Effects and Sustainability of a 13-Day High-Intensity Shock Microcycle in Soccer
The preseason in soccer is a short period of 6-8 weeks where conditional abilities, technical, and tactical elements need to be trained. Therefore, time is ... Read more
Training Load and Schedule Are Important Determinants of Sleep Behaviours in Youth-Soccer Players
The current study examined how sleep may be influenced by the scheduling of training and match load within 10 youth soccer players. Sleep was measured ... Read more
External Load Variables Affect Recovery Markers up to 72 h After Semiprofessional Football Matches
Background: Player tracking devices are commonly used to monitor external load from training and matches in team sports. Yet, how the derived external load variables ... Read more
High Chronic Training Loads and Exposure to Bouts of Maximal Velocity Running Reduce Injury Risk in Elite Gaelic Football
Objectives: To examine the relationship between chronic training loads, number of exposures to maximal velocity, the distance covered at maximal velocity, percentage of maximal velocity ... Read more
Acceleration Demands of Elite Gaelic Football
The use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in Gaelic football is the primary source of quantifying game demands. The aim of the current study ... Read more
The Occurrence of Repeated High Acceleration Ability (RHAA) in Elite Youth Football
The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Repeated High-Acceleration Ability (RHAA) bouts in elite youth football games using 10-Hz GPS ... Read more
The Transition Period in Soccer: A Window of Opportunity
Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the physiological changes that occur during the transition period in soccer players. A secondary aim is ... Read more
The Use of GPS Analysis to Quantify the Internal and External Match Demands of Semi-Elite Level Female Soccer Players during a Tournament
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to make use of global positioning system technology to quantify the internal and external match demands of sub-elite ... Read more
Match-Play Activity Profile in Professional Soccer Players during Official Games and the Relationship between External and Internal Load
Aim: The aim was to quantify for the first time the physical and physiological profile of professional soccer players in official games using GPS and ... Read more
Player Load, Acceleration, and Deceleration during 45 Competitive Matches of Elite Soccer
Objective: This study aimed to enhance our understanding of the match load experienced by elite soccer players by incorporating tri-axial accelerometer data alongside traditional time-motion ... Read more