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. 2024 Mar;41(2):67-72.
doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2024.129484. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions

David Casamichana  1 , Eider Barba  1   2   3 , Andres Martín-García  4 , Iñaki Ulloa  1 , Fabio Yuzo Nakamura  5 , Julen Castellano  2   3
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Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions

David Casamichana et al. Biol Sport. 2024 Mar.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the external load of professional goalkeepers (GKs) in different training sessions of the microcycle. Three professional GKs (age: 28.1 ± 6.9 years; stature: 190.1 ± 1.9 cm; body mass: 84.8 ± 1.1 kg) were monitored by GPS devices during different training sessions according to the days since/until the match day (MD) at MD+1, MD-4, MD-3, MD-2 and MD-1. Different external load measures were calculated: total distance, distance covered at > 14 km · h-1, acceleration load, player load, number of dives, dive load, number of explosive efforts of displacement, number of low intensity (< 0.3 m), medium intensity (0.3-0.4 m), high intensity (> 0.4 m) and medium-high intensity jumps (> 0.3 m). The results showed that there is a decrease in the external load as the GKs' training sessions approach the match, with the lowest value of external load observed at MD-1, and the highest external loads at MD+1 and MD-4. This analysis of the external load demands of professional soccer GKs provides new information that will be useful to inform professionals when planning and implementing training and/or recovery strategies for soccer GKs during the microcycle.

Keywords: Football; GPS; Microcycle; Periodization; Training load.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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Number of dives according to the training session time since/until match day. Note: MD is match day; MD+1: is the training session 1 day after the previous match; MD-4 is the training session 4 days before the next match; MD-3 is the training session 3 days before the next match; MD-2 is the training session 2 days before the next match; MD-1: is the training session 1 day before the next match; ●: higher number of dives than MD+1, MD-3, MD-2 and MD-1 (p < 0.001).
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