Quantification of Training Load During One-, Two- and Three-Game Week Schedules in Professional Soccer Players from the English Premier League: Implications for Carbohydrate Periodisation
Muscle glycogen serves as the primary energy source during soccer matches, yet its significance for soccer training, which typically involves lower loads, remains unclear. To ... Read more
Case Study: Assessment of Energy Expenditure of a Professional Goalkeeper From the English Premier League Using the Doubly Labeled Water Method
Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance understanding of the energy and carbohydrate (CHO) needs of a professional goalkeeper (GK) in elite soccer ... Read more
Negative Associations between Perceived Training Load, Volume and Changes in Physical Fitness in Professional Soccer Players
The aim of this study was to assess the utility of rating of perceived exertion (RPE) training load for monitoring changes in various aerobic fitness ... Read more
In-Season Training Periodization of Professional Soccer Players
The purpose of this study was to measure the seasonal perceived respiratory and muscular training loads (sRPEres-TL and sRPEmus-TL) completed by elite-oriented young professional soccer ... Read more
Effects of a Very Congested Match Schedule on Body-Load Impacts, Accelerations, and Running Measures in Youth Soccer Players
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a highly congested match schedule on various performance metrics in a team of under-15 ... Read more
Position-Specific Player Load During Match-Play in a Professional Football Club
This study aimed to provide new insights into the physical profiles of elite football players across different playing positions using time-motion analysis and triaxial accelerometers. ... Read more
GPS-Based Evaluation of Activity Profiles in Elite Downhill Mountain Biking and the Influence of Course Type
This study aimed to profile the activity patterns of elite downhill (DH) mountain bikers during off-road descending and to determine the influence of course types ... Read more
Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Sprinting Force–Velocity Profile Assessed With GPS Devices in Elite Athletes
Purpose: The aims of this study were to (1) assess the concurrent validity of global positioning systems (GPSs) against a radar device to measure sprinting ... Read more
Positional Differences in GPS Outputs and Perceived Exertion During Soccer Training Games and Competition
Soccer training games are popular modalities, allowing technical, tactical, and physical aspects to be trained simultaneously. Small (SSGs), medium (MSGs), and large training games (LSGs) ... Read more
A Season Long Investigation into the Effects of Injury, Match Selection and Training Load on Mental Wellbeing in Professional Under 23 Soccer Players: A Team Case Study
This study examined the influence of injury, match selection and training load on mental wellbeing (MW) in a squad of professional soccer players. Using a ... Read more
An Individual Approach to Monitoring Locomotive Training Load in English Premier League Academy Soccer Players
To address the individual intensity of locomotion tasks, individualized speed thresholds have been proposed as an alternative to global speed thresholds. However, methodologies for determining ... Read more