Load Variability According to Specificity of Exercises. Analysis in Youth Futsal

Abstract

In order to determine whether the specificity of the technical-tactical tasks in training sessions affects the external load (EL) experienced by players, data were recorded for 11 players aged 15-16 years (15.55 ± 0.52) from a male futsal team during 10 training sessions using Polar Team Pro® accelerometers, analysing low-intensity accelerations (A) and decelerations (D) (m/s2): A-1 [0.50 to 0.99], A-2 [1.00 to 1.99], D-1 [–0.50 to –0.99], D-2 [–1.00 to –1.99]; as well as high intensity ones (m/s2): A-3 [2.00 to 2.99], A-4 [3.00 to 50.00], D-3 [–2.00 to –2.99] and D-4 [–3.00 to –50.00]. Possible relationships between the EL and approximation level III (special orientation) exercises were obtained in D-3 (r = .85; p = .03), D-4 (r = .98; p =