Monitoring Elite Youth Football Players' Physiological State Using a Small-Sided Game: Associations With a Submaximal Running Test.
Kobe C HoutmeyersWerner F HelsenArne JaspersSjaantje NanneShaun J McLarenJos VanrenterghemMichel S BrinkPublished in: International journal of sports physiology and performance (2022)
An SSG can be used to track within-player changes in HRex for monitoring physiological state. Given the uncertainty in estimates, we advise to only give meaning to changes in SSG HRex >2% points. Additionally, we highlight the importance of considering external load when monitoring SSG HRex.