Effects of Coach Turnovers on Intensity for Training and Matches in a Norwegian Football Club

The aim of this study was to examine physical variables between four weeks before and eight weeks after two coach turnovers in a second division Norwegian football club for both training and matches. Individual physical data (n=1174 observations) was derived from the players using GPS-data in combination with the subjects employing wearable instruments from Catapult. The means for variables were divided into four study periods (training 2019, matches 2019, training 2021, and matches 2021) to analyze each variable for each of the four periods. The training period in 2019 revealed four variables having a significant negative effect, including total distance covered, sprint running distance, t…