Female physical attributes for positions

[Anonymous]

Ali Krieger was pretty good for 5'6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rapinoe is pretty good at 5'6

LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the roster of the Brazilian women's team. https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/2752/brazil

There is some correlation showing callers players being Defender while mid-fielders and strikers being shorter.

However, I think the average height of female college soccer players in the US is a function of how amateur sports operates here in the US rather than it being a function of how the sport actually is. Athletic girls tend to be more physically gifted and participate in more variety of sports during middle or high school, and thus these more physically gifted girls tend to form the majority of soccer players.

I would say Athletically gifted. Athletes who perform at a higher level are a higher level of athlete. Rec players are athletes. Olympians are athletes.

The college game is a very physical game. Strength matters. If you're shorter, timing and leverage must be learned. College recruiters like height because height equals volume and volume equals mass.

However, a shorter player, while lacking height, can compensate with strength and leverage.

Height is not everything. Crystal Dunn played for North Carolina and she is only 5'1. These are average numbers, but a talented player can make it even if she is 5'1.

No one is saying a 5’1” player will not be selected/make it but you have to be so much better vs 5’6” player. 5’1” players are the except not the rule. If you look at the major college rosters roughly a 15-20% of the field players are under 5’4” (most of those are 5’3”-5’-4”) and about 60-70 are 5’6” or taller with about 1/2 of that over 5’8”. If you follow women’s college soccer the trends is bigger/tall. Travel soccer is physical, college soccer is even more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the roster of the Brazilian women's team. https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/2752/brazil

There is some correlation showing callers players being Defender while mid-fielders and strikers being shorter.

However, I think the average height of female college soccer players in the US is a function of how amateur sports operates here in the US rather than it being a function of how the sport actually is. Athletic girls tend to be more physically gifted and participate in more variety of sports during middle or high school, and thus these more physically gifted girls tend to form the majority of soccer players.

I would say Athletically gifted. Athletes who perform at a higher level are a higher level of athlete. Rec players are athletes. Olympians are athletes.

The college game is a very physical game. Strength matters. If you're shorter, timing and leverage must be learned. College recruiters like height because height equals volume and volume equals mass.

However, a shorter player, while lacking height, can compensate with strength and leverage.

I think you got it reversed, the shorter limbed you are the more coordinated you are and less effort is needed to "learn timing". But TBH timing is a natural ability that is unrelated to height but shorter player have a definite advantage over taller players all things being equal. When it comes to strength, height does not equal mass or strength, your frame dictates that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the roster of the Brazilian women's team. https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/2752/brazil

There is some correlation showing callers players being Defender while mid-fielders and strikers being shorter.

However, I think the average height of female college soccer players in the US is a function of how amateur sports operates here in the US rather than it being a function of how the sport actually is. Athletic girls tend to be more physically gifted and participate in more variety of sports during middle or high school, and thus these more physically gifted girls tend to form the majority of soccer players.

I would say Athletically gifted. Athletes who perform at a higher level are a higher level of athlete. Rec players are athletes. Olympians are athletes.

The college game is a very physical game. Strength matters. If you're shorter, timing and leverage must be learned. College recruiters like height because height equals volume and volume equals mass.

However, a shorter player, while lacking height, can compensate with strength and leverage.

I think you got it reversed, the shorter limbed you are the more coordinated you are and less effort is needed to "learn timing". But TBH timing is a natural ability that is unrelated to height but shorter player have a definite advantage over taller players all things being equal. When it comes to strength, height does not equal mass or strength, your frame dictates that.

Are you kidding me? The large athletes that fill the rosters in the MLS, NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL must blow your mind. LMFAO!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the roster of the Brazilian women's team. https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/2752/brazil

There is some correlation showing callers players being Defender while mid-fielders and strikers being shorter.

However, I think the average height of female college soccer players in the US is a function of how amateur sports operates here in the US rather than it being a function of how the sport actually is. Athletic girls tend to be more physically gifted and participate in more variety of sports during middle or high school, and thus these more physically gifted girls tend to form the majority of soccer players.

I would say Athletically gifted. Athletes who perform at a higher level are a higher level of athlete. Rec players are athletes. Olympians are athletes.

The college game is a very physical game. Strength matters. If you're shorter, timing and leverage must be learned. College recruiters like height because height equals volume and volume equals mass.

However, a shorter player, while lacking height, can compensate with strength and leverage.

I think you got it reversed, the shorter limbed you are the more coordinated you are and less effort is needed to "learn timing". But TBH timing is a natural ability that is unrelated to height but shorter player have a definite advantage over taller players all things being equal. When it comes to strength, height does not equal mass or strength, your frame dictates that.

Are you kidding me? The large athletes that fill the rosters in the MLS, NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL must blow your mind. LMFAO!

You clearly haven't compared the heights of gymnasts/cross fitters/power lifters with those of professional ball players. Height doesn't mean strength. If height = strength then NBA players would dominate the strength category. Well...look up the NBA combine stats for Kevin Durant, and that's truly what's kidding you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's the roster of the Brazilian women's team. https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/2752/brazil

There is some correlation showing callers players being Defender while mid-fielders and strikers being shorter.

However, I think the average height of female college soccer players in the US is a function of how amateur sports operates here in the US rather than it being a function of how the sport actually is. Athletic girls tend to be more physically gifted and participate in more variety of sports during middle or high school, and thus these more physically gifted girls tend to form the majority of soccer players.

I would say Athletically gifted. Athletes who perform at a higher level are a higher level of athlete. Rec players are athletes. Olympians are athletes.

The college game is a very physical game. Strength matters. If you're shorter, timing and leverage must be learned. College recruiters like height because height equals volume and volume equals mass.

However, a shorter player, while lacking height, can compensate with strength and leverage.

I think you got it reversed, the shorter limbed you are the more coordinated you are and less effort is needed to "learn timing". But TBH timing is a natural ability that is unrelated to height but shorter player have a definite advantage over taller players all things being equal. When it comes to strength, height does not equal mass or strength, your frame dictates that.

Are you kidding me? The large athletes that fill the rosters in the MLS, NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL must blow your mind. LMFAO!

You clearly haven't compared the heights of gymnasts/cross fitters/power lifters with those of professional ball players. Height doesn't mean strength. If height = strength then NBA players would dominate the strength category. Well...look up the NBA combine stats for Kevin Durant, and that's truly what's kidding you.

Ok I will bite. Let's forget all of the major pro sports including soccer where height is a clear advantage (btw - this is a soccer board).

Power lifting? You don't know the sport. The record holder in the bench press Julius Maddox is 6'3.

Aleksy Lovchev in the power clean is 6'2. GTFO.

[Anonymous]

I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Rose Lavell will drag the average height down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Current roster field players. They are tall now.

1- 5’1”
1- 5”4”
3- 5’5”
3- 5’6”
7- 5’7”
1- 5’8”
1- 5’9”
1- 5’10”
1- 6’0”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Rose Lavell will drag the average height down.

Mewis?

[Anonymous]

My U16 DD was not even alive when Mia Hamm played her last international game. Going way way back on the list of shorter players. Good for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Rose Lavell will drag the average height down.

Mewis?

Kristie Mewis is 5’8”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Rose Lavell will drag the average height down.

Mewis?

Kristie Mewis is 5’8”

And....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think all those soccer players that were named are good vs the rest of the world, who are on average shorter than American women. The average player is going to get taller in the US game and I would venture the average height of the USWNT will go up over the next few years.

Rose Lavell will drag the average height down.

Mewis?

Kristie Mewis is 5’8”

And....

Sam...6’0”