Competitive Match Running Speed Demands and Impact of Changing the Head Coach in Non-League Professional Football.

ABSTRACT: Match running speed demands vary across competitive levels of football, influenced by player position, tactical considerations, and Head Coach changes. In England, the level directly below professional football, Non-League Football (NLF), comprises full-time and part-time clubs. However, the running speed demands of professional teams at this level remain unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate (1) the match running speed demands in a professional NLF team, and (2) the impact of changing the Head Coach on these physical demands. Match running speed data were collected via Polar Team Pro global positioning system (GPS) devices during 41 matches of a tier 6 NLF team, comprising 311 observations of 22 full-time outfield players. Linear mixed-effect models examined the relationship

SUBMITTER: Jackson DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539376 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature