Table 3. Examples of different programming approaches according to the player’s status in the club and the national team. Player status Recommendations in the soccer club before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in the selection for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the preparation in the club before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the training in national teams during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 for the training in the club after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Starters Starters Maintain an adequate chronic training load and implement injury prevention exercises. Communicate with national team staff on weekly training workloads and on the external load references of the player in competition. Communication between the medical staff on the medical and fitness status of the player. Communicate with club coaching & support staff on weekly training workloads and adjust the workload. Maintain an adequate chronic training load adapted from the external load references of the player in competition and include preventive exercises. Communicate with national team staff on weekly training workloads and adjust the workload. Communication between medical staff on the injuries and health issues suffered by the player during the World Cup. Promote physical and mental recovery. Starters Non-starters Maintain an adequate chronic training load adapted from the external load references of the player in competition using workouts to compensate the decreasing playing time and maintain preventive work. Communicate with national team staff on weekly training workloads and adjust the workload. Communication between medical staff on the injuries and health issues suffered by the player during the World Cup. Resuming group training. Non-starters Starters Adjust training sessions to maintain an adequate weekly training load to compensate low competitive playing time. Include preventive exercise sessions. Communicate with national team staff on weekly training workloads and on the external load references of the player in competition. Communication between the medical staff on the medical and fitness status of the player. For starters players in selection: mental preparation for the upcoming world cup demands Maintain an adequate chronic training load adapted from the external load references of the player in competition and preventive work. Communicate with national team staff on weekly training workloads and adjust the workload. Communication between medical staff on the injuries and health issues suffered by the player during the World Cup. Promote physical and mental recovery. Non-starters Non-starters Maintain an adequate chronic training load adapted from the external load references of the player in competition using workouts to compensate the decreasing playing time and maintain preventive work. Communicate with national team staff on weekly workloads and adjust the workload. Communication between medical staff on the trauma and health issues suffered by the player during the World Cup. Resuming group training. Note: Chronic training workload refers to mean training load over the previous three to six weeks (Gabbett, )