funestus, one of the main malaria vectors in the Afrotropical regions, remains under-studied due to the difficulty of working with this mosquito species. Collecting their larvae in natural breeding sites, rearing and maintaining them in normal laboratory conditions have been a difficult task. Forced-egg laying technique has been a ...

This paper describes the major achievements in the history of the RoboCup Humanoid League from its start in 2002 to 2014. We provide a perspective for the future of the league with a strong push towards larger robots and FIFA-like playing fields. We also discuss some risks associated with these intended changes.

In this work, we study the ranking algorithm used by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); analyze parameters that it currently uses, show formal probabilistic model from which can be derived, and optimize latter. particular, analyzing games since introduction of in 2018, conclude game’s “importance” (defined FIFA algorithm) is counterproductive point view predictive capacit...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of changes in the score and of different playing positions, as well as the effect of recovery time on injury incidence during Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cups. DESIGN Prospective injury surveillance at three international championships in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Official match statistics were obtained for all the games played in th...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether a modified 'FIFA 11 for Health' programme for non-communicable diseases had effects on body composition, blood pressure and physical fitness of Danish schoolchildren aged 10-12 years. DESIGN A cluster-randomised controlled study with 7 intervention and 2 control schools. PARTICIPANTS 546 Danish 5th grade municipal schoolchildren allocated to an intervention gr...

Kempe, M., Vogelbein, M., & Nopp, S. (2016). The Cream of the Crop: Analysing FIFA World Cup 2014 and Germany’s Title Run. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 11(1), 42-52. Analysis of game related statistics provides opportunities to analyse the characteristics and tactical patterns of the teams in order to improve the quality of the training and quality of the opponent’s observation. The main objective of ...

BACKGROUND Injury knowledge and beliefs influence uptake of prevention programmes, but the relationship between knowledge, beliefs and adherence remains unclear. AIM To describe injury knowledge and beliefs among youth female soccer coaches and players, and to identify the relationship between these factors, different delivery strategies of the FIFA 11+ programme and adherence. METHODS A su...