Monitoring fatigue status in elite team-sport athletes: implications for practice

RT Thorpe, G Atkinson, B Drust… - … journal of sports …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
The increase in competition demands in elite team sports over recent years has prompted
much attention from researchers and practitioners to the monitoring of adaptation and …

Relationships between training load indicators and training outcomes in professional soccer

A Jaspers, MS Brink, SGM Probst, WGP Frencken… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background In professional senior soccer, training load monitoring is used to ensure an
optimal workload to maximize physical fitness and prevent injury or illness. However, to …

UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

J Collins, RJ Maughan, M Gleeson… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in
physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising …

Quantification of training load during one-, two-and three-game week schedules in professional soccer players from the English Premier League: implications for …

L Anderson, P Orme, R Di Michele… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Muscle glycogen is the predominant energy source for soccer match play, though its
importance for soccer training (where lower loads are observed) is not well known. In an …

The effect of fixture congestion on performance during professional male soccer match-play: a systematic critical review with meta-analysis

R Julian, RM Page, LD Harper - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Fixture congestion (defined as a minimum of two successive bouts of match-
play, with an inter-match recovery period of< 96 h) is a frequent and contemporary issue in …

Methods to collect and interpret external training load using microtechnology incorporating GPS in professional football: a systematic review

V Rago, J Brito, P Figueiredo, J Costa… - Research in Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this article was to systematically review the methods adopted to collect and
interpret external training load (ETL) using microtechnology incorporating global positioning …

Quantification of seasonal-long physical load in soccer players with different starting status from the English Premier League: implications for maintaining squad …

L Anderson, P Orme, R Di Michele… - … journal of sports …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To quantify the accumulative training and match load during an annual season in
English Premier League soccer players classified as starters (n= 8, started≥ 60% of …

Energy intake and expenditure of professional soccer players of the English Premier League: evidence of carbohydrate periodization

L Anderson, P Orme, RJ Naughton… - … journal of sport …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
In an attempt to better identify and inform the energy requirements of elite soccer players, we
quantified the energy expenditure (EE) of players from the English Premier League (n= 6) …

The effect of contextual variables on match performance across different playing positions in professional Portuguese soccer players

J Barrera, H Sarmento, FM Clemente, A Field… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the position-specific physical demands of professional Portuguese
players. The effects of situational variables on the physical performance demands were also …

In-season training load quantification of one-, two-and three-game week schedules in a top European professional soccer team

R Oliveira, J Brito, A Martins, B Mendes, F Calvete… - Physiology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Top European soccer teams that play in UEFA competitions often participate in one, two-or
three-games per week. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure optimal match-day performance …