Relationships between different training session types and subsequent match demands in elite female soccer players

Tactical/match	TD/min	PL/min	MaxSpeed/min	HSR/min	ACC/min	DEC/min	RD/min	FS/min
TD/min	r = −0.012	r = 0.177	r = −0.077	r = −0.384*	r = −0.085	r = 0.048	r = −0.060	r = 0.176
TD/min	p = 0.937	p = 0.232	p = 0.606	p = 0.008	p = 0.570	p = 0.746	p = 0.686	p = 0.236
PL/min	r = −0.043	r = 0.075	r = −0.151	r = −0.248	r = −0.121	r = 0.066	r = −0.058	r = 0.278
PL/min	p = 0.773	p = 0.617	p = 0.309	p = 0.092	p = 0.416	p = 0.659	p = 0.698	p = 0.059
MaxSpeed/min	r = −0.160	r = 0.045	r = −0.136	r = 0.273	r = −0.136	r = 0.137	r = −0.283	r = −0.174
MaxSpeed/min	p = 0.283	p = 0.761	p = 0.359	p = 0.063	p = 0.361	p = 0.359	p = 0.054	p = 0.241
HSR/min	r = −0.125	r = −0.062	r = −0.105	r = 0.436**	r = −0.051	r = 0.065	r = −0.332*	r = 0.014
HSR/min	p = 0.402	p = 0.679	p = 0.480	p = 0.002	p = 0.734	p = 0.662	p = 0.023	p = 0.926
ACC/min	r = −0.045	r = −0.103	r = −0.094	r = 0.273	r = −0.097	r = 0.062	r = −0.222	r = 0.082
ACC/min	p = 0.765	p = 0.493	p = 0.532	p = 0.063	p = 0.518	p = 0.677	p = 0.133	p = 0.585
DEC/min	r = 0.125	r = −0.144	r = −0.076	r = −0.042	r = −0.029	r = 0.115	r = 0.020	r = 0.166
DEC/min	p = 0.403	p = 0.333	p = 0.610	p = 0.781	p = 0.848	p = 0.439	p = 0.892	p = 0.263
RD/min	r = 0.039	r = −0.150	r = 0.015	r = −0.322*	r = 0.016	r = −0.091	r = 0.154	r = 0.678**
RD/min	p = 0.796	p = 0.313	p = 0.922	p = 0.027	p = 0.915	p = 0.541	p = 0.299	p < 0.001
FS/min	r = 0.035	r = −0.106	r = −0.059	r = −0.287	r = −0.047	r = 0.003	r = 0.043	r = 0.719**
FS/min	p = 0.816	p = 0.478	p = 0.694	p = 0.050	p = 0.753	p = 0.987	p = 0.775	p < 0.001

Weekly training intensity and match intensity external load

	TD (m/min)	PL (AU/min)	MaxSpeed (km/h/min)	HSR (m/min)	ACC (m/min)	DEC (m/min)	RD (n/min)	FS (n/min)
Conditioning	76.0 ± 8.6	8.7 ± 1.7	0.3 ± 0.0	1.7 ± 0.8	0.1 ± 0.0	−0.1 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.1	37.9 ± 9.1
SSGs	69.1 ± 8.4	7.9 ± 1.1	0.3 ± 0.0	1.6 ± 1.5	0.1 ± 0.0	−0.1 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.1	21.7 ± 13.1
Tactical	70.1 ± 11.9	7.4 ± 1.4	0.4 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.4	0.1 ± 0.0	−0.1 ± 0.0	0.2 ± 0.1	22.5 ± 17.3
C+SSGs+T	78.0 ± 6.8	8.0 ± 1.1	0.3 ± 0.0	4.1 ± 1.0	0.1 ± 0.0	−0.1 ± 0.0	0.1 ± 0.0	22.3 ± 1.2
Match	105.1 ± 23.2	9.0 ± 2.6	0.7 ± 0.7	3.5 ± 3.5	0.1 ± 0.1	−0.1 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.1	35.5 ± 25.6

Correlations between SSG sessions and match external load

SSGs/match	TD/min	PL/min	MaxSpeed/min	HSR/min	ACC/min	DEC/min	RD/min	FS/min
TD/min	r = −0.078	r = 0.300*	r = −0.180	r = −0.280*	r = −0.183	r = 0.267*	r = −0.284*	r = −0.279*
TD/min	p = 0.545	p = 0.017	p = 0.157	p = 0.026	p = 0.151	p = 0.034	p = 0.024	p = 0.027
PL/min	r = 0.078	r = 0.184	r = −0.143	r = 0.165	r = −0.096	r = 0.155	r = −0.135	r = 0.310*
PL/min	p = 0.544	p = 0.149	p = 0.264	p = 0.197	p = 0.454	p = 0.226	p = 0.291	p = 0.014
MaxSpeed/min	r = −0.260*	r = 0.158	r = 0.002	r = −0.129	r = 0.014	r = 0.021	r = −0.031	r = 0.148
MaxSpeed/min	p = 0.039	p = 0.215	p = 0.989	p = 0.314	p = 0.913	p = 0.870	p = 0.807	p = 0.248
HSR/min	r = −0.047	r = 0.415**	r = 0.006	r = −0.214	r = 0.014	r = 0.032	r = −0.188	r = −0.102
HSR/min	p = 0.716	p < 0.001	p = 0.963	p = 0.093	p = 0.910	p = 0.806	p = 0.140	p = 0.424
ACC/min	r = −0.083	r = 0.134	r = −0.097	r = 0.117	r = −0.055	r = 0.077	r = −0.013	r = 0.300*
ACC/min	p = 0.519	p = 0.294	p = 0.448	p = 0.360	p = 0.666	p = 0.548	p = 0.921	p = 0.017
DEC/min	r = 0.164	r = 0.056	r = 0.133	r = −0.023	r = 0.148	r = −0.162	r = 0.006	r = 0.022
DEC/min	p = 0.198	p = 0.661	p = 0.298	p = 0.859	p = 0.245	p = 0.204	p = 0.965	p = 0.865
RD/min	r = −0.075	r = −0.189	r = −0.066	r = −0.212	r = −0.037	r = 0.001	r = 0.129	r = 0.338*
RD/min	p = 0.560	p = 0.137	p = 0.606	p = 0.095	p = 0.773	p = 0.994	p = 0.311	p = 0.007
FS/min.	r = 0.124	r = −0.146	r = −0.008	r = 0.067	r = −0.002	r = −0.015	r = 0.003	r = 0.771**
FS/min.	p = 0.333	p = 0.255	p = 0.949	p = 0.604	p = 0.986	p = 0.909	p = 0.981	p < 0.001

Correlations between Conditioning + SSGs + Tactical sessions and match external load

C + SSGs + T/match	TD/min	PL/min	MaxSpeed/min	HSR/min	ACC/min	DEC/min	RD/min	FS/min
TD/min	r = 0.439	r = 0.221	r = −0.091	r = −0.096	r = −0.135	r = 0.279	r = 0.015	r = 0.409
TD/min	p = 0.080	p = 0.393	p = 0.730	p = 0.715	p = 0.605	p = 0.276	p = 0.959	p = 0.104
PL/min	r = −0.093	r = 0.358	r = −0.495*	r = −0.069	r = −0.409	r = 0.407	r = −0.267	r = −0.326
PL/min	p = 0.723	p = 0.159	p = 0.045	p = 0.795	p = 0.104	p = 0.106	p = 0.299	p = 0.201
MaxSpeed/min	r = −0.174	r = 0.512*	r = −0.039	r = 0.093	r = 0.059	r = 0.152	r = 0.199	r = −0.218
MaxSpeed/min	p = 0.503	p = 0.038	p = 0.883	p = 0.723	p = 0.824	p = 0.559	p = 0.443	p = 0.399
HSR/min	r = 0.265	r = 0.002	r = −0.088	r = 0.574*	r = −0.061	r = 0.211	r = −0.250	r = 0.169
HSR/min	p = 0.303	p = 0.996	p = 0.737	p = 0.18	p = 0.817	p = 0.415	p = 0.332	p = 0.515
ACC/min	r = −0.145	r = 0.549*	r = −0.091	r = 0.162	r = 0.007	r = 0.076	r = 0.162	r = −0.164
ACC/min	p = 0.579	p = 0.024	p = 0.730	p = 0.534	p = 0.981	p = 0.773	p = 0.534	p = 0.528
DEC/min	r = −0.005	r = −0.311	r = 0.225	r = −0.100	r = 0.169	r = −0.225	r = 0.025	r = −0.037
DEC/min	p = 0.989	p = 0.223	p = 0.383	p = 0.701	p = 0.515	p = 0.383	p = 0.928	p = 0.891
RD/min	r = −0.110	r = −0.135	r = −0.056	r = −0.603*	r = −0.120	r = 0.061	r = −0.059	r = −0.108
RD/min	p = 0.673	p = 0.605	p = 0.831	p = 0.012	p = 0.646	p = 0.817	p = 0.824	p = 0.680
FS/min	r = −0.069	r = −0.228	r = 0.025	r = −0.650*	r = −0.054	r = 0.098	r = 0.022	r = 0.201
FS/min	p = 0.795	p = 0.377	p = 0.928	p = 0.006	p = 0.839	p = 0.708	p = 0.936	p = 0.438

Correlations between conditioning sessions and match external load

Conditioning/match	TD/min	PL/min	MaxSpeed/min	HSR/min	ACC/min	DEC/min	RD/min	FS/min
TD/min	r = 0.191	r = 0.237	r = −0.039	r = −0.115	r = 0.031	r = −0.036	r = 0.130	r = −0.101
TD/min	p = 0.209	p = 0.117	p = 0.797	p = 0.449	p = 0.842	p = 0.813	p = 0.395	p = 0.508
PL/min	r = 0.283	r = 0.287	r = 0.253	r = 0.314*	r = 0.300*	r = −0.303*	r = 0.238	r = 0.144
PL/min	p = 0.060	p = 0.056	p = 0.094	p = 0.036	p = 0.046	p = 0.043	p = 0.116	p = 0.345
MaxSpeed/min	r = 0.066	r = 0.259	r = 0.106	r = 0.181	r = 0.122	r = −0.156	r = 0.157	r = −0.072
MaxSpeed/min	p = 0.665	p = 0.085	p = 0.485	p = 0.234	p = 0.422	p = 0.307	p = 0.301	p = 0.638
HSR/min	r = −0.103	r = 0.331*	r = −0.081	r = −0.178	r = −0.093	r = 0.131	r = −0.284	r = 0.107
HSR/min	p = 0.498	p = 0.026	p = 0.597	p = 0.241	p = 0.544	p = 0.390	p = 0.059	p = 0.483
ACC/min	r = 0.057	r = 0.095	r = 0.142	r = 0.086	r = 0.153	r = −0.167	r = 0.240	r = −0.198
ACC/min	p = 0.710	p = 0.537	p = 0.351	p = 0.575	p = 0.313	p = 0.272	p = 0.113	p = 0.192
DEC/min	r = −0−009	r = −0.175	r = −0.077	r = −0.090	r = −0.106	r = 0.122	r = −0.179	r = 0.128
DEC/min	p = 0.952	p = 0.252	p = 0.616	p = 0.555	p = 0.488	p = 0.426	p = 0.239	p = 0.400
RD/min	r = −0.237	r = 0.023	r = −0.170	r = −0.379*	r = −0.142	r = 0.108	r = −0.130	r = −0.292
RD/min	p = 0.117	p = 0.883	p = 0.263	p = 0.011	p = 0.352	p = 0.479	p = 0.394	p = 0.052
FS/min	r = 0.363*	r = −0.033	r = 0.274	r = 0.420*	r = 0.297*	r = −0.288	r = 0.297*	r = 0.0352*
FS/min	p = 0.015	p = 0.831	p = 0.069	p = 0.004	p = 0.048	p = 0.055	p = 0.048	p = 0.018

Univariate regression analysis explaining the influence of training external load on match external load

Predictor variables	Predicted variables	b*	R	R ²	Adjusted R ²	F	p
Conditioning FS/min	Match TD/Min	0.34	0.34	0.12	0.10	5.63	0.02*
SSGs MaxSpeed/min	Match TD/Min	−0.16	0.16	0.03	0.01	1.67	0.20
Conditioning HSR/min	Match PL/Min	0.29	0.29	0.08	0.06	3.87	0.06
SSGs TD/min	Match PL/Min	0.27	0.27	0.08	0.06	4.92	0.03*
SSGs HSR/min	Match PL/Min	0.33	0.33	0.11	0.09	7.45	0.008*
C + SSGs + T MaxSpeed/min	Match PL/Min	0.44	0.44	0.19	0.14	3.51	0.08
C + SSGs + T ACC/min	Match PL/Min	0.56	0.56	0.32	0.27	6.98	0.02*
C + SSGs + T PL/min	Match MaxSpeed/Min	0.41	0.41	0.17	0.11	3.05	0.10
Conditioning PL/min	Match HSR/Min	0.42	0.42	0.18	0.16	9.23	0.004*
Conditioning FS/min	Match HSR/Min	0.43	0.43	0.19	0.17	9.95	0.003*
SSGs TD/min	Match HSR/Min	0.23	0.23	0.05	0.04	3.38	0.07
Tactical TD/min	Match HSR/Min	−0.36	0.36	0.13	0.11	6.79	0.01*
Tactical HSR/min	Match HSR/Min	0.41	0.41	0.17	0.15	9.08	0.004*
Tatical RD/min	Match HSR/Min	−0.31	0.31	0.10	0.08	4.78	0.03*
C + SSGs + T HSR/min	Match HSR/Min	0.51	0.51	0.26	0.21	5.19	0.03*
C + SSGs + T/min. RD/min	Match HSR/Min	−0.66	0.66	0.44	0.41	11.87	0.004*
C + SSGs + T FS/min	Match HSR/Min	−0.60	0.60	0.36	0.32	8.49	0.01*
Conditioning PL/min	Match ACC/Min	0.31	0.31	0.10	0.10	4.58	0.3*
Conditioning FS/min	Match ACC/Min	0.25	0.25	0.06	0.04	2.86	0.09
Conditioning PL/min	Match DEC/Min	−0.27	0.27	0.07	0.05	3.32	0.07
SSGs TD/min	Match DEC/Min	0.08	0.08	0.00	−0.01	0.38	0.54
Conditioning FS/min	Match RD/Min	0.11	0.11	0.01	−0.01	0.52	0.47
SSGs TD/min	Match RD/Min	−0.12	0.12	0.01	−0.00	0.88	0.35
Tatical HSR/min	Match RD/Min	−0.28	0.28	0.08	0.06	3.73	0.06
Conditioning FS/min	Match FS/min	0.52	0.52	0.27	0.25	15.69	<0.001**
SSGs TD/min	Match FS/min	−0.33	0.33	0.11	0.09	7.35	0.009*
SSGs PL/min	Match FS/min	0.26	0.26	0.07	0.05	4.51	0.03*
SSGs ACC/min	Match FS/min	0.33	0.33	0.11	0.09	7.37	0.009*
SSGs RD/min	Match FS/min	0.40	0.40	0.16	0.15	11.88	0.001*
SSGs FS/min	Match FS/min	0.77	0.77	0.60	0.60	90.40	<0.001**
Tatical RD/min	Match FS/min	0.70	0.70	0.50	0.49	44.27	<0.001**
Tatical FS/min	Match FS/min	0.84	0.84	0.70	0.70	105.66	<0.001**

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2026-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2080-2234

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