Load Monitoring Across the Training Week in Women’s Football

When: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 @ 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST | 11:00 EDT | 08:00 PDT

Join Dr. Laura Bowen, Lead Physical Performance Coach at Tottenham Hotspur Women, and Jo Clubb, Sports Science Consultant, as they explore load monitoring in professional women’s football: what to measure, why it matters, and when and how to use the insights to inform training decisions.

During this live session, Laura and Jo will discuss:

• How Laura structures training across a typical week
• How combining internal and external load provides a fuller picture of training demands and player responses
• How Laura sets targets for TRIMP and time in the red zone
• How she determines each player’s maximum heart rate
• How she plans on-feet and off-feet conditioning to give non-starters sufficient training stimulus
• How heart-rate data helps track individual training load and responses
• How she incorporates submaximal testing into the team’s routine
• Practical tips for gaining player and coach buy-in for training load monitoring

This session is free to attend and designed to give you practical insights as well as direct access to the experts in our live Q&A session. A copy of the recording will also be sent to all participants who are unable to attend the live session.

If you are a strength or conditioning coach or performance staff working in women’s football, this session is not to be missed!

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About Laura: 
Dr Laura Bowen is Lead Physical Performance Coach at Tottenham Hotspur Women, where she leads the physical performance programme for the women’s pathway, overseeing physical preparation, training periodisation, load management and individual player development.

Laura has extensive experience across both the men’s and women’s professional game, having previously held a similar role with Southampton FC Women following several years as a Sport Scientist with Southampton FC’s men’s first team and Aston Villa’s boy’s academy.

Alongside her club role, Laura works as a consultant for FIFA, supporting the development of physical performance practice within the international women’s game. Her work has included supporting the New Zealand Women’s National Team ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and mentoring and developing practitioners through FIFA’s Women’s National Teams Physical Preparation Programme.
Laura holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham, where her research focused on training and match workloads and injury risk in Premier League football.

About Jo:
Jo Clubb is an international Sports Science Consultant. Her company, Global Performance Insights, provides sports science support to professional teams, practitioners, governing bodies, and sports tech companies around the world.

Previously, she worked as an Applied Sports Scientist for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, Buffalo Sabres in the NHL, as well as Chelsea Football Club and Brighton and Hove Albion in English soccer. She shares sports science education through her Global Performance Insights blog, YouTube channel, as well as scientific publications and textbooks.

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