The purpose of this study was to investigate special physical fitness of young girl soccer players with different game position. Forty eight Taiwanese junior middle school women's soccer players with mean age, height and weight of 13.86±0.87 yr, 158.39±6.37 cm, and 48.04±7.12 kg respectively participated as subjects. Positions of the players included forward (12), midfield (16), fullback (16) and goalkeeper (4). Sit and reach, vertical jump, 30m sprint, standing triple jump, one minute sit-up, Z agility run, fixed position kick, S dribbling, throw-in and 12 minutes running were evaluated. Independent one-way ANOVA and the Scheffé Post hoc test were applied. The results indicated that body weight of goalkeeper and the fullback were superior over the forward and the midfield (p<.05). As for special physical fitness, no significant differences among players with different positions could be found. There is no differentiation in special physical fitness among game positions of young girls' soccer players.
The purpose of this study was to investigate special physical fitness of young girl soccer players with different game position. Forty eight Taiwanese junior middle school women's soccer players with mean age, height and weight of 13.86±0.87 yr, 158.39±6.37 cm, and 48.04±7.12 kg respectively participated as subjects. Positions of the players included forward (12), midfield (16), fullback (16) and goalkeeper (4). Sit and reach, vertical jump, 30m sprint, standing triple jump, one minute sit-up, Z agility run, fixed position kick, S dribbling, throw-in and 12 minutes running were evaluated. Independent one-way ANOVA and the Scheffé Post hoc test were applied. The results indicated that body weight of goalkeeper and the fullback were superior over the forward and the midfield (p<.05). As for special physical fitness, no significant differences among players with different positions could be found. There is no differentiation in special physical fitness among game positions of young girls' soccer players.