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Effect of match load on perceived wellness in highly trained female football players
A summary of the research:
This study looked at how playing competitive matches affects the well-being, or "wellness," of highly trained female football players over the two days following a game. Wellness includes things like how tired players feel (fatigue), muscle soreness (delayed onset muscular soreness or DOMS), stress levels, and how well and how long they sleep. Researchers wanted to see how these factors changed from matchday and if physical information collected during the match, like distances covered at high speeds, could predict these wellness changes.
Load distribution across weekly microcycles according to match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition
This study examined the daily training and match loads experienced by a professional women's soccer team in the Australian A-League Women's competition over a single season. The researchers collected data on how hard the players worked, both internally (how tired they felt) and externally (how much they ran and at what speeds), across different weekly schedules based on when matches were played.