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000171066 100__ $$aGaliano, Carlos
000171066 245__ $$aMore matches, less time: how load ratios reveal gaps between training and competition in football
000171066 260__ $$c2026
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000171066 5203_ $$aThe aim of this study was to analyze the external load ratios of professional football players across microcycles of different lengths and to compare the distribution of external load in each of these types of microcycles. Twenty-eight professional outfield soccer players were monitored daily using GPS for 2 seasons (2022/2023 to 2023/2024). Players participated in a total of 105 matches (regular season: 68, European competition: 20, national cup: 17) throughout the 2 analyzed seasons. Total distance, high-speed running (HSR), sprinting distance, number of sprints, and the number of accelerations/decelerations .3 m×s22 were recorded during both training sessions
and matches. Microcycles of 3, 4, 5, and 6 days were analyzed. An individual training-to-match ratio was calculated for each external load measure in each microcycle. All external load ratios showed differences across microcycle lengths (p , 0.001; h2 p.0.364) with larger ratio values for longer microcycle durations. Regardless of the microcycle duration, accelerations .3 m×s22 showed higher values than the other variables (p , 0.013; ES . 0.29), while those related to high-speed activity displayed lower values than the rest (p , 0.001; ES . 0.37). This “overstimulation” of accelerations .3 m×s22 shows greater differences than the other variables as the microcycle lengthens. This insight can guide coaches in optimizing training periodization, ensuring a better balance between undervalued and overvalued variables, particularly for HSR and sprint performance in different microcycle structures.
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000171066 700__ $$aNakamura, Fabio Y.
000171066 700__ $$aRibeiro, João
000171066 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0541-2050$$aAsín-Izquierdo, Iván$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000171066 700__ $$aAsian-Clemente, Jose A.
000171066 7102_ $$13001$$2187$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp.$$cÁrea Didáctica Expres.Corporal
000171066 773__ $$g40, 5 (2026), e500-e505 [6 pp.]$$pJ. strength cond. res.$$tJournal of strength and conditioning research$$x1064-8011
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