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Exploring the Use of Player Load in Elite Soccer Players.
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- Seasonal Analysis of Match External Load in Hungarian Second-Division Professional Football Across Three Competitive Seasons Using GPS-Derived Match-Average Data.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Beyond PlayerLoad: Detection of Critical Moments and Injury Risk in Elite Women's Futsal.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Power of Belief: Investigating the Placebo Effect in Post-Exercise Recovery Strategies for Football Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Associations Between Lower-Body Fast Maximal Dynamic and Reactive Strength Tests With Acceleration Performance in Semi-Professional Male Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Internal and External Load in Under-16 Soccer Players: Heart Rate, Rating of Perceived Exertion, and GPS-Derived Variables.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship Between GPS-Derived Variables and Subjective Questionnaires Among Elite Youth Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Influence of Contextual Variables on Training Load Prescription in Basketball: An Example of a Professional Australian Men's Basketball Team.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Playerload™ and accelerometer-based metrics: scientific evaluation and implications for athlete monitoring.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Possession or position games: What is the key in soccer?Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Relationship between Physical Demands and Player Performance in Professional Female Basketball Players Using Inertial Movement Units.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Tracking devices and physical performance analysis in team sports: a comprehensive framework for research-trends and future directions.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aims of this study were to (1) analyze the distribution of the player load (PL HYPOTHESIS: Despite different load distribution between axes of movement, PL STUDY
designLongitudinal study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3.
methodsData were collected from elite soccer players using WIMU Pro tracking systems, which included inertial sensors.
resultsThe axis of movement had a significant effect on the distribution of the load (
conclusionDifferences in load distribution were based on the axis of movement, although playing position had no effect on any variable. The selection of either distance covered, which is representative of a 2-dimensional analysis, or PL CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Training strategies that focus on the vertical component of match play should be adopted. In addition, given that PL
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