ArticleBiology of sport2024
Analyzing soccer match sprint distances: A comparison of GPS-based absolute and relative thresholds.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Position-Specific Match Demands in Professional Soccer Assessed Using GPS Technology: A Repeated-Measures Analysis.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Effects of In-Season Complex Contrast Training on Anaerobic Performance Metrics in Elite Female Soccer Players.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2026Article
- Current approaches to measuring high-intensity locomotor actions in adult male professional soccer. A scoping review.Biology of sport · 2026Review
- Relative, individualized, or normalized? A conceptual clarification of running speed terminology in soccer.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Intensity vs. Volume in Professional Soccer: Comparing Congested and Non-Congested Periods in Competitive and Training Contexts Using Worst-Case Scenarios.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of the Velocity and Acceleration Profile in Football: The Influence of Playing Position.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
This study compared the most common absolute sprint threshold (> 25.2 km/h) with relative and individualized thresholds (> 70%, > 75%, > 80%, > 85% and > 90% of peak match speed). Twenty elite soccer players, competing in the first division of the Portuguese League, were monitored using GNSS equipment during thirty-four official matches. Peak match speed was retrieved as the individual maximal speed reached during the full season. Distances were registered when speed overcame the absolute and the relative thresholds. Mean ± SD of peak speeds and distances covered were calculated, and Pearson correlation (
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