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Acceleration and sprint profiles of professional male football players in relation to playing position

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  • José M Oliva-Lozano
  • Víctor Fortes
  • Peter Krustrup
  • José M Muyor

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The study aims were to describe positional differences in the acceleration and sprint profiles of professional football players in match-play, and analyse start speeds required based on the intensity of accelerations and decelerations. This longitudinal study was conducted over thirteen competitive microcycles in a professional football team from LaLiga 123. Data were collected through electronic performance tracking systems. Every player was categorised based on the playing position: central defender (CD), full-back (FB), forward (FW), midfielder (MF), and wide midfielder (WMF). In respect of acceleration profile, positional differences were found for all variables (p 0.05) were found in CD, FB, and MF. However, high-intensity decelerations were performed at significantly higher Vo than low-intensity decelerations in MF (2.65 ± 0.1 km/h; p

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  • José M Oliva-Lozano & Víctor Fortes & Peter Krustrup & José M Muyor, 2020. "Acceleration and sprint profiles of professional male football players in relation to playing position," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0236959
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236959
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