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A comparison of rolling averages versus discrete time epochs for assessing the worst-case scenario locomotor demands of professional soccer match-play

Kieran Fereday, Samuel P. Hills, Mark Russell, Jordan Smith, Dan Cunningham, David Shearer, Melitta McNarry Orcid Logo, Liam Kilduff Orcid Logo

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume: 23, Issue: 8, Pages: 764 - 769

Swansea University Authors: Kieran Fereday, Dan Cunningham, Melitta McNarry Orcid Logo, Liam Kilduff Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.01.002

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ObjectivesTo compare fixed epochs (FIXED) and rolling averages (ROLL) for quantifying worst-case scenario (‘peak’) running demands during professional soccer match-play, whilst assessing contextual influences.DesignDescriptive, observational.MethodsTwenty-five outfield players from an English Champi...

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Published in: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
ISSN: 1440-2440
Published: Elsevier BV 2020
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53155
Abstract: ObjectivesTo compare fixed epochs (FIXED) and rolling averages (ROLL) for quantifying worst-case scenario (‘peak’) running demands during professional soccer match-play, whilst assessing contextual influences.DesignDescriptive, observational.MethodsTwenty-five outfield players from an English Championship soccer club wore 10-Hz microelectromechanical systems during 28 matches. Relative total and high-speed (>5.5 m s−1) distances were averaged over fixed and rolling 60-s to 600-s epochs. Linear mixed models compared FIXED versus ROLL and assessed the influence of epoch length, playing position, starting status, match result, location, formation, and time-of-day.ResultsIrrespective of playing position or epoch duration, FIXED underestimated ROLL for total (∼7–10%) and high-speed (∼12–25%) distance. In ROLL, worst-case scenario relative total and high-speed distances reduced from 190.1 ± 20.4 m min−1 and 59.5 ± 23.0 m min−1 in the 60-s epoch, to 120.9 ± 13.1 m min−1 and 14.2 ± 6.5 m min−1 in the 600-s epoch, respectively. Worst-case scenario total distance was higher for midfielders (∼9−16 m min−1) and defenders (∼3–10 m min−1) compared with attackers. In general, starters experienced higher worst-case scenario total distance than substitutes (∼3.6–8.5 m min−1), but lower worst-case scenario high-speed running over 300-s (∼3 m min−1). Greater worst-case scenario total and high-speed distances were elicited during wins (∼7.3–11.2 m min−1 and ∼2.7–7.9 m min−1, respectively) and losses (∼2.7–5.7 m min−1 and ∼1.4–2.2 m min−1, respectively) versus draws, whilst time-of-day and playing formation influenced worst-case scenario high-speed distances only.ConclusionsThese data indicate an underestimation of worst-case scenario running demands in FIXED versus ROLL over 60-s to 600-s epochs while highlighting situational influences. Such information facilitates training specificity by enabling sessions to be targeted at the most demanding periods of competition.
Keywords: Football; Physiology; Monitoring; Fatigue; Activity profiles; Running
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Issue: 8
Start Page: 764
End Page: 769

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