Interchangeability of optical tracking technologies: potential overestimation of the sprint running load demands in the English Premier League.

Matt Taberner¹, Tom Allen^2,3, Jason O'Keefe⁴, Chris Richter⁵, Daniel Cohen^6,7, Damian Harper³, Martin Buchheit^8,9

¹School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moore's University, Liverpool, UK.

²Arsenal Performance and Research Team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK.

³Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

⁴Academy Sports Science Department, Everton Football Club, Liverpool, UK.

⁵Kaia Health, Munich, Germany.

⁶Masira Research Institute, University of Santander (UDES), Bucaramanga, Colombia.

⁷Sports Science Center (CCD), Colombian Ministry of Sport (Mindeporte), Colombia.

⁸Kitman Labs, Dublin, Ireland.

⁹Performance Department, Lille OSC, Lille, France.

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Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the agreement between match-derived running load outputs; total distance (TD), high-speed running (HSR) and sprint distance (SPR) obtained by two optical tracking systems. METHODS: Data were collected from 31 elite footballers from the first team and under-21 squads of an English Premier League (EPL) football club across three competitive matches.…

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