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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2021

Load Monitoring Practice in Elite Women Association Football.

Live S Luteberget, Kobe C Houtmeyers, Jos Vanrenterghem, Arne Jaspers, Michel S Brink, Werner F Helsen

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Article in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Live S LutebergetDepartment of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
Kobe C HoutmeyersFaculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jos VanrenterghemFaculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Arne JaspersFaculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Michel S BrinkCenter for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands.
Werner F HelsenFaculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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Abstract

The description of current load monitoring practices may serve to highlight developmental needs for both the training ground, academia and related industries. While previous studies described these practices in elite men's football, no study has provided an overview of load monitoring practices in elite women's football. Given the clear organizational differences (i.e., professionalization and infrastructure) between men's and women's clubs, making inferences based on men's data is not appropriate. Therefore, this study aims to provide a first overview of the current load monitoring practices in elite women's football. Twenty-two elite European women's football clubs participated in a closed online survey (40% response rate). The survey consisted of 33 questions using multiple choice or Likert scales. The questions covered three topics; type of data collected and collection purpose, analysis methods, and staff member involvement. All 22 clubs collected data related to different load monitoring purposes, with 18 (82%), 21 (95%), and 22 (100%) clubs collecting external load, internal load, and training outcome data, respectively. Most respondents indicated that their club use training models and take into account multiple indicators to analyse and interpret the data. While sports-science staff members were most involved in the monitoring process, coaching, and sports-medicine staff members also contributed to the discussion of the data. Overall, the results of this study show that most elite women's clubs apply load monitoring practices extensively. Despite the organizational challenges compared to men's football, these observations indicate that women's clubs have a vested interest in load monitoring. We hope these findings encourage future developments within women's football.

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data analysisfemale athletesphysical trainingsoccerteam sporttraining process

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