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Datson, N, Drust, B, Weston, M, Jarman, I, Lisboa, P and Gregson, W (2016) Match physical performance of elite female soccer players during international competition. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. ISSN 1533-4287
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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to provide a detailed analysis of the physical demands of competitive international female soccer match-play. A total of 148 individual match observations were undertaken on 107 outfield players competing in competitive international matches during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons, using a computerized tracking system (Prozone Sports Ltd., Leeds, England). Total distance (TD) and total high-speed running distances (THSR) were influenced by playing position, with central midfielders (CM) completing the highest (10985±706 m and 2882±500 m) and central defenders (CD) the lowest (9489±562 m and 1901±268 m) distances, respectively. Greater total very high-speed running (TVHSR) distances were completed when a team was without (399±143 m) compared to with (313±210 m) possession of the ball. The majority of sprints were over short distances with 76 % and 95 % being less than 5 m and 10 m, respectively. Between half reductions in physical performance were present for all variables, independent of playing position. The current study provides novel findings regarding the physical demands of different playing positions in competitive international female match-play and provides important insights for physical coaches preparing elite female players for competition.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is not the published version |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences Applied Mathematics (merged with Comp Sci 10 Aug 20) |
| Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
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| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2016 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 12:35 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001575 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4044 |
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