Changes in female football players' in-season training load, intensity and physical performance: training progression matters more than accumulated load.
| Autor: | Savolainen EHJ; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland., Ihalainen JK; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.; Finnish Institute of High Performance Sport KIHU, Jyväskylä, Finland., Vänttinen T; Finnish Institute of High Performance Sport KIHU, Jyväskylä, Finland., Walker S; Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.; Neuromuscular Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in sports and active living [Front Sports Act Living] 2024 Oct 24; Vol. 6, pp. 1454519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fspor.2024.1454519 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: This observational study investigated: (1) potential changes in female football players' in-season training load, intensity and physical performance, and (2) if in-season accumulated training load, intensity, or their progression are associated to changes in physical performance. Methods: Thirty-five national level female players (∼21 years, n = 35) from three top-teams of the Finnish national league participated. Players performed tests at the beginning and at the end of the 27-week in-season. Tests were: 30-m sprint, countermovement jump (CMJ) and 1,200-m shuttle run, used to calculate maximal aerobic speed (MAS). Players' external and internal training load and intensity were monitored in all on-field training sessions and official matches (3,941 data samples) using Polar Team Pro system. Results: Training load decreased towards the end of the in-season ( p < 0.05), but intensity remained stable. No changes in physical performance test results occurred from before to after in-season tests at a group level. Change of CMJ correlated negatively with accumulated training load, intensity and progression of total distance (TD) and low-intensity running distance (LIRD) ( r = -0.398 to -0.599, p < 0.05). Instead, development of MAS correlated positively with progression of TD and LIRD intensities ( r = 0.594 and 0.503, p < 0.05). Development of both CMJ and MAS correlated positively with intensity progression of very-high-intensity running distance (VHIRD) and number of accelerations and decelerations ( r = 0.454-0.588, p < 0.05). Discussion: Reduced training load over the in-season is not detrimental for players' physical performance when training intensity progressively increases. Intensity progression of VHIRD, moderate- and high-intensity accelerations and decelerations are indicators of both MAS and CMJ development, respectively. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (© 2024 Savolainen, Ihalainen, Vänttinen and Walker.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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