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Szigeti G, Schuth G, Revisnyei P, et al. Quantification of Training Load Relative to Match Load of Youth National Team Soccer Players. Sports Health. 2021;14(1):84-91doi: 10.1177/19417381211004902.
Szigeti, G., Schuth, G., Revisnyei, P., Pasic, A., Szilas, A., Gabbett, T., & Pavlik, G. (2022). Quantification of Training Load Relative to Match Load of Youth National Team Soccer Players. Sports health, 14(1), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211004902
Szigeti, Gyorgy, et al. "Quantification of Training Load Relative to Match Load of Youth National Team Soccer Players." Sports health vol. 14,1 (2022): 84-91. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381211004902
Szigeti G, Schuth G, Revisnyei P, Pasic A, Szilas A, Gabbett T, Pavlik G. Quantification of Training Load Relative to Match Load of Youth National Team Soccer Players. Sports Health. 2022 Jan-Feb;14(1):84-91. doi: 10.1177/19417381211004902. Epub 2021 Apr 05. PMID: 33813955.
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Sports Health. 2022 Jan-Feb;14(1):84-91. doi: 10.1177/19417381211004902. Epub 2021 Apr 05.

Quantification of Training Load Relative to Match Load of Youth National Team Soccer Players.

Sports health

Gyorgy Szigeti, Gabor Schuth, Peter Revisnyei, Alija Pasic, Adam Szilas, Tim Gabbett, Gabor Pavlik

Affiliations

  1. Department of Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science, Hungarian Football Federation, Budapest, Hungary.
  2. Department of Health Sciences and Sport Medicine, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary.
  3. Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), MTA-BME Information Systems Research Group, Budapest, Hungary.
  4. Gabbett Performance Solutions, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  5. Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 33813955 DOI: 10.1177/19417381211004902

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have examined the training load relative to match load in club settings. The aims of this study were to (1) quantify the external training load relative to match load in days before a subsequent international game and (2) examine the cumulative training load in relation to match load of U-17 national team field soccer players.

HYPOTHESIS: Volume and intensity load parameters will vary between trainings; the farthermost trainings have the highest load gradually decreasing toward the match.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.

METHODS: External training load data were collected from 84 youth national team players using global positioning technology between 2016 and 2020. In the national team setting, training load data were obtained from 3 days before the actual match day (MD-3, MD-2, MD-1 days) and analyzed with regard to the number of days up to the game. Volume and intensity parameters were calculated as a percentage of the subsequent match load.

RESULTS: Significant differences were found between MD-1 and MD-2, as well as between MD-1 and MD-3 for most volume parameters (

CONCLUSION: The training volume gradually decreased as match day approached, with the highest volume occurring on MD-3. Intensity variables, such as maximum velocity, high-intensity accelerations, and meterage per minute were larger in MD-1 training relative to match load. Training volume was lowest in MD-1 trainings and highest in MD-3 trainings; intensity however varies between training days.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The findings of this study may help to understand the special preparational demands of international matches, highlighting the role of decreased training volume and increased intensity.

Keywords: elite; global positioning system (GPS); intensity; soccer; volume

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