Table 4.
Methods and variables used to quantify peak demands in the football codes [25, 32, 35, 36, 40–42, 44–62]
| Study | Football code | Method | Duration (min) | Variables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akenhead et al. (2013) [40] | Soccer | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration and deceleration |
| Black et al. (2016) [25] | Australian Football | Moving average | 3 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
| Carling et al. (2017) [54] | Rugby union | Moving average | 5 | HMLa distance |
| Couderc et al. (2017) [41] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 1 | TD and RD in speed zone(s) |
| Cunningham et al. (2018) [55] | Rugby union | Segmental and moving average | 1–5 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
| Delaney et al. (2015) [36] | Rugby league | Moving average | 1–10 | RD |
| Delaney et al. (2016) [46] | Rugby league | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD |
| Delaney et al. (2017) [48] | Rugby union | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD |
| Delaney et al. (2017) [47] | Australian Football | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
| Delaney et al. (2017) [56] | Soccer | Moving average | 1–10 | Acceleration and deceleration, Met power, RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
| Furlan et al. (2015) [51] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 2 | Met power, RD |
| Grantatelli et al. (2014) [52] | Rugby sevens | Segmental | 1 | RD, percentage distance covered in speed zone(s) |
| Hulin and Gabbett (2015) [49] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | Collisionsb, RD, RD in speed zone(s), RHIEc |
| Hulin et al. (2015) [32] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | Collisionsb, RD, RD in speed zone(s), RHIEc |
| Kempton et al. (2013) [44] | Rugby league | Segmental | 5 | TD |
| Kempton et al. (2015) [50] | Rugby league | Moving average | 5 | Met power, TD, TD in speed zone(s) |
| Malone et al. (2017) [62] | Gaelic Football | Moving average | 1–10 | RD, RD in speed zone(s) |
| Murray and Varley (2015) [35] | Rugby sevens | Moving average | 1 | Acceleration, TD, TD in speed zone(s) |
| Ramos et al. (2017) [57] | Soccer | Segmental | 5 | TD, TD in speed zone(s), Acceleration and deceleration, PlayerLoadd |
| Read et al. (2018) [58] | Rugby union | Moving average | 15 and 30 s 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5 and 10 min |
RD |
| Reardon et al. (2017) [53] | Rugby union | Longest ball in play period | N/A | RD, RD in speed zone(s), TD, Vmax, Sprint efforts |
| Ryan et al. (2018) [59] | Gaelic Football | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration |
| Ryan et al. (2018) [60] | Gaelic Football | Segmental | 5 | Acceleration |
| Sparks et al. (2016) [42] | Soccer | Segmental and moving average | 5 | RD in speed zone(s) |
| Trewin et al. (2017) [61] | Soccer | Moving average | 5 | TD, RD, RD in speed zone(s), Acceleration, PlayerLoadd |
| Varley et al. (2012) [45] | Soccer | Segmental and moving average | 5 | TD in speed zone(s) |
| Whitehead et al. (2018) [63] | Rugby league | Moving average | 10 and 30 s 1–10 min |
RD |
TD total distance, RD relative distance, Met Power metabolic power, Vmax maximum velocity
aHML high metabolic load (high intensity running distance + distance covered while accelerating above 2 m·s−1 [53])
bCollisions any tackles or hit-ups, and decoy runs or support runs where contact is made with a player in the defensive line [67]
cRHIE repeated high-intensity effort bouts (three or more high-velocity, high-acceleration, or contact efforts with less than 21-s recovery between efforts [23, 32])
dPlayerLoad™ the accumulation of data from all axes (anteroposterior, mediolateral, and craniocaudal) [68]