José M. Oliva Lozano is a sport scientist that holds a Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences, a Master's degree in Research in Exercise and Sport Sciences, and a Ph.D. His doctoral research focused on the "Analysis of physical performance in professional soccer: an approach based on load monitoring through electronic performance tracking systems (EPTS)." His primary research interests revolve around the analysis of physical performance in professional soccer. Additionally, he is the author of the book titled "The Sport Scientist and Load Monitoring with EPTS in Team Sports," which is currently available only in Spanish. He has been affiliated as a lecturer and researcher at the Universidad de Almería (Spain) and has worked for multiple sports organizations. Currently, he works for the US Soccer Federation.

Luca Paolo Ardigò obtained a [...]. degree in Biology from the University of Milan (Italy), followed by a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). He has over 17 years of experience working at the School of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Verona (Italy), initially as an Assistant Professor and later as an Associate Professor in Sport Science. In 2022, he assumed the position of Full Professor in Sports at the Department of Teacher Education, NLA Høgskolen Oslo (Norway). His expertise lies in teaching and researching exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sport science. His primary research areas encompass bioenergetics and biomechanics of human movement and locomotion, exercise and sport performance evaluation, and portable devices for measuring physical activity and metabolic expenditure. He has published 2 books, 3 ebooks, 7 book chapters, and 146 articles in peer-reviewed journals. His teaching focuses on human locomotion and environmental interferences, principles and methods of training (exercise and sport performance evaluation), and bioenergetics measurement techniques.

1 Definition and context of training load.- 2 Methods for monitoring training load.- 3. Training load parameters in soccer. - 4 Peak locomotor demands: another approach for training load monitoring.- 5 Fatigue in soccer: acute and residual responses.- 6 Injury prevention.- 7 Return to play.- 8 Manipulation and delivery of training load into a seasonal schedule.- 9 Building a monitoring system