Associations between Physical Status and Training Load in Women Soccer Players

Gonçalves, Lillian; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Barrera, Joel; Sarmento, Hugo; Praça, Gibson Moreira; Andrade, André Gustavo Pereira de; Figueiredo, António J.; Silva, Rui; Silva, Ana Filipa; Carral, José María Cancela

doi:10.3390/ijerph181910015

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“…Suporting our results, recent studies demonstrated that sprint performance gradually improved over the course of the season in elite youth soccer players [4,55]. On the contrary, previous studies found that sprint performance (10 m, 30 m) did not change significantly during a season in elite female soccer players, which is not compatible with the results of our study [53,56]. Furthermore, multiple linear regression analysis revealed that maturity had no significant effect on the change in velocity performance during the season in the current study.…”

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“…Analyzing the probability of associations between accumulated training load and changes in sprint performance helps determine whether training load is a determinant of these changes or if there are other factors that coaches should be aware of [53]. Having good physical capacity during the season also increases tolerance to training load.…”

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“…Therefore, we can say that the optimization (load distribution) in ACWR during the season is due to CWL, which may be related to the improvement in sprint performance. In addition, the improvement in sprint performance during a season may be due to differences in training loads (CWL and ACWR) throughout the season, optimal management of training loads (respecting the training principles and biologic individuality), and a good micro and meso cycle planning [53]. Besides the optimization of variations in load parameters (TM, TS, and ACWR), the improvement in sprint performance in our study can be explained by improvements in technical adaptations such as an augmented stride length, a decreased contact time during acceleration, an increase in lower extremity strength and ground reaction forces, and an improvement in body coordination [65].…”

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Relationship Between Variations Accumulated Workload and Sprint Performance in Elite Adolescent Soccer Players

Nobari¹,

Saygın²,

Khani³

et al. 2022

J. Mens. Health

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Background:The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the accumulated training load parameters (i.e., acute (AWL), chronic (CWL), acute: chronic workload ratio (ACWR), training monotony (TM), and training strain (TS)) and sprint performance variations in elite adolescent soccer players, taking into account the maturation status of the players. Besides, we aimed to use regression models with mentioned parameters, sprint level, and peak height velocity (PHV) as predictors to explain variations in sprint performance during the in-season. Methods: Twenty-seven U16 soccer players (age: 15.5 ± 0.2 years, height: 171 ± 7.3 cm, body mass: 59 ± 6.1 cm, PHV: 14.4 ± 0.7) from one elite soccer national league club were evaluated. In this study was a cohort with monitoring the daily workload for 15 weeks in the competition season: early-season (EaS) weeks (w) W1 to W5; mid-season (MiS) W6 to W10; and endseason (EnS) W11 to W15. Anthropometric and PHV were assessed at the beginning of the season and sprint test was assessed before and after the season. Results: Results showed that there were some significant variations in workload parameters (sprint, AWL and TM) over a soccer season. Regarding comparisons between EaS vs. EnS, there were significant differences in Sprint (p ≤ 0.01; ES: -0.28) and CWL (p ≤ 0.01; ES: -0.80). Sprint performance can be estimated by ACWR, TM, TS and PHV values (R 2 = 0.65). Conclusions: The present study revealed that sprint performance improved throughout the season in young soccer players, with significant intra-season variations, especially in CWL and ACWR load variables (Eas and Mid). In addition, it was observed that maturation did not have a significant effect on the change in sprint performance. This study clearly showed that there is a relationship between sprint performance and accumulated workload variables and that the significant change in sprint performance can be explained by load variables such as AWCR, TM, and TS.

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“…COD ability has shown to discriminate between levels of performance (Kutlu et al, 2017;Kaplan et al, 2009) with males compared to females showing faster performances (Mujika et al, 2009). More so, COD ability has shown to predict high intensity accelerations and decelerations on a match (Gonçalves et al, 2021). It is therefore not surprising that COD ability is habitually targeted by practitioners as a physical capacity to enhance through specific training methods (De Keijzer et al, 2021).…”

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Change Of Direction Actions in Goal Scoring Situations in Male and Female Professional Soccer

Martinez Hernandez,

Jones

2024

Int'l Journal of Strength & Conditioning

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The aim of this study was to analyse the frequency of change of direction (COD) actions in goal scoring situations. Data was collected through time motion analysis of goal scoring actions from teams participating in English Premier League (EPL) and Women’s Super League (WSL) during the 2018/2019 season using a modified version of the Bloomfield Movement Classification with differences analysed through chi-square (p < 0.05). In (total percentage [95% CI] 71.6% (±1.7%) and 70.6% (±3.1%) of players involvements in EPL and WSL there was a COD action. For EPL and WSL, respectively, attackers performed COD actions in 71.9% (±2.3%) and 72.9% (±4.1%) of the involvements while defenders in 71.2% (±2.6%) and 67.8% (±4.7%). In 56.1% (±1.9%) and 57.1% (±3.3%) of the involvements there was at least 1 COD action performed at high intensity for EPL and WSL, respectively. Soccer players are frequently exposed to different COD actions during goal involvements, with these being performed frequently at high intensity and so, this physical ability could play an important role in the performance outcomes of a match. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on increasing player’s COD speed capabilities taking into account the tendency for specific COD actions for different players’ based on their roles.

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“…From those km, high-intensity running (18-25 km/h) demands can vary between 718 [4] and 3000 m [5]. These range values are dependent from competitive level, playing position, age-group or event moment of the season and physical fitness [6,7].…”

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In-Season Microcycle Quantification of Professional Women Soccer Players—External, Internal and Wellness Measures

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Although data currently exists pertaining to the intensity in the women’s football match, the knowledge about training is still scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify external (locomotor activity) and internal (psychophysiological) intensities, as well as the wellness profile of the typical microcycle from professional female soccer players during the 2019/20 in-season. Ten players (24.6 ± 2.3 years) from an elite Portuguese women soccer team participated in this study. All variables were collected in 87 training session and 15 matches for analysis from the 2019–2020 in-season. Global positioning variables such total distance, high-speed running, acceleration, deceleration and player load were recorded as intensity while Rated Perceived Exertion (RPE) and session-RPE were recorded as internal measures. The Hooper Index (HI) was collected as a wellness parameter. The results showed that internal and external intensity measures were greater in matches compared to trainings during the week (match day minus [MD-], MD-5, MD-4, MD-2), p < 0.05 with very large effect size (ES). In the same line, higher internal and external intensity values were found in the beginning of the week while the lowest values were found in MD-2 (p < 0.05, with very large ES). Regarding wellness, there was no significant differences in the HI parameters between the training days and match days (p > 0.05). This study confirmed the highest intensity values during MD and the lowest on the training session before the MD (MD-2). Moreover, higher training intensities were found in the beginning of the training week sessions which were then reduced when the MD came close. Wellness parameters showed no variation when compared to intensity measures. This study confirmed the hypothesis regarding internal and external intensity but not regarding wellness.

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Associations between Physical Status and Training Load in Women Soccer Players

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Relationship Between Variations Accumulated Workload and Sprint Performance in Elite Adolescent Soccer Players

Relationship Between Variations Accumulated Workload and Sprint Performance in Elite Adolescent Soccer Players

Change Of Direction Actions in Goal Scoring Situations in Male and Female Professional Soccer

In-Season Microcycle Quantification of Professional Women Soccer Players—External, Internal and Wellness Measures

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