Université de Fribourg

Measuring physical load in soccer: strengths and limitations of 3 different methods

Fischer-Sonderegger, Karin ; Taube, Wolfgang ; Rumo, Martin ; Tschopp, Markus

In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2019, vol. 14, no. 5, p. 627–634

To investigate the strengths and limitations of different indicators to measure physical load. Furthermore, indicators were evaluated for discrimination between performance levels and playing positions. Methods: Ninety positional match files from 70 elite players and 91 match files from 69 subelite players were collected during 14 official under-18 matches using a local position measurement...