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

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-matc...

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Published in:Heliyon 2024-04, Vol.10 (7), p.e29240-e29240, Article e29240
Main Authors: Sánchez-Abselam, Omar, González-Fernández, Francisco Tomás, Figueiredo, Antonio, Castillo-Rodríguez, Alfonso, Onetti-Onetti, Wanesa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Football
GPS
Playing position
Weight
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Summary: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 
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29240