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20 Jul Professional Footballers Spend 82% of Their Movement Time Below 14 km/h

Posted at 13:32h in Research

Around 82% of movement time and 72% of total distance in elite football occur below 14 km/h. The difference between these two figures reveals not only how players move, but also where much of football performance is actually produced. High-speed running and sprinting dominate many discussions...

16 Jul Football players do not run because they can. They run because the game demands it.

Posted at 13:29h in Research

Why physical performance in football cannot be understood without tactical context For years, football has interpreted running metrics primarily as indicators of physical capacity. Total distance, high-speed running, sprint distance and maximum speed are routinely used to describe performance. These variables are valuable, but they can create...

03 Jul Optimal Acceleration Profile: It Does Not Mean Maximum, It Means Matched to the Demand

Posted at 11:03h in Research

Two wingers can cover the same sprint distance. Two centre-backs can perform the same number of accelerations. Two forwards can reach similar peak speeds. And yet, their acceleration profiles may be completely different. That difference matters. Because in football, acceleration is not only about how often a player accelerates....

19 Jun The Higher the Intensity, the More Football Becomes a Deceleration Game

Posted at 10:17h in Research

Football loves acceleration. Sprints.Explosive runs.Maximum speed.High-speed distance. But our data show something that should change the conversation: At medium intensity, players accelerate more than they decelerate.At high intensity, the game flips. At high intensity, football becomes dominated by deceleration. Not slightly. Clearly. Across professional players: High intensity total: +61% more decelerations than accelerations High...

06 Jun The Paradox of High Intensity: Attack More, Defend Less

Posted at 18:35h in Research

Running more can mean two very different things in football. Sometimes it means you are hurting the opponent. Sometimes it means the opponent is hurting you. That is why high-intensity distance should never be interpreted as a simple “more is better” metric. Its meaning depends on the...

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20 Jul Professional Footballers Spend 82% of Their Movement Time Below 14 km/h

16 Jul Football players do not run because they can. They run because the game demands it.

03 Jul Optimal Acceleration Profile: It Does Not Mean Maximum, It Means Matched to the Demand

19 Jun The Higher the Intensity, the More Football Becomes a Deceleration Game

06 Jun The Paradox of High Intensity: Attack More, Defend Less