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Inter- and intra-microcycle external load analysis in female professional soccer players: A playing position approach

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  • Elba Diaz-Seradilla
  • Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández
  • José Antonio Rodríguez-Marroyo
  • Daniel Castillo
  • Javier Raya-González
  • José Gerardo Villa Vicente

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This study analyzes the inter- and intra-differences in external load across the microcycle in professional female soccer players. External load during four consecutive microcycles (i.e., M1, M2, M3, and M4) and training sessions (i.e., MD-4, MD-3, MD-2, and MD-1) and a match day (i.e., MD) were registered in seventeen female professional soccer players (age: 26.3 ± 4.6 years; height: 166.3 ± 6.1 cm; body mass: 59.8 ± 6.8 kg; and body mass index: 21.6 ± 1.7 kg·m-2) who belonged to the same team in Spanish first division. A 10-Hz GPS that integrated a 100-Hz triaxial accelerometer was used to register external load. The results showed lower decelerations in M2 compared to M1 and M3 (p 16.0 km·h-1) in M3 vs. M2, and greater relative sprint distance (>21.0 km·min-1) in M4 vs. M1 and M3 (p 21.0 km·h-1) than central midfielders (CMs) and central defenders (CDs) in MD-2 and MD. Both, fitness and conditioning staff should pay special attention to the external loads for each playing position in training sessions to optimize the training process.

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  • Elba Diaz-Seradilla & Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández & José Antonio Rodríguez-Marroyo & Daniel Castillo & Javier Raya-González & José Gerardo Villa Vicente, 2022. "Inter- and intra-microcycle external load analysis in female professional soccer players: A playing position approach," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(3), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0264908
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264908
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