External load transition practices from pre-season to in-season. A case study in elite female professional soccer players

• Rafael Oliveira ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: rafaeloliveira@esdrm.ipsantarem.pt

  Affiliations Santarém Polytechnic University, School of Sport, Rio Maior, Portugal, Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV), Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Portugal, Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Portugal

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6671-6229

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• Ryland Morgans,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

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• Renato Fernandes,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Santarém Polytechnic University, School of Sport, Rio Maior, Portugal, Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV), Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Portugal

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• João Paulo Brito,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Santarém Polytechnic University, School of Sport, Rio Maior, Portugal, Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV), Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Portugal, Research Center in Sport Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Santarém Polytechnic University, Rio Maior, Portugal

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• Mário C. Espada,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV-IP Setúbal), Campus do IPS–Estefanilha, Setúbal, Portugal, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Escola Superior de Educação, Setúbal, Portugal, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, SPRINT Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center / Centro de Investigação e Inovação em Desporto Atividade Física e Saúde, Rio Maior, Portugal, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4524-4784

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• Fernando J. Santos

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV-IP Setúbal), Campus do IPS–Estefanilha, Setúbal, Portugal, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Escola Superior de Educação, Setúbal, Portugal, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1356-7853

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