## 3 Results  
### Evolution of Internal and External Load, Wellness, and Recovery According to the Players' Roles  
There was a significant interaction between the tournament day and the players' roles (starter/non-starter) for volume (F\({}_{5,96}\) = 9.482; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.331), TL\({}_{\mathrm{Beath}}\) (F\({}_{5,96}\) = 5.506; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.223), TL\({}_{\mathrm{Leg}}\) (F\({}_{5,96}\) = 5.695; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.229), TL\({}_{\mathrm{Cognitive}}\) (F\({}_{5,96}\) = 5.817; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.233), TL\({}_{\mathrm{Total}}\) (F\({}_{5,96}\) = 6.070; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.240), distance (F\({}_{5,94}\) = 11.411; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.378), HSR/min (F\({}_{5,94}\) = 3.482; \(p=0.006\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.156), and player load (F\({}_{5,94}\) = 9.054; \(p<0.001\); \(\eta^{2}_{\mathrm{P}}\) = 0.325) (Figures 1-3). In contrast, no interaction effects were observed for any of the wellness items and perceived recovery (All \(p\)-values \(>0.05\), Figures 1 and 4).  
The training volume for the starting players was higher in all matches compared to Session 3 (\(p<0.001\)). For training sessions, Session 1 had the longest duration for the starters; however, this did not result in higher differential sRPE in comparison to the other training sessions (\(p>0.870\)). Starting players exhibited an undulatory pattern for internal load, regardless of the dimension of sRPE used (i.e., leg, breath, or cognitive) (Figure 2). Matches showed the highest sRPE values, with no differences observed between matches (\(p>0.999\)). Sessions 3 and 6 presented the lowest differential sRPE for starters. Throughout the tournament, starting players exhibited higher values of TD, TD/min HSR, PL, and PL/min in all matches compared to all training sessions (Figures 3 and 4). There were no significant differences between matches in any analyzed variable (\(p>0.999\)). Session 3 showed a higher TD/min than Session 6 (\(p=0.017\)).  
Figure 1: Dynamics of accumulated differential sRPE components (sRPE total) and perceived recovery during the tournament; sRPE = session RPE (calculated as minutes of exposure multiplied by rate of perceived effort [RPE]); TQR = total quality recovery scale (0–10).  
Figure 2: Dynamics of differential sRPE components (leg, breath, and cognitive) during the tournament.  
On the other hand, non-starter players did not show an undulatory load pattern. All sessions for non-starters (whether training or matches) presented similar differential sRPE values throughout the tournament (\(p>0.999\)). According to these patterns, starting players experienced a higher internal load than non-starters during matches (Sessions 2, 4, and 7; \(p<0.037\)), with no differences between training sessions (Sessions 1, 3, and 6; \(p>0.999\)). Non-starter players had the highest TD and HSR in the first match (Session 2), while PL was similar in all tournament sessions (\(p>0.999\)). The first match was the most intense (expressed in relative values per minute) for non-starter players (Figure 4). The intergroup  
Figure 3: Dynamics of relative to match external load volume metrics during the tournament.  
analysis revealed that starting players only had a higher training volume during matches (Sessions 2, 4, and 7).  
According to the evolution observed over the course of the tournament days, no modifications were detected in any of the dimensions of wellness and the overall wellness score for either starters or non-starters. Only the non-starters showed a lower perceived recovery in S3 compared to S7 (\(p=0.024\)) (Figure 5).  
Figure 4: Dynamics of relative to match external load intensity (relative to minutes) metrics during the tournament.