Author(s): LI, N., TAN, Z.Z., YU, T.H., Institution: SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SPORTS SCIENCE, Country: CHINA, Abstract-ID: 381

INTRODUCTION:
The purpose of this study was to determine whether session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) derived training load correlates with GPS-derived measures of external load in Chinese Football Association (CFA) women’s super league football player.
METHODS:
Twenty-two CFA women’s football athletes took part in this study. Total distance, distance covered at high speed zone (19-23 km·h−1 ), times of acceleration and deceleration, and times of turn left and turn right and PlayerLoadTM were collected as external load during the match in 2021 CFA women’s football season by GPS systems. Within 30 minutes after the end of match, athletes were promoted to complete a questionnaire reporting their perceived exertion using BorgCR-10 scale. sRPE was calculated at the end of season by multiplying perceived exertion by respective session duration.
RESULTS:
There were strong correlations between sRPE and total distance (r=0.721, P<0.01), sRPE and PlayerLoadTM(r=0.584, P<0.05).. There were moderate correlations between sRPE and times of acceleration and deceleration(r=0.384, P<0.05). There were weekly correlations between sRPE and high speed running distance(r=0224, P<0.05) and times of turn left and turn right（r=0.227, P<0.05）.
CONCLUSION:
In CFA football players, sRPE were strongly correlated with total distance，PlayerLoadTM. sRPE as low cost, easy to learn tool is a good way to monitor players internal workload. Combination of internal and external workload is best way to know player workload.