Effect of the role, playing position and the body characteristics on physical performance in female soccer players

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The aims of this study were to know the physical demands according to the playing position and team role, and to assess the effect of the body characteristics on the physical performance of semi-professional female soccer players. Forty-five female semi-professional soccer players during 9 home-matches of the 2021-2022 season were analyzed and GPS devices (GPEXE ®) were used. ANCOVA tests were performed with playing time as covariate. The results showed greater physical demands in forwards and wide-midfielders and offensive role players. Total distance, metabolic power, accelerations, deaccelerations, and distance covered to medium and high speed obtained a strong effect size in these analyses according to the playing position. Furthermore, relationships between body weight and physical performance were found (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the main finding of this study showed that semi-professional female soccer players compete differently, caused by differentiated functions, evidenced in the playing positions and role in the team. Offensive role, forwards and wide-midfielder female players performed the highest physical demands in the competition. This study has shown relevant information for coaches, S&C coaches, and training staff of the semi-professional female soccer teams in order to propose new keys and ways of planning training sessions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 10(2024), 7 vom: 15. Apr., Seite e29240

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sánchez-Abselam, Omar [VerfasserIn]
González-Fernández, Francisco Tomás [VerfasserIn]
Figueiredo, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Castillo-Rodríguez, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]
Onetti-Onetti, Wanesa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Female
Football
GPS
Journal Article
Playing position
Weight

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29240

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371123119