Match-day peaks and post-match compensation: divergent weekly load profiles of starters vs. non-starters in professional women's soccer

Introduction: Recent evidence indicates differences in training and match loads between starters and non-starters in women's soccer, but little is known about players in Brazil's elite leagues. This study aimed to compare the external and internal loads of professional women's soccer players classified as starters and non-starters during training sessions and matches. Methods: tests compared groups. Results: <0.01). Discussion: As conclusion, starters concentrated peak loads on MD, whereas non-starters accumulated higher loads on MD+1/MD+2. These findings support individualized post-match compensation for non-starters and recovery-focused management for starters.

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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
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2026-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2026.1746747
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Sports Performance and Training
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Match-day peaks and post-match compensation: divergent weekly load profiles of starters vs. non-starters in professional women's soccer

Robert Trybulski, Aleksandra Kisilewicz, Suellen dos Santos Ramos, Pedro Schons et al.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Sports Performance and Training
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Match-day peaks and post-match compensation: divergent weekly load profiles of starters vs. non-starters in professional women's soccer

Robert Trybulski, Aleksandra Kisilewicz, Suellen dos Santos Ramos, Pedro Schons, Artur Avelino Birk Preissler, Adam Kawczyński, Filipe Manuel Clemente
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Introduction: Recent evidence indicates differences in training and match loads between starters and non-starters in women's soccer, but little is known about players in Brazil's elite leagues. This study aimed to compare the external and internal loads of professional women's soccer players classified as starters and non-starters during training sessions and matches. Methods: tests compared groups. Results: <0.01). Discussion: As conclusion, starters concentrated peak loads on MD, whereas non-starters accumulated higher loads on MD+1/MD+2. These findings support individualized post-match compensation for non-starters and recovery-focused management for starters.

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University of Science and Technology (YE), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR), University of Economics in Katowice (PL), Universidade Politécnica de Viana do Castelo (PT), Caritas Medical Centre (CN), Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (PT), Oita Medical Center (JP), Akademia Śląska (PL), Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL), State University of Physical Education and Sport (MD), University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (US)
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Match-day peaks and post-match compensation: divergent weekly load profiles of starters vs. non-starters in professional women's soccer — Robert Trybulski, Aleksandra Kisilewicz, et al. · Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS