| Match performance of high standard soccer players |
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Computerized time motion analysis have revealed that during a game top class soccer players perform ~ 2.5 km at high-intensity running and ~ 0.6 km at sprinting which are 28 and 58% respectively, more than what were performed by moderate level professional players.
Top class players carry out 30-40 sprints lasting ~ 2 s each with the greatest amount of sprints being performed in the first half by top-class attackers and full-backs. The amount of high-intensity running is lower (35-45%) in the last 15 min of a game. In the 5 min following the most demanding 5-min period during a game, the distance covered at high intensity is reduced by 12% compared with game average. Central defenders cover less total distance (~ 9.7 km) and perform less high-intensity running (~ 1.7 km) than players in the other positions. Full-backs perform the least headers (n=4) and tackles (n=8). Large individual variations in work-profiles are detected also within the same playing position, which shows the physical demands in soccer are specific for the individual player. Recommendations: The fitness training should be specific to the physiological demands of each single player and reproduce the individual movement pattern during a game. Mohr M, Krustrup P, Bangsbo J. See also: Di Salvo V, Baron R, Tschan H, Calderon Montero FJ, Bachl N, Pigozzi F. Comments (0)
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