RT Journal Article
T1 The associations between training and match demands of male professional football players over a season
A1 Silva, Rui Miguel
A1 Clemente, Filipe Manuel
A1 Nobari, Hadi
A1 Badicu, Georgian
A1 Silva, Ana Filipa
A1 Cancela Carral, José María
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
K1 6109.07 Evaluación del Rendimiento
AB This study had two objectives: (i) to analyze the between-position differences in training:match load ratios and (ii) to test the relationships between the weekly training and match demands of male professional football players over a season. A cohort study lasting 43 weeks was performed. Nineteen professional football players (age: 27.5 ± 4.6 years old) used a 15-Hz global positioning system (GPS) unit integrating a 100-Hz tri-axial accelerometer. Total distance (TD), metabolic power average (MPA), new body load (NBL), accelerations (ACC), and decelerations (DEC) were considered. The training:match ratio was obtained for all the external load measures. Significant between-position differences were found only for DEC. Moderate correlations between the weekly training and match demands were found for NBL (r = 0.343 (0.19; 0.48); p < 0.008) and DEC (r = 0.472 (0.327; 0.595); p < 0.001). Moderate correlations between the mean training intensity and match demands of the same week were found for NBL (r = 0.454 (0.313; 0.575); p < 0.001) and DEC (r = 0.451 (0.304; 0.577); p < 0.001). This study did not show significant position differences for the overall training:match ratios. Significant position differences were revealed for left-back players compared to all other positions. Fullbacks performed four times more DEC during training sessions than during matches. It was revealed small to moderate associations between both the volume and intensity of the overall external load measures and their respective match running demands. However, such correlations are too weak to suggest a cause-and-effect relationship.
PB Journal of Mens Health
SN 18756859
YR 2023
FD 2023-06-29
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5021
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/5021
LA eng
NO Journal of Mens Health, 19(6): 14-20 (2023)
NO Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia | Ref. UIDB/50008/2020
DS Investigo
RD 11-dic-2024