Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters

The aim of this study was to quantify weekly internal workload across the in-season and compare the workload variables between starter and non-starter Spanish female first league (Liga Iberdrola) football players. Twenty-six participants belonging to the same team (age, height, and mass: 25.4 ± 6.1...

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Main Authors: Blanca Romero-Moraleda, Jaime González-García, Esther Morencos, Verónica Giráldez-Costas, José Moya, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
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Published: Termedia Publishing House 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Internal-workload-in-elite-female-football-players-during-the-whole-in-season-starters-vs-non-starters,78,50098,1,1.html
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author Blanca Romero-Moraleda
Jaime González-García
Esther Morencos
Verónica Giráldez-Costas
José Moya
Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
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Jaime González-García
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Verónica Giráldez-Costas
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description The aim of this study was to quantify weekly internal workload across the in-season and compare the workload variables between starter and non-starter Spanish female first league (Liga Iberdrola) football players. Twenty-six participants belonging to the same team (age, height, and mass: 25.4 ± 6.1 years, 167.4±4.8 cm and 57.96±6.28 kg, respectively) participated in this study. Training loads (TL) and match loads(ML) were assessed through breath-cardiovascular (RPE breath ), leg-musculature (RPE leg ) and cognitive (RPE cog ) rating of perceived exertion (RPE0–10) for each training session and match during the in-season phase (35 weeks). Session-RPE (sRPE) was calculated by multiplying each RPE value by session duration (minutes). From these, total weekly TL (weekly TL+ML), weekly TL, weekly ML, chronic workload, acute:chronic workload ratio, training monotony, and training strain were calculated. Linear mixed models were used to assess differences for each dependent variable, with playing time (starter vs non-starter players) used as a fixed factor, and athlete, week, and team asrandom factors. The results showed that total weekly TL(d = 1.23–2.04), weekly ML(d = 4.65–5.31), training monotony (d = 0.48–1.66) and training strain (d = 0.24–1.82) for RPE breath , RPE leg and RPE cog were higher for starters in comparison with non-starters (p = 0.01). Coaches involved in elite female football should consider implementing differentialsRPE monitoring strategiesto optimize the weekly load distribution for starters and non-starters and to introduce compensatory strategies to equalise players’ total weekly load.
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spelling doaj.art-56de74fa2ae94e6b989e5f99c24829f92023-12-01T10:45:23ZengTermedia Publishing HouseBiology of Sport0860-021X2083-18622023-03-014041107111510.5114/biolsport.2023.12484950098Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-startersBlanca Romero-MoraledaJaime González-GarcíaEsther MorencosVerónica Giráldez-CostasJosé MoyaRodrigo Ramirez-CampilloThe aim of this study was to quantify weekly internal workload across the in-season and compare the workload variables between starter and non-starter Spanish female first league (Liga Iberdrola) football players. Twenty-six participants belonging to the same team (age, height, and mass: 25.4 ± 6.1 years, 167.4±4.8 cm and 57.96±6.28 kg, respectively) participated in this study. Training loads (TL) and match loads(ML) were assessed through breath-cardiovascular (RPE breath ), leg-musculature (RPE leg ) and cognitive (RPE cog ) rating of perceived exertion (RPE0–10) for each training session and match during the in-season phase (35 weeks). Session-RPE (sRPE) was calculated by multiplying each RPE value by session duration (minutes). From these, total weekly TL (weekly TL+ML), weekly TL, weekly ML, chronic workload, acute:chronic workload ratio, training monotony, and training strain were calculated. Linear mixed models were used to assess differences for each dependent variable, with playing time (starter vs non-starter players) used as a fixed factor, and athlete, week, and team asrandom factors. The results showed that total weekly TL(d = 1.23–2.04), weekly ML(d = 4.65–5.31), training monotony (d = 0.48–1.66) and training strain (d = 0.24–1.82) for RPE breath , RPE leg and RPE cog were higher for starters in comparison with non-starters (p = 0.01). Coaches involved in elite female football should consider implementing differentialsRPE monitoring strategiesto optimize the weekly load distribution for starters and non-starters and to introduce compensatory strategies to equalise players’ total weekly load.https://www.termedia.pl/Internal-workload-in-elite-female-football-players-during-the-whole-in-season-starters-vs-non-starters,78,50098,1,1.htmlworkload training women soccer sports
spellingShingle Blanca Romero-Moraleda
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Esther Morencos
Verónica Giráldez-Costas
José Moya
Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo
Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters
Biology of Sport
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women
soccer
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title Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters
title_full Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters
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title_full_unstemmed Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters
title_short Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters
title_sort internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in season starters vs non starters
topic workload
training
women
soccer
sports
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