Changes in female football players’ in-season training load, intensity and physical performance : training progression matters more than accumulated load
Savolainen, E. H. J., Ihalainen, J. K., Vänttinen, T., & Walker, S. (2024). Changes in female football players’ in-season training load, intensity and physical performance : training progression matters more than accumulated load. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1454519
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© 2024 Savolainen, Ihalainen, Vänttinen and Walker.
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.
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