Resumen de Road to world cup 2022: Mexico project
Load monitoring of elite team sports can be considered challenging due to the nature of the competitive season demands that are reflected in the diverse training design (Halson, 2014). In soccer, technical, tactical and physical elements need to be embedded in a performance model in order to produce the intended adaptations for the players (Buchheit & Simpson, 2017). Physiological changes and movement patterns can be assessed through portable EPTS units (Bourdon et al., 2017). Monitoring elite soccer players can provide position-specific insight that in turn can aid in training design based on the match profile of each player (Bloomfield, Polman, & O´Donoghue, 2007). The Mexican Football Federation has chosen RealTrack Systems SL as the provider of GPS/LPS player performance monitoring technology through the WIMU PRO System. The Mexican Project involves the strategic decision of the Mexican Football Federation to implement the WIMU PRO system in the 18 football clubs of La Liga MX, the 15 football clubs of La Liga Ascenso, 33 Football Referees and the 8 National Football Teams. The Mexican Football Federation aims to improve the performance of the National Team in the 2022 World Cup with view of greater achievements in World Cup 2026 as one of the host nations. This unprecedented project therefore has one clear objective, to build the data driven profile of the Mexican football player. Further, the performance staff embedded in the professional clubs have access to this information and develop skills that will ensure they will benefit from all the contemporary advancements in their respective fields. The data provided by WIMU PRO is channelled to the Center of Innovation and Technology of the Mexican Football Federation. This entity is tasked with garnering insight from the information collected on a daily basis. The presentation will explore the synergies and advancements that Mexican Football has achieved through the use of the WIMU PRO System.
