Thesis (Ph.D.)--Murdoch University, 2006. / Thesis submitted to the Division of Arts. Bibliography: leaves 323-348.

The growing body of literature on women's football has focused mainly on the development of the game and experiences of past and present players. Despite the emergence of research on women's football internationally there has not yet been exclusive attention to either of these areas in the Scottish context. Using an interpretive framework this thesis is organised around four main themes: the development of women's football in Scotland; socio-demographic characteristics of women footballers; the process of socialisation; and, the subculture of women's football. The synthesis of elements within the interpretive framework ensures that the research offers an interpretation that is both contextualised historically and informed by an understanding of the meaning of football in the context of players' private lives. In relation to the history of the game, the development of women's football in Scotland has indeed been shaped by the particular Scottish context. The research concludes that the socialisation of women into football in Scotland is an interactive and often a reciprocal process. The subculture of women's football in Scotland is characterised by three interlocking group cultures. The meaning of football in players' lives influences the nature of their individual membership to these group cultures and the importance they attach to elements of subcultural capital. The various meanings attached to football give rise to potential sources of tension between the dominant, emergent and residual elements of culture within the subculture. This original theoretically and empirically informed study of women's football in Scotland makes a contribution to the growing body of research on women's football and to our understanding of the social and historical significance of sport in Scottish society.

Title: The winter training of the best first league female football teams The aim of my thesis is the analysis of training processes and mapping equipment used in the winter training of the best first league women football teams. A sub-objective is to observe the training units in the club SK Slavia Praha and 1. FC Slovacko and at the base of obtained dates to content analysis of the training process. The main focus of analysis is the objective of training units, the use of aids, load intensity and the number of women-players and coaches. The results of the analysis provide a basic starting point for improving the training process in the winter preparation period.

Darbe atlikta Vilniaus moterų futbolo komandos „Vėtra“ metinio treniruočių ciklo analizė, taip pat fizinio išsivystymo, funkcinio pajėgumo, fizinio ir techninio parengtumo kaita metiniu treniruočių metu. Atlikta MFK „Vėtra“ varžybų veiklos bei komandos eksperimentiniu laikotarpiu pasiektų rezultatų analizė. Darbo tikslas – išnagrinėti MFK „Vėtra“ žaidėjų rengimo struktūrą, fizinio, techninio parengtumo ir funkcinio pajėgumo kaitą bei jų žaidimo veiklą ir pasiektus varžybų rezultatus metiniu treniruočių ciklu. Metinio treniruočių ciklo analizė parodė, kad metinė treniruočių struktūra atitiko A. Stulos (1994) rekomendacijas. MFK „Vėtra“ žaidėjų metinis treniruočių krūvis pasiskirstė taip: parengiamaisiais laikotarpiais – 33 proc., varžybų – 58 proc., o pereinamaisiais laikotarpiais – 9 proc. MFK „Vėtra“ futbolininkių fizinio išsivystymo, fizinio ir funkcinio parengtumo testai parodė, jog 2007 metų sezone nežymiai gerėjo fizinio išsivystymo ir funkcinio parengtumo rodikliai. Tik fizinis parengtumas trečio tyrimo metu pablogėjo, nes futbolininkės turėjo ilgas vasaros atostogas, per daug dienų ilsėjosi. Funkcinio pajėgumo rodikliai gerėjo visų trijų tyrimų metu, tačiau nepatikimai (p>0,05). Per eksperimentinį laikotarpį techninio parengtumo testavimo rezultatai parodė, kad MFK „Vėtra“ žaidėjų techninio meistriškumo lygis mažėjo, bet statistiškai nepatikimai (p>0,05). Išliko nepakitę tik kamuolio žongliravimo ir 15 – 20 m perdavimo kaire koja rodikliai. Technikos rezultatų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / A training year cycle of women a football team of Vilnius „Vėtra“ is investigated as well as change of physical development, functional power, physical and technical preparedness during the year cycle. The aim of the work research is analize the structure of training, physical and technical preparedness and change of funcional power, activity of the game and results of competitions of women football team „Vėtra“ duringthe year cycle. The analysis of training year cycle demonstrated A. Stula‘s (1994) recommendations followed in the system were of training the year cycle. The year cycle training strain of women football team „Vėtra“ distributed as following: preparing period – 33 percent, competition period – 58 percent, transition period – 9 percent. The testings of physical development, functional power, physical and technical preparedness of women football team „Vėtra“ showed the index of physical development and functional power improved little in the season of 2007. However the physical preparedness got worse in the time of the third test due to the reason of a long summer holiday. The index of functional power improved during three tests even though they were unreliable (p>0,05). During the experimental period the test results of technical preparedness test showed that the level of technical skills of women football team „Vėtra“ players diminshed however they were a statistically unrelialble (p>0,05). The results of ball jungglery and 15 – 20 m passing of a ball a... [to full text]

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / Sport activities are important and helpful for the general development of its participants without unfairness. Women have the same right as men to take part in the sports activities, but women face challenges of inequality throughout the world. The South African female football team has been competing at a high level and have become inspirational role models for many women and girls. Internationally, football and sport has revealed a positive effect on highlighting issues related to gender in sport. This includes a chance for women to earn self-esteem and confidence, have constructive interactions with men, and challenge unequal gender norms. However, little is known about the experiences of female footballers in institutions of higher learning with regards to some of the challenges. Therefore, this study aims to explore challenges experienced by female footballers at a HEI in the Western Cape. This study will use a qualitative method to explore a case of female footballers at a higher education institution in the Western Cape. Data was collected from 10 female footballers in two focus group discussions, as well as key informant interviews with the sport managers, sport officer and coaches of the football team. Thematic data analysis was used to analyse the data. To ensure confidentiality and anonymity, the respondents were given codes/ pseudonyms instead of using their real names. All data was treated with the strictest confidentiality and all ethics protocols have been observed. The interviews were transcribed by the researcher while raw data was coded and clustered into categories and themes as they emerge from the data. The main finding of this study reveals that there is inadequate funding for women’s football. In addition to receiving less support than that their male counterparts, there appears to be a negative attitude towards female footballers.

(English) This disetation describes progress of football as a sport in the first half of the 20th century, including his position in society during both World Wars Keywords: football competition, number of fans and their culture, football in World Wars, women football, football clubs, organisation of football, football and the media