A Level Playing Field

Women football players require specifically tailored products such as kit, boots, and balls in order to optimise their performance and safety on the pitch, according to a paper published in Sports Engineering. The authors conclude that, while some progress has been made in addressing the equipment requirements of female players, essential gaps in research, development, and production remain in women’s football. Kat Okholm Kryger and colleagues – including Captain of the England Women’s National Football team Leah Williamson – posed ten questions to highlight the minimal progress made in elite women’s football technology, and the barriers to making bespoke equipment available to women players that still remain. You can read the article here: https://rdcu.be/dfApo LEARN MORE about Science Stories: https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/communities/science-stories SUBSCRIBE to our channel: /SpringerNature Аbout Springer Nature Group: Research and learning are the cornerstones of progress, which is why we open doors to discovery – enabling millions of researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals to access, trust and make sense of the latest insights. Ensuring that the world makes as much progress in the next 150 years as it has in the last – improving and enriching lives and helping to protect our planet for future generations. Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpringerNature Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpringerNature LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/springernaturegroup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/springernature/

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