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ORAL ABSTRACTS - THURSDAY, 21 MAY 201509:00 - 10:00S06 HEALTH - PART IS06.1Case study: nutrition intervention for an international-standard female football playerScott Robinson(1), JP Morton(2), GL Close(2), D Flower(3), L Bannock(1)(1) Guru Performance LTD, London, UK(2) Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University,Liverpool, UK(3) Everton Football Club, Liverpool, UKParticipation in women’s football is rapidly increasing, with more elite players employed on aprofessional or semi-professional basis than ever before. Nutritional methods to improveperformance in the women’s game are sparse, with much of this information extrapolated from themale game. This case study reports an educational and pragmatic nutrition intervention to improvebehaviour, body composition and performance for a semi-professional international standard femalefootball player. Over a 12-week period, the athlete was provided with a variety of take-home handoutsthat prompted her to make appropriate food choices: (a) at times relevant to performance (e.g.,training/competition); and (b) throughout her daily living. Improvements in subjective ratings offatigue and recovery, psychological mood state and gastrointestinal distress were reported. Bodymass loss was 1.10 kg. Fat mass loss was 1.55 kg and lean-tissue mass increased by 0.45 kg. Thisintervention shows that a structured and pragmatic nutrition strategy can be effectively implementedto improve parameters relevant to football performance.S06.2Influence of the type of surface on female children football players’ bone massE Ubago-Guisado(1), J Sánchez- Sánchez(1,2), J López-Fernández(1), Enrique Colino-Acevedo(1),L Gallardo(1)(1) Grupo IGOID-University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain(2) UCAM-Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia, SpainBackground: The aim of this study is to determine the influence of different types of playingsurfaces on bone mineral content and bone mineral density in girls soccer players.Methods: Forty girls subjects were recruited for the study from Madrid and Toledo (Spain), andthey were from 9 to 13 years old (10.6 ± 1.5 years old Tanner I-III). Total and regional bodycomposition (bone mass, fat mass and lean mass) were measured using a dual-energy x-rayabsorptiometry (DXA). Pubertal status was determined using Tanner test and physical activityhabits were recorded through a questionnaire ad-hoc. The mechanical properties (force reduction,vertical deformation and energy return) of the playing surfaces were measured with a Triple A(Advanced Artificial Athlete). The analysis of covariance, with height and body mass as covariates,and the analysis of variance were used to assess the differences in bone mass and playing surfaces,respectively. Also, linear regression analysis was performed to find the relationship between themechanical properties of the playing surfaces and bone variables.74