BLUF Female soccer athletes display superior aerobic capacity once they reach adulthood, however, there appears to be an overlap or plateau in several other parameters of fitness across the different playing levels ABSTRACT Female soccer players are required to display high levels of physical fitness in order to be successful. Tests used to assess physical performance surrounding jump height, speed, change of direction and aerobic capacity are common amongst female soccer populations. The objective of this review was to produce information regarding the performance upon these physical tests in order to provide benchmarking information across a range of playing ages and levels. A search of databases was performed in order to identify potential studies, with a total of 26 papers included within the final analysis. It was found that countermovement jump, 10 metre sprint, modified Illinois and pro-agility and the yo-yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIRT1) were the most commonly reported. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes performed the greatest countermovement jump heights, however, athletes playing at the highest levels did not always provide superior results. Senior international athletes recorded the quickest 10 metre sprint times (1.67 ± 0.07s), while elite u-10s demonstrated the slowest times (2.24 ± 0.13s). Although limited comparable data was available for the change of direction tests, there did appear to be an improvement with age amongst the literature presented. The results of the YYIRT1 demonstrated that playing groups with an average age of <19 years, performed worse than those with an average age >19 years. Unfortunately, limited data was available across the literature concerning measures of strength performance. Finally, this review highlighted that an overlap, or plateau, in physical performance was present across the different playing levels for some of the physical performance tests. Key Words - Aerobic Capacity, Benchmarking, Change of Direction, Jump Ability, Linear Sprinting.
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