{"id":19944,"date":"2026-03-10T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapeisport.it\/come-si-misura-la-fatica-dei-giovani-calciatori\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:47:34","slug":"come-si-misura-la-fatica-dei-giovani-calciatori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapeisport.it\/en\/come-si-misura-la-fatica-dei-giovani-calciatori\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW IS THE FATIGUE OF YOUNG FOOTBALLERS MEASURED?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In modern football, data is everywhere: GPS, sensors, heart rate monitors and apps collect thousands of pieces of information about each training session. But which of these figures are really useful for understanding how much young footballers exert themselves?<\/div>\n
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Identifying Training Load Variables for Elite Youth Soccer Through a Conceptual Framework<\/b><\/a>, the latest study published by the Mapei Sport Research Centre in February in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance<\/em> answers this question. Ermanno Rampinini, Chief Operating Officer and Head of the Human Performance Lab at the Varese-based centre, together with Darragh Connolly from the Sport Science and R&D Department at Juventus Football Club in Turin and colleagues Sean Stolp and Aaron J. Coutts from the University of Technology in Sydney, analysed two seasons of training for 145 elite footballers in the Under-15 and Under-19 categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The researchers used GPS and motion sensors to record distances covered, sprints, accelerations and decelerations. They supplemented this data with physiological indicators such as heart rate<\/strong> and the players’ subjective perception of effort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The analysis showed that a footballer’s workload cannot be described by a single indicator. In reality, it depends on four main dimensions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n