TABLE 1.

ANTHROPOMETRIC AND ENDURANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE AND MALE SOCCER PLAYERS

Test	Parameter	Females [n = 14]	Males [n = 13]	P	Eta2
Anthropometric characteristics	Age [years]	21.4 ± 4.6	22.8 ± 2.9	0.325	.039
	Body height [cm]	167 ± 5	181 ± 6	<0.001	.663
	Body mass [kg]	59.5 ± 5.4	76.8 ± 6.9	<0.001	.683
	Body mass index [kg · m−2]	21.4 ± 1.4	23.4 ± 1.5	0.001	.347
Incremental test	Maximum heart rate [beats · min−1]	184 ± 7	188 ± 7	0.130	.089
	60 s heart rate recovery [beats · min−1]	33 ± 13	37 ± 10	0.494	.019
	Maximum blood lactate concentration [mmol · l−1]	8.3 ± 1.9	9.7 ± 2.6	0.109	.099
	Running velocity at 2 mmol · l−1 blood lactate (v2) [km · h−1]	11.9 ± 1.32	12.6 ± 0.94	0.138	.086
	Running velocity at 4 mmol · l−1 blood lactate (v4) [km · h−1]	13.4 ± 1.11	14.6 ± 0.67	0.003	.300
	Maximum running velocity [km · h−1]	14.9 ± 0.92	16.8 ± 0.76	<0.001	.586
	Intensity zone > v2 [%]	80.2 ± 5.6	75.1 ± 4.6	0.016	.209
	Intensity zone v2 to v4 [%]	9.9 ± 2.7	11.6 ± 2.8	0.106	.101
	Intensity zone > v4 [%]	9.9 ± 3.9	13.2 ± 3.7	0.032	.170
Interval shuttle run test	Running distance [m]	1536 ± 301	2245 ± 247	<0.001	.639
	Maximum heart rate [beats · min−1]	190 ± 6	192 ± 6	0.470	.021
	60 s heart rate recovery [beats · min−1]	30 ± 8.4	33 ± 7.5	0.360	.034