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Foster, Carl, Rodriguez-Marroyo, J. A., & de Koning, J. J. (2017). Monitoring Training Loads: The Past, the Present, and the Future. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 12(s2), S2-2-S2-8. https://doi.org/10.1123/IJSPP.2016-0388

Fransen, J., Bush, S., Woodcock, S., Novak, A., Deprez, D., Baxter-Jones, A. D. G., Vaeyens, R., & Lenoir, M. (2018). Improving the Prediction of Maturity From Anthropometric Variables Using a Maturity Ratio. Pediatric Exercise Science, 30(2), 296–307. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2017-0009

Fusco, A., Sustercich, W., Edgerton, K., Cortis, C., Jaime, S. J., Mikat, R. P., Porcari, J. P., & Foster, C. (2020). Effect of progressive fatigue on session RPE. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 5(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5010015

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Gabbett, T. J. (2018). Debunking the myths about training load, injury and performance: Empirical evidence, hot topics and recommendations for practitioners. British Journal of Sports Medicine, bjsports-2018-099784. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099784

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McLaren, S. J., Macpherson, T. W., Coutts, A. J., Hurst, C., Spears, I. R., & Weston, M. (2018). The Relationships Between Internal and External Measures of Training Load and Intensity in Team Sports: A Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 48(3), 641–658. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0830-z

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Phibbs, P., Jones, B., Roe, G., Read, D., Darrall-Jones, J., Weakley, J., Rock, A., & Till, K. (2018). The organised chaos of English adolescent rugby union: Influence of weekly match frequency on the variability of match and training loads. European Journal of Sport Science, 18(3), 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2017.1418026

Phibbs, P., Roe, G., Jones, B., Read, D., Weakley, J., Darral-Jones, J., & Till, K. (2017). Validity of Daily and Weekly Self-Reported Training Load Measures in Adolescent Athletes. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 31(4), 1121–1126. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001708

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