Table 1. Average external training load per session each week. Variable Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 p-value PL (au) 756.9 ± 197.5 716.8 ± 167.2 693.9 ± 214.6 671.9 ± 144.6 693 ± 130.9 0.083 PL2D (au) 491.1 ± 131.1 465.7 ± 112.2 451.4 ± 139.3 428.7 ± 97.2 447.7 ± 86.6 0.085 PL1D-FWD (au) 307.3 ± 84.4 290.9 ± 73.7 281.5 ± 90.5 267.7 ± 64.8 279.4 ± 60.6 0.065 PL1D-SIDE (au) 318.5 ± 83.9 302.2 ± 70.8 293.6 ± 88.1 278.3 ± 60.6 290.7 ± 52.1 0.108 PL1D-UP (au) 490.1 ± 127.7 464.0 ± 108.1 448.9 ± 141.8 423.2 ± 96.8 451.2 ± 87.1 0.054 IMA_High (cts) 65.2 ± 24.5 64.9 ± 22.8 62.9 ± 25.8 57.7 ± 10.8 61.6 ± 20.3 0.430 IMA_Medium (cts) 152.8 ± 54.2 145.1 ± 45.5 140.2 ± 53.5 129.8 ± 36.1 135.5 ± 41.2 0.041 IMA_Low (cts) 667.3 ± 220.7 615.4 ± 169.4 615.4 ± 227.8 596.1 ± 151.3 587.1 ± 155.8 0.163 Jumps (cts) 112 ± 41.5 106.3 ± 42.5 104.2 ± 43.2 101.3 ± 38.7 92.6 ± 36.5 0.056 PL = PlayerLoad™; PL2D = 2-Demensional PlayerLoad™; PL1D-FWD = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Forwards; PL1D-SIDE = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Side; PL1D-UP = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Up; IMA_High = High Intensity (>3.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Medium = Medium Intensity (2.5 to 3.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Low = Low Intensity (1.5 to 2.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; Jumps = Total number of Jumps, including High, Medium, and Low Intensity; au = arbitrary units; cts = counts; statistical significance set at p < 0.05.