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Position-specific Physical Performance of Professional Players during Full-Season Matches in a Greek Superleague Elite Team

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Mitrotasios M., Ispyrlidis I., Mantzouranis N., Vassiliades E., Armatas V.

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

2022

vol. 37

13-21

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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1 Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine

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1 Mitrotasios M.

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Position-specific Physical Performance of Professional Players during Full-Season Matches in a Greek Superleague Elite Team