Avaliação e controlo do treino em futebol -Relatório de estágio profissionalizante realizado numa equipa na primeira liga portuguesa

Abstract

In the last decades there has been a growing concern with the training load monitoring in football. This concern is confirmed by the increase in research carried out, which was also supported by scientific and technological developments. Load monitoring focuses on providing information about performance, about injury risk, about fatigue and recovery processes. The proper planning and periodization of training loads should optimize the training adaptation and the progression of the athletes' fitness status. The present probation report was carried out within the scope of the 2nd Cycle in High Performance Sports Training of the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, in the professional football team Boavista Futebol Clube. The intern performed the role of sport physiologist and physical recovery, with the main tasks being the Return to Play, the injury prevention routines and training load monitoring. For training load monitoring during the season were used, the sRPE, the time motion analysis (obtained through Global positioning system technology) and physical tests. The sRPE proved to be an reliable and easy-to-use method in all training and matches, also, made it possible to individualize training loads; the time motion analysis allowed to characterize the external training load; the physical tests were not performed with the required frequency, which limited their use for both performance enhancement and injury prevention. In agreement with the literature the study developed during the internship, showed that the ministered training load along different mesocycles is relatively constant. In each microcycle, the training load increases until the third day of training before a match and decreases sharply on the last training day before a match. The sRPE presented a high correlation with variables of distance traveled in fast running (between 14.4 and 19.8km/h) and with Player Load.