Application of the Copenhagen Soccer Test in high-level women players - locomotor activities, physiological response and sprint performance.

•The Copenhagen Soccer test has now been modified and applied for high-level female football players.•The physiological response and decrease in sprint performance during CSTw is comparable to competitive matches.•The CSTw can be used for investigation of metabolite response and fatigue mechanisms in female football.•The CSTw can also be used for intervention studies and for training and testing of injured female players.