High-speed running and sprinting in professional adult soccer: Current thresholds definition, match demands and training strategies. A systematic review.

Gualtieri, A; Rampinini, E; Dello Iacono, A; Beato, M

High-speed running and sprinting in professional adult soccer: Current thresholds definition, match demands and training strategies. A systematic review.

Gualtieri, A Rampinini, E

Dello Iacono, A Beato, M

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Publisher:: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
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Citation:: Front Sports Act Living, 2023, 5, pp. 1116293
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Gualtieri, A
dc.contributor.author	Rampinini, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-0862
dc.contributor.author	Dello Iacono, A
dc.contributor.author	Beato, M
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-04T04:12:03Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-02
dc.date.available	2023-10-04T04:12:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Front Sports Act Living, 2023, 5, pp. 1116293
dc.identifier.issn	2624-9367
dc.identifier.issn	2624-9367
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172468
dc.description.abstract	The aims of this systematic review were (1) to summarize the evidence on absolute velocity thresholds used to classify high-speed running and sprinting, (2) to examine the existing evidence about the individualized thresholds approach, (3) to describe high-speed and sprint running distance match demands, and (4) to provide training strategies for eliciting HSR and sprinting during training sessions in professional adult soccer. This systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. After the authors' screening, 30 studies were included in this review. This review found that, to date, there is no consensus on the absolute thresholds defining high-speed and sprint running in adult soccer players. Until international standards are defined, it is reasonable to set absolute thresholds considering the range of values found in the literature collected in this review. Relative velocity thresholds could be considered for specific training sessions whose goal is to reach near maximal velocity exposure. During official matches, high-speed and sprint running distances ranged from 911 to 1,063 m and 223-307 m, respectively, in professional female soccer players, while ranges from 618 to 1,001 m and 153-295 m, respectively, in professional male soccer players. During training, game-based drills designed in formats using relative areas per player greater than 225 m2 and 300 m2 appear to be adequate for achieving high-speed running and sprinting exposure, respectively, for male players. The combination of game-based, running exercises and soccer circuit-based drills is advisable to ensure adequate high-speed and sprint running exposure both at a team and individual level.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
dc.relation.ispartof	Front Sports Act Living
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/fspor.2023.1116293
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.title	High-speed running and sprinting in professional adult soccer: Current thresholds definition, match demands and training strategies. A systematic review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2023-10-04T04:11:59Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	5

Abstract:

The aims of this systematic review were (1) to summarize the evidence on absolute velocity thresholds used to classify high-speed running and sprinting, (2) to examine the existing evidence about the individualized thresholds approach, (3) to describe high-speed and sprint running distance match demands, and (4) to provide training strategies for eliciting HSR and sprinting during training sessions in professional adult soccer. This systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. After the authors' screening, 30 studies were included in this review. This review found that, to date, there is no consensus on the absolute thresholds defining high-speed and sprint running in adult soccer players. Until international standards are defined, it is reasonable to set absolute thresholds considering the range of values found in the literature collected in this review. Relative velocity thresholds could be considered for specific training sessions whose goal is to reach near maximal velocity exposure. During official matches, high-speed and sprint running distances ranged from 911 to 1,063 m and 223-307 m, respectively, in professional female soccer players, while ranges from 618 to 1,001 m and 153-295 m, respectively, in professional male soccer players. During training, game-based drills designed in formats using relative areas per player greater than 225 m2 and 300 m2 appear to be adequate for achieving high-speed running and sprinting exposure, respectively, for male players. The combination of game-based, running exercises and soccer circuit-based drills is advisable to ensure adequate high-speed and sprint running exposure both at a team and individual level.

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