Load Monitoring Practice in Elite Women Association Football.

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 Li

SUBMITTER: Luteberget LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8430212 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature