GNK DINAMO ZAGREB YOUTH ACADEMY MONITORING

Overview of the monitoring system at GNK Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy

Monitoring or monitoring the load at GNK Dinamo Zagreb Youth Academy is one of the 15 pillars of defence that participate in the decision-making process of our players.

The professional staff with its members defines a training unit or training that represents the players. The first step in the monitoring process is to define the volume of work, the duration of the series, the rest of the players and everything that is important for creating content. The second step is to track what that player does in the content placed in front of him. For this purpose, we use a GPS system, more precisely the Catapult S7. Furthermore, we look at the players’ reaction to training through subjective assessment, that is, how hard that training fell on him. The day after we look at the reaction to training through a questionnaire in which we want to check the level of fatigue, general fatigue, stress, mood and sleep quality. A step before starting a new workout, we try to have an insight into the readiness for training which is checked through several methods. We listen to what the players and numbers are telling us and make decisions based on the information gathered.