Franceschi, A, Robinson, MA, Owens, DJ, Brownlee, T, Bampouras, TM, Ferrai Bravo, D and Enright, KJ (2024) Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences. ISSN 0264-0414

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Abstract

Microcycles are fundamental structures for training prescription and load management, helping to optimise training effects and performance. This study quantified external and internal loads of Italian Serie A youth soccer players across competitive weeks and their periodisation within microcycles. Data were collected from 90 players belonging to four age groups (under-19, -17, -16, -15) across a season. Methods of monitoring external [duration and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS)] and internal load [heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE)] were employed. Linear mixed models determined differences in training loads across age groups, training days and player positions. Under-19 and under-17 players trained five times per week, while younger players trained four times. Late-stage academy players (under-19 and -17) demonstrated higher weekly accumulated external and sRPE training load compared to their younger counterparts (p < 0.05 between groups). Weekly accumulated HR internal loads were higher in under-15 players (p < 0.05 between groups). Marked fluctuations of daily load were observed across microcycles in under-19 and under-17 groups (p < 0.05 between days). These findings highlight progressive increases in training load throughout the development pathway, with latestage academy players training with higher frequency, volume and marked periodisation compared to younger players.

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Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Journal of Sports Science. Franceschi, A., Robinson, M. A., Owens, D. J., Brownlee, T., Bampouras, T. M., Ferrari Bravo, D., & Enright, K. (2024). Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2391648. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy; Sport Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Sport & Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2024 15:14
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2024 15:14
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/02640414.2024.2391648
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24008

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