This review has identified three methods currently used to quantify the peak match demands of the football codes: segmental, moving averages and longest period of ball in play. Practitioners and researchers with the time and skills should use moving averages as the superior method, due to its ability to capture the subtle fluctuations in intensity. |
A range of duration-specific periods and microtechnology-derived variables are currently used to identify the peak match demands. These should be selected specific to the needs of the practitioner and/or researcher. Practitioners should consider both short and long durations for the prescription of conditioning drills and monitoring of training intensity during technical-tactical drills. |
Given the differences in peak match-demands between codes, prescription of training should be football code and position specific. The highest velocity-based running demands are reported for Gaelic Football, followed by Australian Football; however, the peak acceleration/deceleration demands reported are greatest in rugby league. Positional differences exist across all the football codes, and differences are dependent upon the variables investigated. |
1 Introduction
2 Methods
2.1 Design and Search Strategy
2.2 Study Selection
2.3 Data Extraction
2.4 Assessment of Methodological Quality
2.5 Statistical Analysis
3 Results
3.1 Identification and Selection of Studies
3.2 Study Characteristics
Study | Football code | Playing standard | No. of teams | No. of participants | No. of matches | No. of match files | Age (years) | Sex | Body mass (kg) | Stature (cm) |
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Akenhead et al. (2013) [40] | Soccer | Professional | 1 | 36 | 18 | Not reported | 19.3 ± 0.5 | Male | 77.9 ± 7.4 | 183 ± 5 |
Black et al. (2016) [25] | Australian Football | Professional | 1 | 24 | 13 | 163 | 24.1 ± 3.5 | Male | 88.5 ± 9.5 | 187 ± 8 |
Carling et al. (2017) [54] | Rugby union | International | 2 | 63 | 10 | 226 | 19.8 ± 0.5 | Male | 99.1 ± 9.1 | 185 ± 7 |
Couderc et al. (2017) [41] | Rugby sevens | International | 1 | 12 | 7 | Not reported | 26.2 ± 3.7 | Male | 90.6 ± 12.5 | 184 ± 9 |
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | Rugby union | International | 3 | 119 | 36 | 708 | Forwards: 24 ± 4 Backs: 23 ± 4 | Not reported | Forwards: 111.3 ± 9.3 Backs: 90.0 ± 8.1 | Forwards: 189 ± 7 Backs: 181 ± 6 |
Delaney et al. (2015) [36] | Rugby league | Professional | 1 | 32 | 20 | 297 | 26 ± 4.8 | Male | 99.1 ± 9.6 | 184 ± 6 |
Delaney et al. (2016) [46] | Rugby league | Professional | 1 | 37 | 43 | 612 | 27 ± 5.1 | Male | 98.5 ± 8.8 | 184 ± 5 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [48] | Rugby union | International | 2 | 67 | 33 | 570 | 27.3 ± 3.1 | Not reported | 104.7 ± 13.9 | 187 ± 8 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | Australian Football | Professional | 1 | 40 | 30 | 623 | 24 ± 3 | Male | 87.9 ± 5.4 | 191 ± 4 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | Soccer | Professional | 1 | 24 | 40 | 434 | 24.4 ± 5.4 | Male | 75.2 ± 5.8 | 179 ± 6 |
Furlan et al. (2015) [51] | Rugby sevens | International | 1 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 21.5 ± 2.9 | Male | 90.1 ± 8.4 | 185 ± 60 |
Grantatelli et al. (2014) [52] | Rugby sevens | Professional | 1 | 9 | 15 | Not reported | 25.1 ± 3.1 | Male | 86.0 ± 9.4 | 181 ± 4 |
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Rugby league | Semi-professional | 4 | 77 | 20 | 200 | 23.9 ± 3.2 | Male | Not reported | Not reported |
Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Rugby league | Professional | 2 | 31 | 25 | 200 | Not reported | Male | Not reported | Not reported |
Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | Rugby league | Professional | 1 | 17 | 45 | 118 | Senior: 22.3 ± 2.5 Junior: 18.0 ± 1.2 | Male | Senior: 86.2 ± 5.8 Junior: 82.6 ± 3.6 | Senior: 179 ± 5 Junior: 178 ± 6 |
(senior and junior) | ||||||||||
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | Rugby league | Professional | 1 | 18 | 38 | 165 | 24.2 ± 3.6 | Male | 96.4 ± 7.3 | 184 ± 6 |
Malone et al. (2017) [62] | Gaelic Football | Elite amateur | 1 | 32 | 30 | 300 | 24 ± 6 | Male | 81 ± 7 | 180 ± 7 |
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Rugby sevens | International | 1 | 17 | 24 | 143 | Not reported | Male | Not reported | Not reported |
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | International | 1 | 12 | 7 | Not reported | 18 ± 0.7 | Female | 62.0 ± 6.2 | 167 ± 5.8 |
Read et al. (2018) [58] | Rugby union | Junior elite | 7 | 202 | 24 | 472 | 17.7 ± 0.6 | Male | 90.8 ± 12.0 | 183 ± 6 |
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Rugby union | Professional | 1 | 39 | 17 | 200 | 27.2 ± 3.9 | Male | 99.2 ± 24.4 | 185 ± 43 |
Ryan et al. (2018) [59] | Gaelic Football | Elite amateur | 1 | 36 | 19 | 154 | 24 ± 6 | Male | 81 ± 7 | 180 ± 7 |
Ryan et al. (2018) [60] | Gaelic Football | Elite amateur | 1 | 35 | 19 | 154 | 24 ± 6 | Male | 81 ± 7 | 180 ± 7 |
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Soccer | Semi-professional | 1 | 10 | 12 | Not reported | 22.1 ± 2.5 | Male | 63.5 ± 9.6 | 173 ± 8 |
Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | Soccer | International | 1 | 45 | 55 | 606 | Not reported | Female | Not reported | Not reported |
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | Soccer | Professional | 1 | 19 | 11 | 77 | Not reported | Male | Not reported | Not reported |
Whitehead et al. (2018) [63] | Rugby league | Junior elite and international | 1 | 48 | 6 | 102 | Club: 15.5 ± 0.7 International: 15.8 ± 0.5 | Male | Club: 81.9 ± 12.8 International: 81.1 ± 5.0 | Club: 178 ± 6 International: 178 ± 6 |
Study | Brand | Model | GPS sampling frequency | Software |
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Akenhead et al. (2013) [40] | Catapult | MinimaxX | 10 Hz | Logan Plus v4.5 |
Black et al. (2016) [25] | Catapult | MinimaxX S4 | 10 Hz | Not reported |
Carling et al. (2017) [54] | STATSport | Viper 2 | 10 Hz | Viper Rugby v 2.6.1.173 |
Couderc et al. (2017) [41] | Digital Simulation | SensorEverywhere | 8 Hz | SensorEverywhere |
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | STATSport | Viper Pod | 10 Hz | Not reported |
Delaney et al. (2015) [36] | GPSports | SPI HPU | 5 Hz (interpolated to 15 Hz) | Team AMS |
Delaney et al. (2016) [46] | GPSports | SPI HPU | 5 Hz (interpolated to 15 Hz) | Team AMS |
Delaney et al. (2017) [48] | GPSports | SPI HPU | 5 Hz (interpolated to 15 Hz) | Team AMS v2016.1 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | Catapult | MinimaxX S5 | 10 Hz | Openfield v1.12.0 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | Catapult | OptimEye S5 | 10 Hz | Openfield v1.11.1 |
Furlan et al. (2015) [51] | GPSports | SPI HPU | 5 Hz (interpolated to 15 Hz) | Labview 2011 (custom written software) |
Granatelli et al. (2014) [52] | GPSports | SPI Elite | 1 Hz | Team AMS v1.2 |
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Catapult | MinimaxX | 10 Hz | Sprint v5.1.0.1 |
Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Catapult | MinimaxX S4 | 10 Hz | Sprint v5.1.0.1 |
Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | GPSports | SPI Pro | 5 Hz | Team AMS v2.1 |
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | GPSports | SPI Pro | 5 Hz | Team AMS R1 2012.1 |
Malone et al. (2017) [62] | VXSport | Not reported | 4 Hz | View |
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Catapult | MinimaxX S4 | 10 Hz | Not reported |
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Catapult | MinimaxX S5 | 10 Hz | Not reported |
Read et al. (2018) [58] | Catapult | OptimEye S5 | 10 Hz | Sprint v5.17 |
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Catapult | MinimaxX S5 | 10 Hz | Sprint v5.1 |
Ryan et al. (2018) [59] | VXSport | Not reported | 4 Hz | View |
Ryan et al. (2018) [60] | VXSport | Not reported | 4 Hz | View |
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Catapult | MinimaxX S4 | 10 Hz | Logan Plus v4.7.1 |
Trewin et al. (2018) [61] | Catapult | MinimaxX S4 | 10 Hz | Sprint v5.1 |
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | GPSports | SPI Pro | 5 Hz | Not reported |
Whitehead et al. (2018) [63] | Catapult | OptimEye S5 | 10 Hz | Openfield v1.14 |
3.3 Methodological Quality
Study | Question number | Total score | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | ||
Akenhead et al. (2013) [40] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Black et al. (2016) [25] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Carling et al. (2017) [54] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Couderc et al. (2017) [41] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Delaney et al. (2015) [36] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Delaney et al. (2016) [46] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [48] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Furlan et al. (2015) [51] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Grantatelli et al. (2014) [52] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Malone et al. (2017) [62] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Read et al. (2018) [58] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Ryan et al. (2018) [59] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Ryan et al. (2018) [60] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Whitehead et al. (2018) [63] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
3.4 Methodology for Quantifying the Peak Match Demands
Study | Football code | Method | Duration (min) | Variables |
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Akenhead et al. (2013) [40] | Soccer | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration and deceleration |
Black et al. (2016) [25] | Australian Football | Moving average | 3 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
Carling et al. (2017) [54] | Rugby union | Moving average | 5 | HMLa distance |
Couderc et al. (2017) [41] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 1 | TD and RD in speed zone(s) |
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | Rugby union | Segmental and moving average | 1–5 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
Delaney et al. (2015) [36] | Rugby league | Moving average | 1–10 | RD |
Delaney et al. (2016) [46] | Rugby league | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD |
Delaney et al. (2017) [48] | Rugby union | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD |
Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | Australian Football | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | Soccer | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
Furlan et al. (2015) [51] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 2 | Met power, RD |
Grantatelli et al. (2014) [52] | Rugby sevens | Segmental | 1 | RD, percentage distance covered in speed zone(s) |
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | Collisionsb, RD, RD in speed zone(s), RHIEc |
Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | Collisionsb, RD, RD in speed zone(s), RHIEc |
Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | TD |
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | Rugby league | Moving average | 5 | Met power, TD, TD in speed zone(s) |
Malone et al. (2017) [62] | Gaelic Football | Moving average | 1–10 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 1 | Acceleration, TD, TD in speed zone(s) |
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | Segmental | 5 | TD, TD in speed zone(s), Acceleration and deceleration, PlayerLoadd |
Read et al. (2018) [58] | Rugby union | Moving average | 15 and 30 s 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 and 10 min | RD |
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Rugby union | Longest ball in play period | N/A | RD, RD in speed zone(s), TD, Vmax, Sprint efforts |
Ryan et al. (2018) [59] | Gaelic Football | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration |
Ryan et al. (2018) [60] | Gaelic Football | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration |
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Soccer | Segmental and moving average | 5 | RD in speed zone(s) |
Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | Soccer | Moving average | 5 | TD, RD, RD in speed zone(s), Acceleration, PlayerLoadd |
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | Soccer | Segmental and moving average | 5 | TD in speed zone(s) |
Whitehead et al. (2018) [63] | Rugby league | Moving average | 10 and 30 s 1–10 min | RD |
3.4.1 Segmental
3.4.2 Moving Averages
3.4.3 Ball in Play
3.4.4 Duration
3.5 Variables Used for Analysing the Peak Match Demands
3.5.1 Total Distance Covered
Study | Sport | Level | Sex | Variable | Method of analysis | Total distance (m) | ||
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1 min | 5 min | N/A | ||||||
Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | Rugby league | Professional | Male | Senior | Segmental | 602; ± 52 | ||
Junior | 592; ± 61 | |||||||
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | Rugby league | Professional | Male | Moving averages | 540 (529–550) | |||
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | International | Female | Central defenders | Segmental | 601 ± 56 | ||
Fullbacks | 653 ± 41 | |||||||
Midfielders | 594 ± 51 | |||||||
Forwards | 623 ± 58 | |||||||
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Rugby sevens | International | Male | Moving averages | 183 ± 30 | |||
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Rugby union | Professional | Male | Tight five forwards | Ball in play | 109 (104–114) | ||
Back row forwards | 111 (105–117) | |||||||
Inside backs | 123 (117–129) | |||||||
Outside backs | 124 (117–131) |
3.5.2 Relative Distance Covered
3.5.3 External Load Completed Within Speed Zones
Study | Sport | Level | Variable | High speeda | ||||||||||
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Relative distance (m·min−1) | Total distance (m) | |||||||||||||
1 min | 2 min | 3 min | 4 min | 5 min | 6 min | 7 min | 8 min | 9 min | 10 min | 5 min | ||||
Black et al. (2016) [25] | Australian Football | Professional | More experiencedb | 48 ± 17 | ||||||||||
Less experiencedb | 44 ± 16 | |||||||||||||
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | Rugby union | International | Full squad | 54 ± 25 | 25 ± 16 | 18 ± 12 | ||||||||
Forwards | 43 ± 21 | 19 ± 14 | 13 ± 10 | |||||||||||
Backs | 70 ± 22 | 33 ± 14 | 24 ± 11 | |||||||||||
Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | Australian Football | Professional | Midfielders | 95 ± 30 | 58 ± 19 | 45 ± 15 | 39 ± 14 | 34 ± 12 | 31 ± 11 | 29 ± 10 | 27 ± 10 | 25 ± 9 | 24 ±9 | |
Mobile backs | 94 ± 29 | 58 ± 17 | 46 ± 14 | 38 ± 11 | 34 ± 10 | 31 ± 9 | 29 ± 8 | 27 ± 8 | 26 ± 7 | 24 ± 7 | ||||
Mobile forwards | 110 ± 45 | 71 ± 38 | 55 ± 25 | 47 ± 20 | 41 ± 16 | 37 ± 15 | 35 ± 13 | 33 ± 13 | 31 ± 11 | 30 ± 11 | ||||
Rucks | 70 ± 20 | 40 ± 11 | 29 ± 10 | 23 ± 8 | 20 ± 7 | 17 ± 5 | 15 ± 5 | 14 ± 4 | 14 ± 4 | 13 ± 4 | ||||
Tall backs | 76 ± 23 | 47 ± 15 | 35 ± 10 | 28 ± 9 | 25 ± 8 | 23 ± 7 | 21 ± 6 | 19 ± 6 | 18 ± 6 | 17 ± 6 | ||||
Tall Forwards | 95 ± 24 | 58 ± 14 | 45 ± 11 | 37 ± 9 | 33 ± 8 | 30 ± 7 | 27 ± 6 | 25 ± 6 | 24 ± 5 | 23 ± 5 | ||||
Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | Soccer | Professional | Central midfielders | 53 ± 14 | 32 ± 8 | 24 ± 6 | 20 ± 7 | 19 ± 7 | 17 ± 6 | 16 ± 5 | 14 ± 5 | 14 ± 5 | 13 ± 4 | |
Wide midfielders | 51 ± 18 | 30 ± 10 | 23 ± 8 | 27 ± 7 | 17 ± 6 | 15 ± 6 | 20 ± 5 | 13 ± 5 | 12 ± 4 | 12 ± 4 | ||||
Central defenders | 48 ± 15 | 28 ± 8 | 22 ± 6 | 18 ± 5 | 16 ± 5 | 14 ± 4 | 13 ± 4 | 12 ± 3 | 11 ± 3 | 11 ± 3 | ||||
Wide defenders | 67 ± 17 | 40 ± 11 | 31 ± 8 | 27 ± 7 | 17 ± 6 | 21 ± 6 | 20 ± 5 | 19 ± 5 | 18 ± 4 | 17 ± 4 | ||||
Strikers | 66 ± 6 | 40 ± 11 | 31 ± 8 | 26 ± 7 | 24 ± 6 | 22 ± 6 | 20 ± 5 | 19 ± 5 | 18 ± 5 | 18 ± 5 | ||||
Wingers | 59 ± 17 | 37 ± 11 | 29 ± 9 | 25 ± 7 | 23 ± 7 | 20 ± 6 | 19 ± 5 | 18 ± 5 | 17 ± 5 | 17 ± 4 | ||||
Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | Rugby league | Professional | 160 (155–164) | |||||||||||
Malone et al. (2017) [62] | Gaelic Football | Elite | Fullbacks | 37 ± 3 | 35 ± 2 | 33 ± 5 | 29 ± 2 | 28 ± 3 | 25 ± 3 | 20 ± 1 | 22 ± 3 | 21 ± 2 | 20 ± 1 | |
Halfbacks | 47 ± 3 | 44 ± 4 | 40 ± 2 | 38 ± 3 | 32 ± 4 | 30 ± 3 | 28 ± 3 | 29 ± 3 | 28 ± 3 | 28 ± 3 | ||||
Midfielders | 50 ± 4 | 48 ± 5 | 48 ± 4 | 45 ± 3 | 44 ± 3 | 40 ± 3 | 33 ± 3 | 35 ± 3 | 33 ± 3 | 33 ± 3 | ||||
Half forwards | 46 ± 4 | 44 ± 3 | 40 ± 3 | 37 ± 2 | 32 ± 3 | 31 ± 2 | 28 ± 2 | 29 ± 3 | 28 ± 2 | 28 ± 2 | ||||
Full forwards | 37 ± 4 | 29 ± 3 | 28 ± 3 | 25 ± 3 | 23 ± 2 | 22 ± 2 | 21 ± 2 | 22 ± 3 | 21 ± 2 | 21 ± 2 | ||||
Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Rugby sevens | International | 86 ± 30 | |||||||||||
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Soccer | Semi-professional | Low activityc | 38 ± 4 | ||||||||||
Medium activityc | 49 ± 4 | |||||||||||||
High activityc | 59 ± 5 | |||||||||||||
Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | Soccer | International (female) | Full squad | 25 ± 8 | ||||||||||
Fullbacks | 31 ± 8 | |||||||||||||
Central defenders | 20 ± 9 | |||||||||||||
Midfielders | 25 ± 7 | |||||||||||||
Forwards | 25 ± 6 | |||||||||||||
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | Soccer | Professional | 177 ± 91 |
Study | Sport | Level | Variable | Relative distance (m·min−1) | Total distance (m) | ||||
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5 min | Ball in play | 5 min | |||||||
> 3.7 m·s−1 | > 5.0 m·s−1 | > 60% individuals Vmax | > 4.3 m·s−1 | > 4.17 m·s−1 | > 5.6 m·s−1 | ||||
Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | Rugby union | International | Full squad | 15 ± 9 | |||||
Forwards | 11 ± 7 | ||||||||
Backs | 10 ± 9 | ||||||||
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Rugby league | Semi-professional | Adjustables high successa | 14 ± 4 | |||||
Adjustables low successa | 14 ± 5 | ||||||||
Hit ups forwards high successa | 10 ± 4 | ||||||||
Hit ups forwards low successa | 13 ± 6 | ||||||||
Outside backs high successa | 15 ± 5 | ||||||||
Outside backs low successa | 14 ± 4 | ||||||||
Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Rugby league | Professional | Adjustables high successa | 8 ± 5 | |||||
Adjustables low successa | 17 ± 7 | ||||||||
Hit ups forwards high successa | 9 ± 4 | ||||||||
Hit ups forwards low successa | 17 ± 7 | ||||||||
Outside backs high successa | 17 ± 3 | ||||||||
Outside backs low successa | 22 ± 2 | ||||||||
Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Soccer | Semi-professional | Low activityb | 19.9 ± 3.5 | |||||
Medium activityb | 28.2 ± 12.9 | ||||||||
High activityb | 36.3 ± 3.5 | ||||||||
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | International (U20 women) | Central defenders | 68.9 ± 15.5 | 37.1 ± 15.3 | ||||
Fullbacks | 100 ± 15.7 | 57.4 ± 16.9 | |||||||
Midfielders | 71.3 ± 17.1 | 36.4 ± 13.6 | |||||||
Forwards | 91.5 ± 27.8 | 60.7 ± 14.6 | |||||||
Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Rugby union | Professional | Tight five forwards | 4.9 (3.0–6.9) | |||||
Back row forwards | 6.0 (3.8–8.3) | ||||||||
Inside backs | 8.1 (6.0–10.2) | ||||||||
Outside backs | 14.1 (11.6–16.7) | ||||||||
Varley et al. (2012) [45] | Soccer | Professional | 142 ± 24 |
3.5.4 Accelerations/Decelerations
3.5.5 Metabolic Power
3.5.6 Collisions
Study | Sport | Level | Variable | Method of analysis | Time (min) | Collisionsa per minute | No. of collisionsa | RHIEb per minute | No. of RHIEb | PlayerLoadc | PlayerLoadc per minute |
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Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Rugby league | Professional | Adjustables high successd | Segmental | 5 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | 0.35 ± 0.12 | ||||
Adjustables low successd | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.37 ± 0.18 | |||||||||
Hit up forwards high successd | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 0.37 ± 0.13 | |||||||||
Hit up forwards low successd | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.47 ± 0.11 | |||||||||
Outside backs high successd | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.24 ± 0.09 | |||||||||
Outside backs low successd | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 0.39 ± 0.09 | |||||||||
Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Rugby league | Semi-professional | Adjustables high successd | Segmental | 5 | 6.3 ± 2.2 | 1.49 ± 0.76 | ||||
Adjustables low successd | 6.7 ± 1.8 | 1.40 ± 0.63 | |||||||||
Hit up forwards high successd | 7.1 ± 2.3 | 1.98 ± 0.91 | |||||||||
Hit up forwards low successd | 5.8 ± 1.8 | 1.94 ± 0.97 | |||||||||
Outside backs high successd | 6.8 ± 2.3 | 1.39 ± 0.74 | |||||||||
Outside backs low successd | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 1.24 ± 0.54 | |||||||||
Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | International | Central defenders | Segmental | 5 | 68 ± 12 | |||||
Fullbacks | 75 ± 5 | ||||||||||
Midfielders | 70 ± 10 | ||||||||||
Forwards | 70 ± 9 | ||||||||||
Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | Soccer | International | Centre backs | Moving averages | 5 | 70 ± 11 | 14.0 ± 2.1 | ||||
Fullbacks | 71 ± 11 | 14.1 ± 2.3 | |||||||||
Midfielders | 87 ± 16 | 17.5 ± 3.2 | |||||||||
Forwards | 72 ± 16 | 14.3 ± 3.2 | |||||||||
Full squad | 77 ± 16 | 15.3 ± 3.2 |