Resumen de Activity Profiles in U17, U20, and Senior Women's Brazilian National Soccer Teams During International Competitions: Are There Meaningful Differences?
Guilherme P. Ramos, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Eduardo Macedo Penna, Carolina Franco Wilke, Lucas A. Pereira, Irineu Loturco, Luciano Capelli, Fabio Mahseredjian, Emerson Silami Garcia, Candido C. Coimbra
The aim of this study was to compare locomotor activity profiles of Brazilian top-class female soccer players competing at distinct age brackets (under 17 [U17], under [U20], and senior). External match load of 14 U17, 14 U20, and 17 senior female soccer players competing in 6-7 full official international matches were assessed using global positioning systems. Total distance covered, distance covered in high intensity (15.6-20 km[middle dot]h-1), distance covered in sprints (sprint: >20 km[middle dot]h-1), number of accelerations (Acc) >1 m[middle dot]s-2, decelerations (Dec) >-1 m[middle dot]s-2, and Player Load generally increased across the age brackets (U17)
