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Women's football is growing in Brazil and studies that assess the physical performance of the players allow to create parameters for the sport. The aim of the present study was to describe the variables of vertical jumps in female football players and to compare defensive and offensive players. The sample was consisted of 18 female football players. Anthropometric data, tactical position and vertical jumps were evaluated. Squat jump (SJ) and counter movement jump (CMJ) jumps were collected with the MyJump application. The football players evaluated showed an average of 24.33±3.71 cm in height and 19.69±3.25 W/kg of power for the SJ. In addition, they performed 24.25±4.09 cm in height and 19.67±3.59 W/kg of power for the CMJ. Regarding to CMJ/SJ ratio, the value was 1.00±0.08. There were no differences between backwards and forwards football players in all variables evaluated in the vertical jumps (p>0.05). Thus, the players presented approximately 24 cm in height and 19 W/kg of power for the jumps, with a low contribution of the stretching-shortening cycle for these actions. Finally, female football players in backwards positions performed similarly to forwards players in vertical jumps.

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