Abstract
Objectives: The main aim of this study was to test the relationship of volume and weekly training intensities with match-running demands of professional male soccer players. Methods: The training volume and intensity load and match demands of 18 professional soccer players (age: 20.7 ± 1.8 years) were monitored daily for 15 weeks. Results: Match high-speed running (mHSR) and match accelerations (mACC) were found to be moderately positively correlated with weekly HSR (wtHSR) and weekly ACC volume (wtACC) (r = 0.497; p < 0.01; r = 0.367; p < 0.01), respectively. Moderate positive correlations were also found between mHSR, mACC and mHSR and mean training intensity of ACC (mtACC) (r = 0.366; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Weekly HSR and ACC training volume and intensity have moderate associations with match HSR and ACC loads. Coaches should prioritize weekly HSR and ACC during the training process, for ensuring that players perform more HSR and ACC actions during the subsequent match.
Highlights
The quantification of professional male soccer players’ running demands during training and competitions has gained an enormous amount of interest from sports scientists and coaches [1]
Greater loads were observed in match, and lower loads were observed in the day before match, with session-rate of perceived exertion (s-RPE) values declining during the three days before match [4]
Moderate correlations were found between Match high-speed running (mHSR) and wtHSR (r = 0.497; p < 0.01)
Summary
The quantification of professional male soccer players’ running demands during training and competitions has gained an enormous amount of interest from sports scientists and coaches [1]. From a team sports perspective, soccer is documented as being one of the most demanding sports in terms of total distance (TD) covered [2]. Several studies have analyzed soccer match external load demands [3,4,5]. From the above-mentioned studies, it was demonstrated that match external loads are influenced by different playing positions and tactical formations [5]. It was previously shown that daily s-RPE training loads vary between 15 and 111 A.U., and weekly s-RPE values vary between 259 and 350 A.U., depending on the season period and playing position [4, 6]. It has been documented that during a soccer match players can reach approximately 11.000 m of total distance (TD), 900 m of high-speed running (HSR), 2472 m of high-metabolic load
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