Towards a more individualised assessment of post-training fatigue in young footballers.

ABSTRACT: Despite improvements in training load and fatigue monitoring, fatigue status may adversely affect intrinsic risk factors, particularly in young footballers. This study aimed to better individualise the fatigue effects of a 75-min football training session in young elite male players. Eighteen players (15.6 ± 1.7 years) completed a test battery before and after a football training session. Assessments included capillary blood samples (HCO₃ ^-, lactate, pH), subjective ratings of muscle soreness and fatigue. Functional tests included 30 m field sprint, laboratory drop jump (DJ) and horizontal force-velocity (H-FvP). The k-means method was applied to the first two dimensions of principal component analysis of changes in the H-FvP and DJ tests. Football training resulted i

SUBMITTER: Mangini A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255448 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature