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This study aimed to model the relationship between DF-ROM and landing quality during the Soccer-Specific Jump-Landing task (SSJL) on the non-dominant extremity in elite and amateur female soccer players using a quantile regression approach.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec016\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>55 amateur and 47 professional female soccer players participated in the study. The relationship between DF-ROM and SSJL quality was evaluated using Pearson\u2019s product-moment correlation analysis and Quantile regression modelling.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec017\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There was a statistically significant negative correlation between DF-ROM and SSJL landing quality among female soccer players (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212 0.33, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001). Moreover, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between DF-ROM and SSJL landing quality in amateur female soccer players (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212 0.63, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), no significant correlation was found in elite female soccer players (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.22, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.13). Quantile regression results for amateur female soccer players indicate that the association between ankle DF-ROM and landing quality is stronger in athletes with higher SSJL landing quality scores (e.g., Q75 and Q90) compared to those with lower scores (e.g., Q10 and Q25). This suggests that ankle DF-ROM plays a more critical role in achieving higher-quality landing techniques than in poorer techniques.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec018\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Higher quality landing techniques in female soccer players are associated with larger ranges of ankle DF-ROM. 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