Monitorización y cuantificación de la carga de entrenamiento y competición en futbolistas de alto nivel y su aplicación práctica en el diseño de tareas

Laburpena

The main objective of this Doctoral Thesis consists on performing an exhaustive analysis of the TM activity developed by professional players throughout the season, according to the playing position and considering several contextual factors within the load monitoring and programming in order to improve the readiness of players to specific contextual-scenarios. The sample of this investigation is based in the external load (i.e., TM variables) performed by players belonging to three professional teams competing in the top three standards of Spanish soccer: First, Second and Second B division; both in training and matches over the season and monitored with GPS technology.