Activity Profiles in U17, U20, and Senior Womenʼs Brazilian National Soccer Teams During International Competitions: Are There Meaningful Differences?

ABSTRACTRamos, GP, Nakamura, FY, Penna, EM, Wilke, CF, Pereira, LA, Loturco, I, Capelli, L, Mahseredjian, F, Silami-Garcia, E, and Coimbra, CC. Activity profiles in U17, U20, and senior womenʼs Brazilian national soccer teams during international competitionsare there meaningful differences? J Strength Cond Res 33(12)3414–3422, 2019—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·h), distance covered in sprints (sprint>20 km·h), number of accelerations (Acc) >1 m·s, decelerations (Dec) >−1 m·s, and Player Load generally increased across the age brackets (U17