Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN SPORT
Volume 17, Issue 5, Pages 695-705Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2017.1384976
Keywords
Association football; time-motion analysis; match demands; match preparation
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- Federal Agency for Support, Evaluation of Graduate Education [CAPES, Brazil]
- FAPESP [2014/16164-5]
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This study examined the effects of competitive standard, team formation and playing position on match running performance in a Brazilian professional soccer team. Performance was investigated in 36 players in 48 matches at 3 competitive standards: 1st SAo Paulo State Championship; 3rd and 4th Brazilian leagues. Global Positioning System technology was used to determine total distance covered (TD), maximal running speed (MRS), mean speed (S-MEAN) and frequency of high-intensity activities (HIA). Data were compared across competitive standards, team formations and playing positions. Magnitude-based inferences showed greater values for TD, S-MEAN and HIA (likely to almost certain) in the lower national (3rd, 4th Brazilian) vs. the top state division (1st SAo Paulo). Higher values for all variables were reported for the 1-4-3-3 vs. the 1-4-4-2 formation (likely to almost certain). External defenders/midfielders and forwards reported greater values (likely to almost certain) vs. central defenders/midfielders, especially in HIA. Linear regression analyses showed that playing position demonstrated a higher relative contribution to the variance in MRS (24%) and HIA (29%) compared to team formation (16 and 25%, respectively). In a Brazilian professional soccer team, match running performance was dependent upon competitive standard, playing formation and playing position.
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