Can you safely play soccer during a pandemic?
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Liz and LauraEllen dig into what the research says about the safety of playing soccer during a pandemic. An article by Tim Meyer published in 2020 dives into the German Bundesliga’s attempt to safely play soccer during a pandemic in early 2020. Liz and LauraEllen discuss if it’s really possible.
Link to article: Successful return to professional men’s football (soccer) competition after the COVID-19 shutdown: a cohort study in the German Bundesliga (Meyer et al., 2020)
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Welcome to Soccer Better– Season 3. We’re Liz and LauraEllen. Liz is a lawyer and LauraEllen is a scientist. We’ve decided to put our education to use by digging into the analytical side of all things soccer. Each episode we discuss a piece of soccer or sports research. Join us as we discover how we can all, Soccer Better.
Soccer (sok-er) verb: To play, support, or research the beautiful game. When we think analytically, we realize there are many ways we can all soccer better. We’re Liz and LauraEllen. We have way too many years of graduate education and we’re diving in to learn more about the analytical side of the beautiful game. Be sure to go follow us on twitter @BGNSoccerBetter.
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Can you safely play soccer during a pandemic?