Do contextual factors, tournament level, and location affect external match load in elite Brazilian youth soccer players?

Objective: The present study compares the external load of a Brazilian first-division U-20 team match between the tournament level (regional vs. national) and the match's location (home or away). Methods: Thirty-five athletes from a U-20 team belonging to the same Brazilian first-division team...

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Published in:Journal of Physical Education and Sport 2022-11, Vol.22 (11), p.2898-2903
Main Authors: Rites, Alex, Viana, Diego, Merino-Muñoz, Pablo, Miarka, Bianca, Aedomuñoz, Esteban, Peréz-contreras, Jorge, Salerno, Verônica Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Body Composition
Cohen's d
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Effect Size
Global positioning systems
GPS
Load
Pandemics
Sampling
Soccer
Statistical analysis
Team Sports
Tournaments & championships
Training
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Summary:Objective: The present study compares the external load of a Brazilian first-division U-20 team match between the tournament level (regional vs. national) and the match's location (home or away). Methods: Thirty-five athletes from a U-20 team belonging to the same Brazilian first-division team participated in the study (age=19.1 ±0.58 years; body mass=70.1 ±7.64 kg; height=176.1 ±6.28 cm). Twenty-eight games belonging to the national championship (14 Brasileiräo matches) and regional championship (14 Carioca state matches) were analyzed, following these external load variables through a global positioning system: total distance traveled (TD), player load (PL), distance traveled >20 km/h, distance traveled >25km/h, the number of accelerations and decelerations > 2 m/s2 (AD2) and >3 m/s2 (AD3) and the number of Repeat High-Intensity Efforts (RHIE). A two-factor ANOVA compared the tournament level and the match's location, and the effect size (ES) was verified, considering p0.1). Conclusion: Findings indicated that the tournament type impacts the external match load - with higher effort values in the national tournament. The location did not affect the external load, but further studies are required to corroborate these results due to the lack of public presence because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following data may be helpful for the coaching staff to consider this factor when planning and programming the training load concerning the tournament in which they are participating.
ISSN:2247-8051
2247-806X
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2022.11366