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- Title
Physical Performance Profiles in Norwegian Premier League Female Football: A Descriptive Study.
- Authors
Vagle, Markus; Dalen-Lorentsen, Torstein; Moksnes, Håvard; Harøy, Joar; Bjørneboe, John; Andersen, Thor Einar
- Abstract
Purpose: To map anthropometric and physical performance profiles in Norwegian premier league female football players. Methods: During preseason, the physical qualities of 107 players were tested on Keiser leg press, countermovement jump, 40-meter sprint, and agility. Descriptive statistics were presented as mean (SD) and median [interquartile range]. Pearson correlations analyses were made for all performance tests, and results presented as R value with 95% CIs. Results: The female players were 22 (4) years of age, stature 169.0 (6.2) cm, body weight 65.3 (6.7) kg; force 2122 (312) N, power 1090 (140) W, sprint 40 m 5.75 (0.21) seconds, agility dominant 10.18 (0.32) seconds, nondominant 10.27 (0.31) seconds, and countermovement jump 32.6 (4.1) cm. Outfield players were faster and more agile than goalkeepers, a difference of 40 m, agility of dominant, and nondominant leg, respectively: 0.20 [0.09–0.32], 0.37 [0.21–0.54], and 0.28 [0.12–45]; P <.001. Goalkeepers and central defenders were taller and heavier compared with fullbacks, central midfielders, and wide midfielders (P ranging from <.02). A difference was found between dominant and nondominant legs for the agility test, showing that players are faster when changing direction with the dominant leg. Conclusions: Our study presents anthropometric and physical performance profiles of Norwegian premier league female football players. We found no difference for the physical qualities strength, power, sprint, agility, and countermovement jump between any outfield playing positions in female premier league players. There was a difference between outfield players and goalkeepers for sprint and agility.
- Subjects
NORWAY; MOTOR ability; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); SOCCER; RESEARCH funding; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH methodology; BODY movement; ANTHROPOMETRY; CONFIDENCE intervals
- Publication
International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 2023, Vol 18, Issue 7, p695
- ISSN
1555-0265
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/ijspp.2022-0360