Contrasts in intermittent endurance performance and heart rate response between female and male soccer players of different playing levels.

This study compared intermittent endurance performance and heart rate (HR) response, as well as their relationship, by sex and competitive level in soccer. A total of 68 outfield (18 elite and 16 sub-elite female, 17 elite and 17 sub-elite male) soccer players performed the Interval Shuttle Run Test (ISRT) with monitored HR. Sex and level effects were evaluated by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the relationships between parameters using Pearson's correlation coefficient.

Sex Differences in Physical Capacities of German Bundesliga Soccer Players.

Cardoso de Araújo, M, Baumgart, C, Jansen, CT, Freiwald, J, and Hoppe, MW. Sex differences in physical capacities of German Bundesliga soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 34(8): 2329-2337, 2020-Sex differences in physical capacities of elite soccer players have received limited attention.

Nonlinear sprint performance differentiates professional from young soccer players.

Background: Linear and nonlinear sprinting activities are relevant physical capacities in soccer. This study aimed to compare linear and nonlinear sprint performance between professional and young soccer players, and to investigate relationships between both sprint types.

Methods: Sixty-eight German male elite field soccer players were grouped based on age as professional (PRO, N.