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The Evolution of Physical and Technical Performance Parameters in the English Premier League
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This study examined the evolution of physical and technical soccer performance across a 7-season period in the English Premier League. Match performance observations (n=14 700) were analysed for emergent trends. Total distance covered during a match was ~2% lower in 2006-07 compared to 2012-13. Across 7 seasons, high-intensity running distance and actions increased by ~30% (890±299 vs. 1 151±337 m, p<0.001; ES: 0.82) and ~50% (118±36 vs. 176±46, p<0.001; ES: 1.41), respectively. Sprint distance and number of sprints increased by ~35% (232±114 vs. 350±139 m, p<0.001; ES: 0.93) and ~85% (31±14 vs. 57±20, p<0.001; ES: 1.46), respectively. Mean sprint distance was shorter in 2012-13 compared to 2006-07 (5.9±0.8 vs. 6.9±1.3 m, p<0.001; ES: 0.91), with the proportion of explosive sprints increasing (34±11 vs. 47±9%, p<0.001; ES: 1.31). Players performed more passes (35±17 vs. 25±13, p<0.001; ES: 0.66) and successful passes (83±10% vs. 76±13%, p<0.001; ES: 0.60) in 2012-13 compared to 2006-07. Whereas the number of short and medium passes increased across time (p<0.001; ES>0.6), the number of long passes varied little (p<0.001; ES: 0.11). This data demonstrates evolution of physical and technical parameters in the English Premier League, and could be used to aid talent identification, training and conditioning preparation.
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“Evolutionary trends in match activity of professional players (Akyildiz et al., 2022; Barnes et al., 2014; Bradley et al., 2016; Bush et al., 2014; Pons et al., 2021; Vigne et al., 2012) has been analyzed in different contexts.”
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- Barnes, C., Archer, D., Hogg, B., Bush, M., & Bradley, P.
- Venue
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Published
- 2014-07-10
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 1095-1100
- ISSN
- 0172-4622 (ISSN-L)
- 1439-3964
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- W1969698352
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- 849
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- 26.33
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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