ABSTRACT
During the last decade soccer for women has become a popular event. Differences between male and female athletes are obviously not only genetic, but are also influenced by level of selection, training and competition. Dimensional scaling must be considered when comparing groups with different body mass (Nevill et al., 1992; Wisløff et al., 1998). The major purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in cardiovascular endurance capacity as well as muscular strength and power in the best male and female soccer teams in Norway. A further purpose was to investigate maximal oxygen uptake in proportion to body mass (mb) for soccer players. A subsidiary aim was to establish normative data of elite female soccer players.
