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T1 Effects of game weekly frequency on subjective training load, wellness, and injury rate in male elite soccer players
A1 Sioud, Rim
A1 Hammami, Raouf
A1 Gene Morales, Javier
A1 Juesas, Alvaro
A1 Colado, Juan C.
A1 Van den Tillaar, Roland
K1 Football
K1 Deporte
K1 Soccer - Training
K1 Fútbol - Entrenamiento
K1 Sports - Psychological aspects
K1 Deportes - Aspecto psicológico
K1 Exercice - Aspect physiologique
K1 Ejercicio físico - Efectos fisiológicos
K1 Hooper index
K1 Indice de Hooper
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
AB To compare the effects of playing one or two games per week on subjective perceived exertion (RPE) and (RPE-based) training load, monotony index, sleep, stress, fatigue, and muscle soreness (Hooper index), total mood disturbance, and injury rate in elite soccer players. Fourteen males from a first-division soccer club (age: 24.42 ± 4.80 years) competed in two games per week for six weeks and one game per week for twelve weeks (a total of 24 games). Paired t-tests and non-parametric Wilcoxon signed ranks evaluated the significance of the differences (p < 0.05). The main findings were that RPE was significantly larger when playing two games per week compared with one game. However, subject total and mean training load, mood disturbance, monotony, and subjective perception of sleep, stress, fatigue, muscle soreness monitoring (Hooper index), and the number of injuries were not different. The findings suggested that competing in two matches per week does not negatively influence injury rate and players’ perceptions of training load or wellness, even though players perceive two games per week as more physically demanding compared with one game per week.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60697
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60697
LA eng
NO International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, Vol. 20, Nº. 1, 579
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 15-may-2024