Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
Position-specific Physical Performance of Professional Players during Full-Season Matches in a Greek Superleague Elite Team
DOI: 10.18276/cej.2022.1-02
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| ISSN: | 2300-9705 |
| eISSN: | 2353-2807 |
| Authors: |
Michail
Mitrotasios
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Athens, Greece Ioannis Ispyrlidis Democritus University of Thrace, School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Komotini, Greece Nikolaos Mantzouranis
Democritus University of Thrace, School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Komotini, Greece Emmanuel Vassiliades IdEF STAPS, Sorbonne Paris North University, Athens, Greece Vasilis Armatas
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Athens, Greece |
| Keywords: | Soccer Speed Match status Championship |
| Issue / book publication date: | 2022 |
| Page range: | 9 (13-21) |
| OAI-PMH: | Metadata |
 
 
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to examine how various playing positions and opponent team ranking affect the covered distances and the acceleration and decelerations profile of a team during 2018-19 Greek SuperLeague. StatSport GPS system recorded in match-play real-time both the players’ covered distances (m) and the number of acceleration/deceleration runs (n) in zones from 3 m/s2 to 10 m/s2. The descriptive statistics showed that the players’ mean covered distances were 10289 m per match. The MANOVA revealed significant differences of the players’ covered distances in all intensity zones in relation to their playing positions (F(12, 513.567)=41.862; p=0.000) and the opponent team ranking (F(3,189)=3.687; p=0.013). Furthermore, no significant interactions were observed between the playing positions and the opponent team ranking (F(12, 500.339)=1.149; p=0.318). Moreover, no significant differences were recorded regarding the opponent team ranking with the amount of accelerations (F(1,189)=0.501; p=0.480) and decelerations (F(1,189)=1.342; p=0.248). Summarizing, the current study showed the high-demanding competitive performance of midfielders, full backs and forwards regardless the standing of the opponent teams. Hence, the team’s training must include special stimuli of aerobic and high-intensity workouts according to the players’ playing positions in the match.
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