@misc{10481/71265,
year = {2021},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71265},
abstract = {Objectives: This study aimed to analyze within-week and within-match external load variations in male
soccer players over three consecutive matches during a congested week.
Methods: The study cohort included nineteen elite professional male players (age: 26.5 ± 4.3
years) from a European First League team. Players were monitored daily over a full season using
measurements collected by global positioning systems (GPSs). GPS-derived measures of total distance
(TD), high-speed running (HSR), high metabolic load (HML), and maximal speed (maxSpeed) were
collected during each match.
Results: TD and HML intensity were meaningfully lower during the second half of the season than
the first half for all weeks (p < 0.05), regardless of the number of matches. Also, the standardized
differences for both metrics presented moderate-to-strong effect sizes. Although no significant
differences between halves were found for HSR or maxSpeed (p > 0.05), these measures presented
inconsistently minimum-to-strong effect sizes in some matches in overall weeks.
Conclusion: The findings of this study revealed that TD and HML distances were significantly different
between halves for all weeks, regardless of the number of matches. Meanwhile, HSR and maxSpeed
measures presented no significant differences across matches overall.},
publisher = {IMR Press},
keywords = {External load},
keywords = {Load monitoring},
keywords = {Sports science},
keywords = {Performance},
keywords = {GPS},
title = {Match-to-match variations in external load measures during congested weeks in professional male soccer players},
doi = {10.31083/jomh.2021.063},
author = {Silva, Rui and Nobari, Hadi},
}