High-intensity acceleration and deceleration demands in elite team sports competitive match play: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

DJ Harper, C Carling, J Kiely - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background The external movement loads imposed on players during competitive team
sports are commonly measured using global positioning system devices. Information …

Load measures in training/match monitoring in soccer: A systematic review

M Miguel, R Oliveira, N Loureiro… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In soccer, the assessment of the load imposed by training and a match is recognized as a
fundamental task at any competitive level. The objective of this study is to carry out a …

Training load and injury: causal pathways and future directions

JT Kalkhoven, ML Watsford, AJ Coutts, WB Edwards… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Causal pathways between training loads and the mechanisms of tissue damage and athletic
injury are poorly understood. Here, the relation between specific training load measures and …

Deceleration training in team sports: Another potential 'vaccine'for sports-related injury?

AJ McBurnie, DJ Harper, PA Jones, T Dos' Santos - Sports medicine, 2022 - Springer
High-intensity horizontal decelerations occur frequently in team sports and are typically
performed to facilitate a reduction in momentum preceding a change of direction manoeuvre …

Debunking the myths about training load, injury and performance: empirical evidence, hot topics and recommendations for practitioners

TJ Gabbett - British journal of sports medicine, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
A substantial amount of research has tested the relationship between training load and
injury. 1 Given that sports injuries compromise team success, 2 3 team administrators …

The association between the acute: chronic workload ratio and injury and its application in team sports: a systematic review

A Griffin, IC Kenny, TM Comyns, M Lyons - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background There has been a recent increase in research examining training load as a
method of mitigating injury risk due to its known detrimental effects on player welfare and …

Biomechanical and neuromuscular performance requirements of horizontal deceleration: A review with implications for random intermittent multi-directional sports

DJ Harper, AJ McBurnie, TD Santos, O Eriksrud… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Rapid horizontal accelerations and decelerations are crucial events enabling the changes of
velocity and direction integral to sports involving random intermittent multi-directional …

Acceleration and deceleration demands during training sessions in football: a systematic review

H Silva, FY Nakamura, M Beato… - Science and Medicine in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this review is to summarize the current scientific knowledge about
acceleration and deceleration demands during football training. Methods A systematic …

Methods to collect and interpret external training load using microtechnology incorporating GPS in professional football: a systematic review

V Rago, J Brito, P Figueiredo, J Costa… - Research in Sports …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this article was to systematically review the methods adopted to collect and
interpret external training load (ETL) using microtechnology incorporating global positioning …

Acute: chronic workload ratio: conceptual issues and fundamental pitfalls

FM Impellizzeri, MS Tenan… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
The number of studies examining associations between training load and injury has
increased exponentially. As a result, many new measures of exposure and training-load …