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External load metrics included total distance, high-speed running (HSR), and sprint distance, analyzed as both absolute values and relative values (% of total distance covered, and per minutes played). CT consisted of high-intensity interval exercise (\u223c925\u00a0m). Generalized estimating equations with least significant difference post hoc tests were applied (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.05).\n \n Results<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:bold>\n :<\/jats:italic>\n Significant group \u00d7 intervention interactions were observed for HSR and sprint distance (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009\u2264\u2009.002). Without CT, G1 showed higher HSR (585 vs 33\u2013143\u00a0m) and sprint distance (115 vs 2\u201334\u00a0m) than G2 and G3 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.05). Following CT, both G2 and G3 markedly increased HSR (G2: 33\u2192261\u00a0m; G3: 143\u2192318\u00a0m;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009\u2264\u2009.001), reducing differences versus G1. Sprint distance increased in G2 (2\u219275\u00a0m;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.001), although G1 remained higher than G2 and G3 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009\u2264\u2009.05). Relative metrics confirmed these findings, with no between-group differences after CT. Total distance remained higher in G1 across conditions (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u2009.001).\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:bold>\n :<\/jats:italic>\n Postmatch CT effectively attenuates external speed-load disparities between nonstarters and starters in professional soccer players.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2026-0298","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,4]],"date-time":"2026-09-04T02:20:46Z","timestamp":1788488446000},"page":"1-6","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of the Compensatory Training Strategy on External Speed Load Between Starter and Nonstarter Soccer Players"],"prefix":"10.1123","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-9704-4941","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Giovanni S.","family":"Ramirez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5222-7659","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Laura A.","family":"Zandavalli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5336-3652","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"F\u00e1bio Y.","family":"Nakamura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Maia, Maia, Portugal"},{"name":"Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil"},{"name":"FSI Lab, Football Science Institute, Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0241-9633","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Giovani S.","family":"Cunha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-7529-9539","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Valdir N.","family":"de Oliveira J\u00fanior","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bragan\u00e7a Paulista Higher Education Foundation, Bragan\u00e7a Paulista, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0561-8083","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Rafael","family":"Grazioli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Education, S\u00e3o Francisco University, Bragan\u00e7a Paulista, SP, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4397-9485","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Eduardo L.","family":"Cadore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"r1","series-title":"PLoS One","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e0309475","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0309475","article-title":"A comparative analysis of weekly internal and external workloads between starting and non-starting professional soccer players: a retrospective 21-week examination","volume":"19","author":"Kunz P","year":"2024","unstructured":"Kunz P, D\u00fcking P, Sperlich B. 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