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Position specific player load during match-play in a professional football club

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  • Ivan Baptista
  • Dag Johansen
  • André Seabra
  • Svein Arne Pettersen

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There is a rapid growing body of knowledge regarding physical aspects of a football match due to studies using computer-assisted motion analysis. The present study used time-motion analysis and triaxial-accelerometers to obtain new insights about differences in physical profiles of elite football players across playing-positions. Player performance data in 23 official home matches from a professional football club, during two seasons were collected for analysis. Eighteen players from five different playing positions (central backs: n = 3; full-backs: n = 5; central midfielders: n = 6; wide midfielders: n = 3; and central forwards: n = 4), performing a total of 138 observations. A novel finding was that central backs and central midfielders had significantly lower work-rate in sprints, decelerations and accelerations than full-backs, wide midfielders and central forwards (p 90°) than central backs. The most common distance covered in high-intensity runs (≥19.8 km·h−1) for central backs, central midfielders, wide midfielders and central forwards was 1–5 m, but for full-backs was 6–10 m. This may help coaches in developing individualized training programs to meet the demands of each position in match-play.

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  • Ivan Baptista & Dag Johansen & André Seabra & Svein Arne Pettersen, 2018. "Position specific player load during match-play in a professional football club," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(5), pages 1-10, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0198115
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198115
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    1. David Rhodes & Stephen Valassakis & Lukasz Bortnik & Richard Eaves & Damian Harper & Jill Alexander, 2021. "The Effect of High-Intensity Accelerations and Decelerations on Match Outcome of an Elite English League Two Football Team," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-10, September.
    2. Diego Marqués-Jiménez & Julio Calleja-González & Iñaki Arratibel-Imaz & Nicolás Terrados, 2022. "Match Loads May Predict Neuromuscular Fatigue and Intermittent-Running Endurance Capacity Decrement after a Soccer Match," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-11, November.
    3. Jonas Lutz & Daniel Memmert & Dominik Raabe & Rolf Dornberger & Lars Donath, 2019. "Wearables for Integrative Performance and Tactic Analyses: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-26, December.
    4. Manuel Alcantarilla-Pedrosa & David Álvarez-Santana & Sergio Hernández-Sánchez & Angel Yañez-Álvarez & Manuel Albornoz-Cabello, 2021. "Assessment of External Load during Matches in Two Consecutive Seasons Using the Mediacoach ® Video Analysis System in a Spanish Professional Soccer Team: Implications for Injury Prevention," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-10, January.

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