Key result
Professional female soccer players cover ~9500 m per match with distinct high-intensity demands across sports.
Systematic Review (n=86)
This scoping review quantifies the high physical demands experienced by professional female team sport athletes, providing reference values for training and return-to-competition schedules.
Match demands should guide sex-specific training loads and RTP protocols in female team sports; extends prior data with quantified benchmarks for preparation.
in HSR and they do a great number of high-intensity activities (HSR, ACC, and DEC). Considering the high physical demands experienced by female athletes, professionals could use the present results for training and return to competition schedules.
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Armendariz et al. (2023) conducted a systematic review in Professional female team sports (n=86). Match play in professional female team sports was evaluated on External load demands (total distance, high-speed running, sprints, accelerations, decelerations). Professional female soccer players cover approximately 9500 m total distance per match, with distinct high-intensity physical demands also quantified across rugby, field hockey, basketball, handball, and futsal.
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