Differences in Diet Assessment and Body Composition among Young Spanish Elite Footballers: Morning Training vs. Evening Training Almendros-Ruiz, Antonio Latorre, José Antonio Conde Pipó, Javier Fernández Martínez, José Acuña Castroviejo, Darío Requena, Bernardo Mariscal Arcas, Miguel Football Soccer Body composition The training schedule is a factor that influences sports performance optimization. In a sport like soccer, there is often significant disparity in training schedules among different teams within the same club, without considering whether this may affect players’ performance. The aim of this study was to describe differences in nutrient intake and body composition in elite youth soccer players from the Spanish league with different training schedules (morning and evening). A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine differences in anthropometric variables and dietary assessment in a sample of Spanish young soccer players. A total of 41 players participated in this study. After comparing the groups according to their training schedule, no differences were observed in body composition between both groups; the evening-night training group showed higher consumption of lipids and saturated fats. In summary, more experimental studies are needed to determine the effects on various health and performance parameters of different training schedules in young population. 2024-11-07T11:59:16Z 2024-11-07T11:59:16Z 2024-09-29 journal article Almendros-Ruiz, A.; Latorre, J.A.; Conde-Pipó, J.; Fernández-Martínez, J.; Acuña-Castroviejo, D.; Requena, B.; Mariscal-Arcas, M. Differences in Diet Assessment and Body Composition among Young Spanish Elite Footballers: Morning Training vs. Evening Training. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 8787. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198787 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/96738 10.3390/app14198787 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI