Table 1a.
Data summary of the articles reviewed.
| Article | Term | Gender | Sample size | Competition category | External workload variables | Technology | Method calculation | Time windows | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso et al. (2020) | Peak Demand | Male | 12 male players and 8 official games | U18 Elite players | Player Load | T6, Catapult Sports, Melbourne, Australia | Rolling average | 1-min, 5-min, and 10-min | Competition |
| Alonso Pérez-Chao et al. (2021b) | Peak demand | Male | 13 players and 9 official games | U18 Elite players | Player Load, total distance covered, distance covered in different velocity-mediated intensity zones [standing-walking (<7.0 km•h−1), jogging (7.0–14.0 km•h−1), running (14.01–18.0 km•h−1) and high-speed running (>18 km•h−1)], accelerations (>2 m•s−2) and decelerations (>2 m•s−2) | S7, Catapult Sports, Melbourne, Australia | Rolling average | 30-s, 45-s, 1-min, 2-min, and 5-min | Competition |
| Alonso Pérez-Chao et al. (2022a) | Peak demand | Male | 13 male players and 9 official games | U18 Elite players | Player Load, total distance covered, distance covered in different velocity-mediated intensity zones [standing-walking (<7.0 km•h−1), jogging (7.0–14.0 km•h−1), running (14.01– 18.0 km•h−1) and high-speed running (>18 km•h−1)], accelerations (>2 m•s−2) and decelerations (>2 m•s−2) | S7, Catapult Sports, Melbourne, Australia | Rolling average | 30-s, 45-s, 1-min, 2-min, and 5-min | Competition |
| García et al. (2021) | Most demanding scenarios | Male | 64 players and 8 games | U12, U14, U16, U18, and senior players | Total distance covered, high-speed running (>18 km•h−1), the number of accelerations (>2 m•s−2) and the number of decelerations (>2 m•s−2) | WIMU PRO, Realtrack Systems S.L., Almería, Spain | Rolling average | 1-min | Competition |
| García et al. (2022) | Most demanding scenarios | Male | 13 players, 17 games and 39 training weeks | Professional players | Total distance covered, distance covered in different velocity-mediated intensity zones [zone 1: stationary/walking (<6.0 km•h−1), zone 2: jogging (6.0–12.0 km•h−1), zone 3: running (12.1– 18.0 km•h−1), zone 4: high-intensity running (18.1–24.0 km•h−1), and zone 5: sprinting (>24.0 km•h−1)], accelerations (>2 m•s−2), decelerations (>2 m•s−2) and distance covered at accelerations (>2 m•s−2) and decelerations (>2 m•s−2) | WIMU PRO, Realtrack Systems S.L., Almería, Spain | Rolling average | 1-min | Training and competition |
| Fox et al. (2021a) | Peak demand | Male | 8 players and 15-week competitive season | Semi-professional players | Player Load | OptimEye S5, Catapult Sports, Australia | Rolling average | 30-s, 1-min, 2-min, 3-min, 4-min, and 5-min | Training and competition |