Jämförelse i belastning mellan ett dam- och flickelitfotbollslag inom samma förening i Sverige:under en vecka i försäsong och en vecka i matchsäsong.

Sammanfattning: Introduction: Women soccer has increased in players participation over the last decade. Despite this, data is lacking in the transition between amateur and elite soccer, as most studies include male players. It’s important to monitor and understand the players’ training load, to give them good opportunity to develop and progress in their sport and minimize the injury risk. Method: This study includes 18 female participants from the same elite club in Sweden, 10 senior (23,3 ± 2,5 yrs) and eight U-19 players (18,9 ± 0,6 yrs). Data were collected during one training week and one match in pre- and game season. To measure the external load several GPS parameters were collected, and the internal load was measured using a self-assessment Borg CR10 scale. Thus, session total training- and match load was calculated by multiplying training time with CR10 (sRPE). Results: The senior team had a higher total training (sRPE) than U-19 during pre- and game season during a week’s training. The senior-team covered longer distances in higher speed zones, while U-19 had longer distance in lower speed zones during training and matches. The senior team had more number of sprints and reached a higher maximal speed at trainings and matches than U-19 during game season. Conclusion: To our knowledge this is one of the first studies on training- and match load comparing a senior and a U-19 team within the same elite club in Sweden. Data show that the senior team had higher training load than the U-19 team. This may be interpreted that there is a significant gap in training and game load between a senior and U-19 team. In the future it may important to minimize this gap when young players move up from junior to senior level, to handle the load and possible avoid injuries.