Examining tactical sprint actions and distribution among playing positions attending to match status in soccer: Implications for specific training

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 6; p. e0301925
• Main Authors: Lobo-Triviño, David, García-Calvo, Tomás, Manzano-Rodríguez, David, Nevado, Fabio, Chena, Marcos, Piñero-Madrona, Juan Ángel, Martín-Ardila, Emilio, Raya-González, Javier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 10.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Athletes; Athletic Performance - physiology; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Expected values; Humans; Interception; Male; Optical tracking; Physical Sciences; Players; Pressing; Professional soccer; Recovery; Running - physiology; Soccer; Soccer - physiology; Soccer players; Social Sciences; Spain; Tracking systems; Training; Variables; Young Adult; Spain; United States > US

The study aimed to analyze the tactical sprint actions performed by Spanish professional soccer players, considering their playing positions and the match status at the time of each action. Thirty-two Spanish male professional soccer players from a LaLiga Spanish Second Division (LaLiga SmarthBank)...