running demands Tag

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...