Cíntia França
Biography
Cíntia França holds a PhD in Sport Sciences from the University of Coimbra and a Master’s in Physical Education Teaching from the University of Madeira. She is a collaborative member of the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) and the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development (CIDESD). Her research interests mainly concern children and adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation levels. She has also developed some research based on technology to assess and monitor elite players during the season, particularly in football. Currently, she is an invited auxiliary professor at the University of Madeira in different courses related to sports and physical education.
Publications
2022
Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Madeira Youth Journal Article
In: Children, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1833, 2022.
Monitoring body composition and physical fitness of elite female basketball players after 16 weeks of in-season training. Journal Article
In: Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2022.
Associations between Age, Body Composition, Balance, and Other Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Journal Article
In: Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 20, pp. 13379, 2022.
Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12582, 2022.
The Role of Physical Function in the Association between Physical Activity and Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Mediation Analysis Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12581, 2022.
Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk Based on Body Composition and Selected Physical Fitness Tests for Elite Football Players Journal Article
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 4923, 2022.
Associations between muscular strength and vertical jumping performance in adolescent male football players Journal Article
In: Human Movement, 2022.
Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7343, 2022.
The Role of Cognitive Performance and Physical Functions in the Association between Age and Gait Speed: A Mediation Study Journal Article
In: Geriatrics, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 73, 2022.
A Kinematic Analysis of the Basketball Shot Performed with Different Ball Sizes Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 6471, 2022.