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  • Exercise Physiology
  • Female Athlete Performance

Background:

  • Elite female soccer player development lacks comprehensive understanding of career-long physical progression.
  • Optimizing training requires knowledge of performance changes from adolescence to adulthood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in physical performance characteristics in female soccer players aged 12-34 within a national team program.
  • To establish benchmarks for athletic progression in elite female soccer.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-longitudinal study design was employed.
  • Physical performance was assessed over five years across 657 testing occasions (n=143).
  • Key metrics included anthropometrics, sprint times (10m, 40m), jump tests (broad, countermovement, squat), and the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test (IFT).

Main Results:

  • Players were categorized into Youth (approx. <23 years) and Senior groups.
  • The Youth group showed improvements in speed, broad jump, countermovement jump, and final velocity (30-15IFT), with a decrease in squat jump height.
  • The Senior group exhibited slower sprint times and decreased squat jump height with age; body mass increased across all ages.

Conclusions:

  • Identified distinct physical performance trajectories for younger and older elite female soccer players.
  • Findings provide data to guide training periodization and enhance long-term player development and career duration.
  • Understanding age-related performance changes is crucial for maximizing female soccer player potential.