Characteristics of Very High Intensity Runs of Soccer Players in Relation to Their Playing Position and Playing Half in the 2013-14 Spanish La Liga Season.
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2019
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Journal of Human Kinetics
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The objective of this study was to carry out a detailed quantitative analysis of the very high intensity runs during
actual play in the 2013-2014 Spanish First Division, at a general level and according to the specific playing position and
half. 380 matches of the Spanish First Division in the 2013 - 2014 season were monitored using the Mediacoach video
motion analysis tool. Total distance, very high intensity (above 21 km/h) running distance and the number of runs at
very high intensity of 230 players from 20 teams in the Spanish First Division were analysed. The main findings of the
study were that the performance indicators at very high intensities decreased from the first half to the second half for all
outfield players (covered distance: 4694 ± 538 m vs 4485 ± 437 m, sprint distance: 256 ± 72 m vs 239 ± 67 m, number of
sprints: 14.3 ± 3.5 vs 13.2 ± 3.1), except the central defenders (sprint distance: 166 ± 37 vs 166 ± 40 m, number of sprints:
10.0 ± 2.1 vs 9.8 ± 3.8). Secondly, although wide defenders (9759 ± 665 m) and central midfielders (9776 ± 942 m) covered
the most distance during matches, it were the wide defenders (30 ± 5), centre-forwards (28 ± 7) and wide midfielders (31
± 8) who performed the most runs at very high intensity. Consequently, the distance they ran at these very high intensity
runs followed the same pattern. Such results enable general and specific profiles by demarcation to be established based
on the demands of the game at high-level competitive play.
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Player tracking, Soccer, Sprint distance, Mediacoach