Training Load

See load spikes before they become problems

Every session becomes a number. AthleteArc turns session RPE into training load and tracks the acute:chronic workload ratio, monotony and strain for every player — with thresholds adjusted for age.

AthleteArc stats overview showing readiness 76, an ACWR of 0.53 and jump height of 43.5 cm
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Session RPE

The simplest load measure that works

After training, players rate how hard the session felt and how long it lasted. That is session RPE — the method sports scientists have used for decades, and the one every team can afford.

It happens inside the evening check-in, so load data arrives with the rest of the day’s wellness data instead of in a separate form nobody fills in.

AthleteArc analytics showing a 7-day readiness and wellness chart with 5 of 7 check-ins completed
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Coach view

Team load against wellness, day by day

Daily squad load plotted against energy, mood, sleep and stress, with each athlete’s ACWR and injury-risk flag below.

Team load against wellness, day by day — AthleteArc coach dashboard showing the Castelo Forte demo squad
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What AthleteArc tracks

Load, in context

Acute:chronic ratio

Last 7 days against the 28-day average, so spikes and drops in load stand out.

Monotony & strain

Flags weeks where load barely varies and recovery gets squeezed out.

Age-adjusted thresholds

Youth athletes are judged against thresholds for their age group, not an adult default.

Injury-risk flag

Low, medium or high — combining load with jump-height drops, soreness and left–right imbalances.

Jump-height drops

A drop of 5% or more against the four-week average flags possible neuromuscular fatigue.

Feeds the plan

Load and readiness go into Arc, which adjusts the next day’s session for the coach to review.

Honest numbers

A flag, not a fortune teller

Load ratios are useful warning lights, and the science behind them is still debated. AthleteArc never presents a ratio as an injury prediction.

It puts load next to readiness, soreness, injury reports and jump-height changes, so coaches see the whole picture — and make the call.

FAQs

With session RPE: after training, the athlete rates how hard the session felt and how long it lasted. Effort multiplied by duration gives the session’s training load. It is logged in the evening check-in, so there is no spreadsheet to fill in.

Track load for your whole squad, automatically.

Start a 14-day free trial, or book a demo and we will walk you through it.