FOOTBALL ANALYTICS & PERFORMANCE

SUMMIT 2018

LOAD MANAGEMENT
&
PLAYER PERFORMANCE
TOM ALLEN
LEAD SPORTS SCIENTIST

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High Training + Competition Appropriate doses of load
Loads Can: could improve performance and
Provoke metabolic, neuromuscular protect against possible injury
or mental fatigue
Reduce performance LOAD MANAGEMENT IS KEY
Increase the possibility of injury to
the player EVERY PLAYER REACTS
DIFFERENTLY

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 MEASURING LOAD:
AN INFLUX OF TECHNOLOGY
GPS MONITORING GYM LOAD PLAYER MEDICAL
ANALYSIS

PRE + POST VIDEO TRACKING

QUESTIONNAIRE HEART RATE
ANALYSIS
SLEEP
MONITORING

TECHNICAL TACTICAL PHYSICAL

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THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS…

WITH MORE TECHNOLOGY BEING CREATED!

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BE ABLE TO FILTER
OUT THE SIGNAL
FROM THE NOISE

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DECIDING ON THE IMPORTANT
INFORMATION

DETERMINE THE OBJECTIVES

1. REDUCE INJURY RISK

2. PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF
PERFORMING REQUIRED
PLAYING STYLE

LOAD MANAGEMENT IS KEY TO

ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES

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 PREPARING THEM TO PLAY

INCREASE IN EXPLOSIVE ACTIONS USE DATA TO

HIGHER NUMBER OF ACCELS UNDERSTAND THE
HIGHER NUMBER OF DECELS PLAYER
INCREASE IN DISTANCE COVERED REQUIREMENTS
LOAD MANAGEMENT IS KEY TO GETTING PLAYERS TO ADAPT
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 SEASON 2017 – 18 MATCH LOAD

HIGH NUMBER OF GAMES

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
6 PRESEASON GAMES
60 COMPETITIVE GAMES
NEED TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE
WAY OF MEASURING LOAD + WE NEED TO PREPARE PLAYERS TO
PLAYER RESPONSE BE ABLE TO PERFORM

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 THROUGHOUT THE SEASON:
A SERIES OF PEAKS & TROUGHS

WHAT MEASURES AFFECT

THE OBJECTIVES
A RESEARCH DRIVEN
APPROACH

STRESS!
DETERMINE FROM OUR
SOURCE OF DATA WHAT
IS RELEVANT

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 WHAT IS THE STRESS FOR AN
ELITE FOOTBALLER

NEED A REFERENCE
POINT FOR THE DATA
WHAT IS THE MOST
STRESSFUL POINT OF
THE WEEK FOR A
PLAYER?
OBJECTIVELY &
SUBJECTIVELY
THE GAME

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STRESS BREAKDOWN
PSYCHOLOGICAL
3
METABOLIC
3
CARDIOVASCULAR
2

SKELETAL NEUROMUSCULAR
4
3

KEY
5
4
3
2
1

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STRESS BREAKDOWN

CARDIOVASCULAR

CATEGORISING A RANGE
OF VARIABLES
TO PRODUCE A MORE
VARIABLE COMPLETE PICTURE
EX AL CL TE E1 E2 V1 VOL INT
2 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
4 1 2 3 3 1 3 2 5
2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
KEY
2 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 2
3 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 3
5
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 4
3
2
1

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STRESS BREAKDOWN
PSYCHOLOGICAL
3
METABOLIC
3
CARDIOVASCULAR
2

SKELETAL NEUROMUSCULAR
4
3

LONGITUDINAL DATA KEY

5
4
3
2
1

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MONITORING STRESS

THE GRAPH NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO TELL A STORY

LOAD

1,000s OF DATA POINTS

DIFFERENT SOURCES OF INFO
TRACKED SCORE

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 MONITORING STRESS

BUT HOW ARE THE PLAYERS RESPONDING

TO THE LOAD?
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
HOW DO THEY PERCEIVE THEIR
RESPONSE?

OBJECTIVE TESTING
MEASURES
HOW IS THEIR BODY
RESPONDING?

NEED TO BRING THIS DATA

TOGETHER

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MONITORING STRESS

THE GRAPH NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO TELL A STORY

WELLNESS 35 MEASUREMENTS
SUBJECTIVE & OBJECTIVE DATA

BETTER THAN PREVIOUS

WORSE THAN PREVIOUS

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 A GRAPH THAT TELLS A STORY

1 2

1. LACK OF GAME TIME. REDUCED TRAINING DUE TO MUSCLE ISSUE. WELLNESS REDUCED

2. GAME TIME + FREQUENCY OF GAMES INCREASE  PLAYER ENTERS “OVERLOAD”

3. OVERLOAD CAUSES FATIGUE. PLAYERS PERCEPTION + WELLNESS REDUCED (COMMON SENSE)

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MONITORING STRESS

THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS SEVERAL MEASURES

ONE PAGE OVERVIEW

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MONITORING STRESS

THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS SEVERAL MEASURES

ONE PAGE OVERVIEW

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 THE PMI SYSTEM

DATA HELPING US MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS

PROTECT
PROTECT
THEY TRAIN (UNLESS MEDICAL REASON)
STEP 1: LOOK AT NUTRITION & RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
STEP 2: ADAPT CONDITIONING WORK
OVERLOAD ARE THEY RESPONDING HOW YOU EXPECT
+ THEM TO RESPOND?
POOR WELLNESS
EXPERIENCED THIS PATTERN PREVIOUSLY?

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 THE PMI SYSTEM

DATA HELPING US MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS

RECOVERY: CONDITIONING:
WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER? STILL GET A STIMULUS
UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS

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 THE PMI SYSTEM

DATA HELPING US MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS

MAINTAIN

MAINTAIN
MAINTAIN THE TRAINING STIMULUS
LOOK TO INCREASE STRESSOR IN THE
COMING WEEKS

RECENT
OVERLOAD

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 THE PMI SYSTEM

DATA HELPING US MAKE SMARTER DECISIONS

INCREASE
INCREASE
NEED A TRAINING STIMULUS
INCREASING STIMULUS INCREASES
ROBUSTNESS & PREPARES THEM FOR GAME
DEMANDS
DELVE INTO THE DATA  WHICH SYSTEM
NEEDS AN
REQUIRES STRESSING
OVERLOAD
+
FRESH

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 GOING INTO MORE DETAIL

KEY
HIGH

MOD

LOW
SKELETAL NEUROMUSCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR METABOLIC

LAST 7 DAYS 7 - 14 DAYS 14 - 21 DAYS 21 - 28 DAYS LAST 7 DAYS 7 - 14 DAYS 14 - 21 DAYS 21 - 28 DAYS LAST 7 DAYS 7 - 14 DAYS 14 - 21 DAYS 21 - 28 DAYS LAST 7 DAYS 7 - 14 DAYS 14 - 21 DAYS 21 - 28 DAYS

9 22 9 16 13 20 12 18 9 15 13 24 12 25 12 21

WORK:REST RATIO
HIGH SPEED RUNS

WORK UNDER FATIGUE CHANGE OF DIRECTION

THE UNDERLYING DATA HIGHLIGHTS THE AREAS WE NEED TO TACKLE

TO PREPARE THE PLAYER
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 IT’S IMPORTANT TO STRESS THE PLAYERS

JUST AS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THE

APPROPRIATE RECOVERY
DATA SHOULD ASSIST THE DECISION MAKING

YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE

PLAYER
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 THE PMI SYSTEM
PLAYER RESPONSE: NOT ALL THE SAME
AGE
TRAINING AGE
CAN HAVE SAME DATA BUT NEED TO CULTURE
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION PERSONALITY
NUMEROUS FACTORS PREVIOUS INJURY
PLAYING LEVEL
PREVIOUS YEARS EXPOSURE
STRENGTH

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 THE PMI SYSTEM
PLAYER RESPONSE: NOT ALL THE SAME

BOTH PLAYERS EXPERIENCE A PERIOD

OF OVERLOAD
WELLNESS IS REDUCED
HOW WE REACT WILL DEPEND ON THAT
SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL

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OUR JOB AS PRACTITIONERS
IS TO GIVE THE TEAM THE
BEST POSSIBLE
PREPARATION IN LEAD UP TO
THE GAME

SOMETIMES PREPARATION
DOESN’T GO TO PLAN…
DOESN’T MEAN THEY WONT
PERFORM

TRY AND MANAGE THE LOAD THE

NEXT WEEK TO GET THEM BACK ON
THE OPTIMAL PLAN
WE MUST
REMEMBER
WHICH DATA
ASSISTS
OUR
OBJECTIVES

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BE CAREFUL. DON’T PUT A LIMIT ON PERFORMANCE

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 THE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA
WILL NEVER AFFECT THE
OUTCOME

THE PEOPLE INTERPRETING THAT DATA WILL

THANKS FOR LISTENING

@tallen_5

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