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Anthropometric measurements and their relationship to performance in modern women's football, a comparative study between Algerian and French teams 16-20 years
This research study compared the physical measurements (known as anthropometric characteristics) of young female football players aged 16 to 20 from Algeria and France. Ninety players in total, from three clubs in each country, had their height, weight, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle percentage, muscle mass, and bone mass measured.
Career patterns within men’s and women’s soccer talent systems: the typical pathway to the top is atypical
This study examines career pathways in women's soccer, challenging the traditional belief that early recruitment into professional academies guarantees future elite success. Researchers analyzed nearly 3,000 Dutch male and female youth players and found that only around 10% of those recruited into academies reached elite senior soccer.