Comparing locomotor intensity indicators in soccer training and competition across contextual factors
A study of replaced coaches in a Portuguese professional 1st league team
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4654543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Honorato Sousa (0000-0002-7434-643X), Filipe Manuel Clemente (0000-0001-9813-2842), Hugo Sarmento (0000-0001-5220-7992), Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (0000-0003-0927-692X), Rabiu Muazu Musa (0000-0001-5332-1770) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 1391784-1391784 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2024.1391784 |
| PMID | 38854423 |
| OpenAlex | W4398778217 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
This study aims to examine, for each head coach (HC) replaced, the association between training intensity and physical performances obtained in games. Furthermore, the study investigated how contextual factors influence locomotor and mechanical performance association. External load variables were collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices across the 4 weeks and 4 games before and after the replacement in a professional adult male soccer team. Six different HC records were analysed (48.8 ± 7.4 years of age; 11.2 ± 3.9 years as an HC) during a three-season span (2020/21-2022/2023). There were marked differences within player variability across the two coaching regimes. Game loads didn't reflect training-related performance, with differences ranging from −71.4% to −9.9%. Players under the outgoing coaches have greater coverage of meters per minute. Meters per minute, distance covered over 18 km/h and high-speed running (all in training) are found to be significant variables influenced by contextual factors. Within-subject and time, training loads did not reflect game-related loads/performances, with starters showing higher deficits (ranging from −79.0 to −14.5). The study suggests that changes in soccer HC can affect players' training intensity and game performance, influenced by various contextual factors and not directly correlated. This type of information might be very suitable to improve training load periodization and programming. For further research avenues, could be the study of the variation of the psychological states of the players at the time of the dismissal and hiring of the HCs, associating them with the physiological performance at the same moments
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