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Table 6 Individual training session, total daily training (if more than one training session), weekly training only, and weekly training and games combined external and internal load variables experienced by female basketball players according to playing position and playing level

From: External and Internal Load Variables Encountered During Training and Games in Female Basketball Players According to Playing Level and Playing Position: A Systematic Review

Study

Playing level

Sample

External load variables

Individual training sessions and total daily training load

Weekly training and game load

AvFnet (N)

PL (AU)

Jumps (n)

Jumps (n·min−1)

Steps (n)

Steps (n·min−1)

PL (AU)

High-intensity IMA events (n)

TRIMP (AU)

Coyne et al. [39]

Professional

All players

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2787 ± 772

LukonaitienÄ— et al. [45]

Representative

All players—U18

–

816 ± 333a

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

  

All players—U20

–

706 ± 295a

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Palmer et al. [41]

Semi-professional

All players

280 ± NP

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 

Professional

All players

272 ± NP

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Peterson and Quiggle [38]

Collegiate

All players

–

–

–

–

–

–

4073 ± 900

959 ± 228

–

Reina et al. [35]

Club

All players

–

38 ± 4b

48.2 ± NP

0.65 ± NP

1716 ± NP

22.9 ± NP

–

–

–

Staunton et al. [40]

Professional

All players

293 ± 40

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Study

Playing level

Sample

Internal load variables

 

Individual training sessions and total daily training load

Weekly load

HR (beats·min−1)

HR (%HRmax)

TRIMP (AU)

RPE (AU)

sRPE (AU)

sRPE training only

sRPE training/ games combined

Coyne et al. [39]

Professional

All players

–

–

–

–

–

–

4588 ± 1597

Anderson et al. [51]

Collegiate

All players

–

–

–

–

530 ± NPc

–

–

Cruz et al. [52]

Representative

All players

–

–

–

–

521 ± NPa,c

–

1584 ± 237

Ghali et al. [50]

Club

All players

–

–

–

–

–

–

1215 ± NP

Kraft et al. [44]d

Collegiate

All players

–

–

313 ± 112

–

711 ± 282c

–

–

Lastella et al. [46]

Representative

All players

–

–

–

–

726 ± 456a,e

–

–

LukonaitienÄ— et al. [45]f

Representative

All players—U18

–

–

305 ± 172

–

943 ± 437a,g

–

–

Representative

All players—U20

–

–

215 ± 109

–

617 ± 328a,g

–

–

Lupo et al. [42]h

Representative

All players

–

–

195 ± 57

–

523 ± 122c

–

–

Nunes et al. [53]

Professional

All players

–

–

–

–

–

5527 ± 1912

–

Otaegi and Los Arcos [48]

Club

All players—U15

–

–

–

2.7 ± 0.2

213 ± 54i

–

879 ± 140

Club

All players—U16

–

–

–

2.9 ± 0.2

235 ± 39i

–

1073 ± 260

Paulauskas et al. [47]

Professional

All players

–

–

–

–

–

1722 ± 369

2505 ± 466

Piedra et al. [54]

Professional

All players

–

–

–

5.4 ± 2.2

534 ± 224c

–

–

Reina et al. [35]

Club

All players

147 ± NP

79 ± NP

–

–

–

–

–

Sansone et al. [49]

Semi-professional

All players

–

–

–

–

428 ± 114j

–

1561 ± 177

  1. Definitions for the external load variables are described in Table 2. AvFnet average net force, PL PlayerLoad™, AU Arbitrary units, IMA Inertial movement analysis, n Number of events, external TRIMP External training impulse, Endash (–) Not collected, U18 Under 18 years of age, U20 Under 20 years of age, NP Not provided, HR Heart rate, internal TRIMP Internal training impulse, RPE Rating of perceived exertion, sRPE session-RPE load calculated as RPE * session duration (min), U15 Under 15 years of age, U16 Under 16 years of age, aValues reported are indicative of total daily training load, bValue is indicative of player load not PlayerLoad™ as described in Table 2, cDid not report how training duration was determined, dUsed a modified Summated-Heart-Rate-Zones method to calculate internal TRIMP (described in Table 2), eSession duration was measured from the start to the end of training inclusive of warm-up/down, fUsed Banister’s method to calculate internal TRIMP (described in Table 2), gSession duration was measured from the start to the end of training excluding warm-up only, hUsed Edwards’ Summated-Heart-Rate-Zones method to calculate internal TRIMP (described in Table 2), iSession duration was measured from the start to the end of training excluding stretching exercises, and jSession duration was measured from the start to the end of training excluding warm-down only