STRATEGIES FOR EVALUATING TRAINING WORKLOADS AND MEASURING NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION

Football is arguably the most popular sport in the world, and as such, all teams aim to achieve the highest possible results, creating great difficulties for the coach and his staff in planning training loads so that all players are ready on the day of the match. Methodology: The methodology used in this literature review includes periodization and monitoring training loads, including the GPS or RPE system. A systematic and comprehensive search of academic databases, such as PubMed, Research Gate, and Google Scholar, will be conducted to identify relevant studies published in various journals. The search strategy will include a combination of keywords related to soccer performance, training load monitoring, and neuromuscular assessment. Namely: 'Training Load,' 'Load Monitoring,' 'GPS,' 'RPE,' 'Muscular Strength, 'Studies selected from the last ten years have been published in English and Spanish. Results: In the first searches undertaken in this literature review, 102 studies were suitable for our purposes. After initial reviews of abstracts and various full-length articles, 69 were selected for full-text review based on our established predefined criteria. In the end, we got a clear picture of how the loads were distributed and how they were distributed, and we also understood the particular importance of neuromuscular assessment in the context of football. Conclusion: In this literature review, we examined some essential factors that influence the optimization of soccer performance. Various studies made us understand the importance of monitoring training loads and evaluating neuromuscular skills. Assessing physical performance through multiple tests and monitoring players' skills and performance can provide valuable insights for talent identification, performance improvement, and overall health and fitness monitoring. Comparing these findings would provide a rich perspective on the factors that influence the performance of elite soccer players.