MONITORING OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS 'TRAINING OUTSIDE LOADS DURING A SEASON

Abstract

The aim of this study is to follow the training external loads of professional football players during the preparation and competition periods for a season. The study finds that Turkey is a team of 27 players in the Super League (age = 27.87 ± 4.68) who participated voluntarily. Participants' training external loads were determined according to total time, total running distance, distance traveled per minute, and metabolic load metrics using GPS units (STATSports APEX software) for a total of 170 training sessions per season. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) were used to determine the external training load of football players. According to the results of the statistical analysis, it was determined that the training loads were higher in all metrics of total time, total running distance, distance covered per minute, and metabolic load in the training period of the beginning of the season. It is thought that this situation is caused by the extensive training applied during the preparation period. Tracking the training loads of the players can guide the training planning by providing important information to the trainers about their fatigue and performance status