High metabolic load distance in professional soccer according to competitive level and playing positions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High metabolic load distance provides global information about the soccer players' total high-intensity activities. Thus, this study aimed to examine the Spanish professional soccer players' high metabolic load distance profile, comparing competitive level and playing positions.

Methods

A total of 18,131 individual match observations were collected from outfield players competing during the 2018/2019 and 2019/20 seasons in the First and Second Spanish Professional Soccer Leagues (LaLiga™). High Metabolic Load Distance (HMLD; distance covered with a power consumption above 25.5 W·kg^-1 and accelerations or decelerations (e.g., accelerating from 2 to 4 m·s^-2 for 1 s) were included), and HMLD per minute (HMLD_min) were analyzed b

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Calvo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9504445 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature