Effect of the periodization model of the competitive microcycle on the training load of young male football players

Authors

  • Sergi Morera Carbonell Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), University of Lleida (UdL), Complex de la Caparrella, s/n, 25192, Lleida, Spain. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5579-152X
  • Ibon Etcheazarra University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, España. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-4178
  • Julen Castellano University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, España. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5167-5284
  • Angel Ric Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), University of Lleida (UdL), Complex de la Caparrella, s/n, 25192, Lleida, Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4944-4529

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v48.95050

Keywords:

Percepción subjetiva del esfuerzo, recuperación, fútbol formativo, metodología, entrenamiento

Abstract

Abstract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two periodization models, characterized from the typology of the performed tasks, on the load perceived by young football players. Nineteen U-19 players belonging to the academy of a professional club whose first team plays in LaLiga took part in this study. The Rated Perceived Exertion (RPE) and perception of recovery (Pain Assessment Tool or PAT) in training and competition sessions were recorded during six weeks (three weeks of each coach staff). Comparisons of standardized means were made using magnitude-based inferences and the effect size (Cohen’s d). The results showed that RPE values were higher with Coaching Staff 1 whose training sessions showed a particular management of the variables that configure the small-sided games, mainly number of players and pitch size, depending on the day of the week. The recovery values of training in the days prior to the match increased in Coaching Staff 2 with respect to the first one. These findings show that the periodization model, determined by the typology of training tasks and their distribution over the weekly training days, seems to have a particular impact on the perception of effort and fatigue related to training and competition.

Keywords: Rated perceived exertion, recovery, grassroots football, methodology, training.

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Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Morera Carbonell, S., Etcheazarra, I., Castellano, J., & Ric, A. (2023). Effect of the periodization model of the competitive microcycle on the training load of young male football players. Retos, 48, 1098–1104. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v48.95050

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