Profile of 1-month training load in male and female football and futsal players

Filipe Manuel Clemente,Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2327-x

Filipe Manuel Clemente, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2327-x

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The aim of this study was to analyse the variance of training load between male and female football and futsal players. The statistical analysis tested the variance between gender and type of sport during training sessions. Fifty-nine male and female amateur football and futsal amateur players were monitored during 48 training sessions. The heart rate (HR) responses and the percentage of time spent in zones of intensity were analysed during training sessions. Differences were found in football between the gender and the dependent variables of %HRmax (p value = 0.001; η2 = 0.042; minimum effect), %time in Z2 (p value = 0.001; η2 = 0.054; minimum effect), %time in Z4 (pvalue = 0.001; η2 = 0.031; minimum effect) and %time in Z5 (p value = 0.001; η2 = 0.053; minimum effect). The analysis in male players revealed differences between football and futsal in %HRmax (p value = 0.001; η2 = 0.172; minimum effect). Similar results were found in female category (p value = 0.001; η2 = 0.040; minimum effect). In this study it was possible to verify that female players spent more time in high intensity zones and that futsal training sessions are more intense than football sessions. Based on such results, coaches and fitness trainers may identify the physiological characteristics of training load imposed to different sports and genders and optimize the training plan for specific categories.

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Prescribing exercise intensity is one of the main concerns of coaches and fitness trainers when they design a training program
The present study shows the variance of training periodization between different sexes and related team sports
Female football players spent more time in high intensity heart rate (HR) zones than male players suggesting that the training periodization of female players may be constrained by the fitness levels or by the type of tasks

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Prescribing exercise intensity is one of the main concerns of coaches and fitness trainers when they design a training program In team sports such as football and futsal exercise intensity might vary depending on training content (e.g. conditioning, tactics). Football and futsal should be considered as related team sports, since many coaches, trainers and athletes get involved in both It would be of great practical importance to be aware of differences in training intensity between these sports. Comparative studies on football and futsal players have focused in anthropometric (Burdukiewicz et al 2014) and physiological characteristics such as aerobic capacity (Baroni et al 2011), muscle power (da Silva et al 2012) and agility (Benvenuti et al 2010; Milanovic et al 2011). In a study on professional male athletes, futsal players had similar maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) as football

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