Physiological Characteristics of Female Soccer Players and Health and Performance Considerations: A Narrative Review.

"Declarations FundingNo sources of funding were used to assist in the preparation of this article; however, PepsiCo Inc. contributed to the publication charges. Conflict of interestTom Clifford, Barry Drust, Vish B Unnithan, Mark B A De Ste Croix, Naomi Datson and Daniel Martin declare that they have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this review. Rebecca K Randell, James M Carter and Ian Rollo are employees of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, a division of PepsiCo, Incorporated. Samantha L Moss is a paid consultant for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of PepsiCo, Incorporated. Hannah Mayho is an employee of Manchester City Football Club. Authorship contributionsRKR and IR conceived the review. RKR wrote the introduction and conclusion, co-ordinated the manuscript and consolidated the references. TC and HM wrote the Nutritional Strategies for Female Soccer Players section. BD wrote the Physical Demands of Female Soccer section. SLM wrote the Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics section. VBU wrote the Talent Identification section. MBADSC and ND wrote the Injury Incidence, Risk and Prevention section. DM wrote the Health section. JMC and IR revised the original and final manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Conflict of interest Tom Clifford, Barry Drust, Vish B Unnithan, Mark B A De Ste Croix, Naomi Datson and Daniel Martin declare that they have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this review. Rebecca K Randell, James M Carter and Ian Rollo are employees of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, a division of PepsiCo, Incorporated. Samantha L Moss is a paid consultant for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of PepsiCo, Incorporated. Hannah Mayho is an employee of Manchester City Football Club."

"Funding No sources of funding were used to assist in the preparation of this article; however, PepsiCo Inc. contributed to the publication charges."