Measuring workload in team sports

Question 1

Define each aspect the dose response?

Answer 1

• External load is the stimulus applied to the athlete
• Internal load is the relative physiological and psychological stress imposed
• Preparedness to play is if the athletes are physically prepared to train
• Fatigue and wellbeing is how the athlete is coping with the load

Question 2

What four measures are needed to monitor training load optimally?

Answer 2

• Subjective
• Objective
• Internal
• External

Question 3

What is the duration in the acute and chronic ratio?

Answer 3

• Acute is 1 week

- Chronic is 4 weeks

Question 4

What is an appropriate acute chronic ratio for team sport athletes and why training above or below this threshold results in increase injury risk?

Answer 4

• 0.8 lower threshold
• 1.3 upper threshold
• too low training load as risk of injury increases as become deconditioned
• too high risk increases and there is an increased exposure

Question 5

Identify two internal measures to monitor training intensity during exercise?

Answer 5

• Heart rate

- Blood lactate

Question 6

Identify two objective training load variables used to monitor training intensity from GPS?

Answer 6

• High speed running (HSR)

- Relative distance m/min