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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation

Season-long match external loads in starters vs. non-starters in Brazilian professional women's soccer.

  • Pedro Schons1,2,3
  • Artur Avelino Birk Preissler4,5
  • Karla Chaves Loureiro6
  • Vinícius Wilhelms da Silva5
  • Suellen Dos Santos Ramos5
  • Adam Kawczyński7
  • Robert Trybulski8,9
  • Rui Miguel Silva10,11
  • Filipe Manuel Clemente12,13,14
14 affiliations
  1. 1Faculdade SOGIPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. [email protected].
  2. 2School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Swimming Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Room 18, Felizardo Street, 750, Porto Alegre, RS, 90690-200, Brazil. [email protected].
  3. 3The Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, Viana do Castelo, Portugal. [email protected].
  4. 4Faculdade SOGIPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  5. 5School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Swimming Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Room 18, Felizardo Street, 750, Porto Alegre, RS, 90690-200, Brazil.
  6. 6Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
  7. 7Faculty of Medicine, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland.
  8. 8Faculty of Medicine, Katowice Business University, Katowice, Poland.
  9. 9Provita Medical Centre, Żory, Poland.
  10. 10Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, SPRINT, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
  11. 11The Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
  12. 12Applied Research Institute (i2A), Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
  13. 13The Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, Coimbra, Portugal.
  14. 14Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdańsk, 80-336, Poland.
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Abstract

Objectives

This study aimed to compare match external loads between starters and non-starters in Brazilian professional women's soccer.Methods

In this prospective cohort, seventy outfield players (60.93 ± 6.10 kg; 166.39 ± 6.17 cm) from three teams competing in Brazil's top division (Série A1) were monitored during one competitive season using 10-Hz GNSS across all official matches and classified as starters (n = 31) or non-starters (n = 39) according to match line-ups.Results

Starters covered greater total distance per minute than non-starters (85.95 ± 15.13 vs. 63.69 ± 28.45 m/min; p < 0.001) and greater total distance per match than non-starters (9.52 ± 1.30 vs. 4.03 ± 2.01 km; p < 0.001), with greater distance covered per match at ≤ 7 km/h (4.20 ± 0.92 vs. 2.06 ± 0.85 km; p < 0.001), 7-13 km/h (3.28 ± 0.47 vs. 1.16 ± 0.77 km; p < 0.001), 13-19 km/h (1.58 ± 0.34 vs. 0.62 ± 0.49 km; p < 0.001), 19-23 km/h (0.32 ± 0.11 vs. 0.16 ± 0.11 km; p < 0.001) and > 23 km/h (0.11 ± 0.07 vs. 0.05 ± 0.06 km; p < 0.001), and attained higher maximum speed (26.69 ± 1.43 vs. 24.83 ± 2.40 km/h; p < 0.001).Conclusion

Starters experienced consistently greater match external loads than non-starters across all speed zones and peak speed, suggesting that tailored top-up sessions for non-starters may help reduce load discrepancies. However, the observational design and single-division sample warrant cautious generalisation and confirmation in other contexts.

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@article{schons2026seasonlong,
  title = {{Season-long match external loads in starters vs. non-starters in Brazilian professional women's soccer.}},
  author = {Pedro Schons and Artur Avelino Birk Preissler and Karla Chaves Loureiro and Vinícius Wilhelms da Silva and Suellen Dos Santos Ramos and Adam Kawczyński and Robert Trybulski and Rui Miguel Silva and Filipe Manuel Clemente},
  journal = {BMC sports science, medicine \& rehabilitation},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.1186/s13102-026-01913-4},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42958424},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Season-long match external loads in starters vs. non-starters in Brazilian professional women's soccer.
AU  - Pedro Schons
AU  - Artur Avelino Birk Preissler
AU  - Karla Chaves Loureiro
AU  - Vinícius Wilhelms da Silva
AU  - Suellen Dos Santos Ramos
AU  - Adam Kawczyński
AU  - Robert Trybulski
AU  - Rui Miguel Silva
AU  - Filipe Manuel Clemente
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/01
JO  - BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation
DO  - 10.1186/s13102-026-01913-4
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42958424
AB  - Objectives  This study aimed to compare match external loads between starters and non-starters in Brazilian professional women's soccer.Methods  In this prospective cohort, seventy outfield players (60.93 ± 6.10 kg; 166.39 ± 6.17 cm) from three teams competing in Brazil's top division (Série A1) were monitored during one competitive season using 10-Hz GNSS across all official matches and classified as starters (n = 31) or non-starters (n = 39) according to match line-ups.Results  Starters covered greater total distance per minute than non-starters (85.95 ± 15.13 vs. 63.69 ± 28.45 m/min; p < 0.001) and greater total distance per match than non-starters (9.52 ± 1.30 vs. 4.03 ± 2.01 km; p < 0.001), with greater distance covered per match at ≤ 7 km/h (4.20 ± 0.92 vs. 2.06 ± 0.85 km; p < 0.001), 7-13 km/h (3.28 ± 0.47 vs. 1.16 ± 0.77 km; p < 0.001), 13-19 km/h (1.58 ± 0.34 vs. 0.62 ± 0.49 km; p < 0.001), 19-23 km/h (0.32 ± 0.11 vs. 0.16 ± 0.11 km; p < 0.001) and > 23 km/h (0.11 ± 0.07 vs. 0.05 ± 0.06 km; p < 0.001), and attained higher maximum speed (26.69 ± 1.43 vs. 24.83 ± 2.40 km/h; p < 0.001).Conclusion  Starters experienced consistently greater match external loads than non-starters across all speed zones and peak speed, suggesting that tailored top-up sessions for non-starters may help reduce load discrepancies. However, the observational design and single-division sample warrant cautious generalisation and confirmation in other contexts.
SN  - 2052-1847
ER  -