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Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players

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  • Francisco Martins

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    LARSYS, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Adilson Marques

    (CIPER, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, 1495-751 Lisbon, Portugal
    ISAMB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-020 Lisbon, Portugal)

  • Cíntia França

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    LARSYS, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development (CIDESD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal)

  • Hugo Sarmento

    (University of Coimbra, Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Henriques

    (Marítimo da Madeira—Futebol, SAD, 9020-208 Funchal, Portugal)

  • Andreas Ihle

    (Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES—Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland)

  • Marcelo de Maio Nascimento

    (Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina 56304-917, Brazil)

  • Carolina Saldanha

    (University of Coimbra, Research Unit for Sport and Physical Activity (CIDAF), Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Krzysztof Przednowek

    (Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, Medical College, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland)

  • Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

    (Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    LARSYS, Interactive Technologies Institute, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
    Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland)

Abstract

One of the most challenging issues professional football players face throughout their careers is injuries. Those injuries often result from suboptimal training programs that were not designed according to the players’ individual needs. This prospective study aimed to examine in detail the effects of sports injuries on professional football players’ weekly external load performances. Thirty-three male professional football players were monitored using 10-Hz Global Positioning System (GPS) units (Apex pro series, StatSports) during an entire season. The variables considered in the analysis were total distance (TD), high-speed running (HSR), accelerations (ACC), and decelerations (DEC). The comparisons were made between the four-week block before injury (–4T), four-week block after return (+4T), and players’ season averages (S). Players displayed significantly higher values of TD, HSR, ACC, and DEC in the –4T, compared to the other two moments (+4T and S). Furthermore, the comparison between the +4T and S showed no significant variations in the GPS metrics. It was shown that a significant increase in players’ weekly external load performance over a four–week period may have a negative effect on the occurrence of injuries from a professional football standpoint. Future research should consider the effects of injury severity on players’ external load variations.

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  • Francisco Martins & Adilson Marques & Cíntia França & Hugo Sarmento & Ricardo Henriques & Andreas Ihle & Marcelo de Maio Nascimento & Carolina Saldanha & Krzysztof Przednowek & Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, 2023. "Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:2:p:1121-:d:1028992
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    1. Francisco Martins & Cíntia França & Adilson Marques & Beatriz Iglésias & Hugo Sarmento & Ricardo Henriques & Andreas Ihle & Helder Lopes & Rui T. Ornelas & Élvio Rúbio Gouveia, 2022. "Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-13, October.
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