A multi-club analysis of the locomotor training characteristics of elite female soccer players.
Naomi MyhillDan WeavingSteve BarrettRyan KingStacey EmmondsPublished in: Science & medicine in football (2022)
: MD-4 is a key training day discriminating between competitive level. HSR and SpD volume and intensity is tapered in WSL and WC players, however there is less clear taper of ACC or DEC. As such, WC teams could increase the volume and intensity of HSR on MD-4 to mimic locomotor activities of those at a higher standard.