Did anyone notice....

[SouthEssexBlade]

As with most breakthroughs in sport Rugby League have used them for some time

 

[UnitedBlade]

I would be really interested to know how far they actually run in a game. I just don't believe that the majority of players are running about 10k in a game.
Does anyone have any idea as to realistic figures when they play with a GPS tracker on?

The oft-quoted average for outfield players is 7 miles in a game, a bit more than 10k.

Some midfielders run 9 miles

 

[vorpal blade]

Pro-Zone at a guess.

Well, how does prozone work it out?

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

You could easily do 10k in a game, I do about half an hour on the treadmill in the gym at a fairly steady pace and that is usually around 5k

Assuming a pitch is 100 meters long a player would have to run from one end to the other 100 times during a game and that is just unrealistic. A wing back might be closest and do the most, but during a 90 minute game where the ball is in play for possibly 60 minutes, he would have to be constantly running and very few players are.
I might be completely wrong but I just don't believe the figures

 

[PTBlade]

Rugby union has been using this system for ages. Check out more recent 6 nations games Football is lagging behind .

 

[Blade for Sale]

Assuming a pitch is 100 meters long a player would have to run from one end to the other 100 times during a game and that is just unrealistic. A wing back might be closest and do the most, but during a 90 minute game where the ball is in play for possibly 60 minutes, he would have to be constantly running and very few players are.
I might be completely wrong but I just don't believe the figures

I disagree. If walking pace is approx 3.5km/h then even 90 mins strolling around would result in over 5km travelled. Players are also always moving even when the ball is dead. Considering the high paced movement during play and the low paced movement at other times, I don't think 10km is at all unrealistic. I think James Milner has some pretty eye watering stats, he's generally at the top of these charts in most games.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Rugby union has been using this system for ages. Check out more recent 6 nations games Football is lagging behind .

Interview on R5 over the weekend with a RL player who said their training was very different to footballers.

14 week pre-season to get really fit then when the season starts it just play games, skills work and massages to get them ready for each game.

 

[BerksBlade]

EA Sports released some statistics last season about the mileage players clock up in game.
Most in one Premiership game was George Boyd (Burnley v Stoke) - 8.29 miles (13.3 KM).

 

[Bladebri]

That would be a good image for a caption competition!

These effing parachutes are small.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

Well, how does prozone work it out?

All it took was a change of Manager to turn Prozac to Prozone.

 

[Cyprus Blade]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/science-fine-tuning-elite-footballers

may be of interest

 

[sothall blade]

Didn't notice it but it sounds like GPS.

I'm pretty certain they use this in training.

Must've got special dispensation to use it in the game. Makes sense: if both teams thought they could benefit then neither would object.

could have done with GPS in the play off final ball,then we might be able to find simmos penalty

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/02/science-fine-tuning-elite-footballers
may be of interest

Power cites the great Italian defender Paolo Maldini as an example of a player who might be marked down by a system that values tackling and intercepting; because his positional play was so good he had less need to do these things.

Exactly. I think there's a lot of Snake Oil being bought.

I imagine the analysis of the data should be postgrad-level complicated if you're going to get it right, otherwise it's just number-worshipping.

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Assuming a pitch is 100 meters long a player would have to run from one end to the other 100 times during a game and that is just unrealistic. A wing back might be closest and do the most, but during a 90 minute game where the ball is in play for possibly 60 minutes, he would have to be constantly running and very few players are.
I might be completely wrong but I just don't believe the figures

Unless I'm missing something 10k over 90 minutes averages out to just under 7kph (doesn't it?) which is not much above brisk walking pace (isn't it?).