Table 1
Parameters and variables recorded during the sessions with the study participants.
| Internal load | |
| Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE, Borg 1990) | Scale CR-10 |
| External load | |
| Total volume | Exposure time (minutes) |
| Training programme | |
| Specificity (Solé, 2008) | Generic (level 1-2). General conditioning work (continuous run, bicycle, etc.) |
| General (level 3-4). Individual strength and injury prevention task, circuits without a ball | |
| Targeted (level 5-6). Tasks without opposition. Technical circuits, waves and combined actions | |
| Special (level 7-8-9) from 1-on-1 to 10-on-10. Basic tactical situations, waves with opposition, position or possession play, and line work with opposition | |
| Competitive (level 10). Training matches 11-on-11 or official competitions | |
| Injury rate | |
| Injury (Fuller et al., 2006) | Time loss injury |
