The application of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance level 2 test to elite female soccer populations

P. S. Bradley, Mads Bendiksen, A. Dellal, Magni Mohr, A. Wilkie, N. Datson, Christina Øyangen Ørntoft, M. Zebis, A. Gomez-Diaz, Jens Bangsbo, Peter Krustrup

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2) to elite female soccer populations. Elite senior (n¿=¿92), youth (n¿=¿42), domestic (n¿=¿46) and sub-elite female soccer players (n¿=¿19) carried out the Yo-Yo IE2 test on numerous occasions across the season. Test-retest coefficient of variation (CV) in Yo-Yo IE2 test performance in domestic female players was 4.5%. Elite senior female players' Yo-Yo IE2 test performances were better (P¿
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Volume24
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)43-54
Number of pages12
ISSN0905-7188
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

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