Table 2.

Relationship between rating of perceived exertion parameters and distance covered in each speed zone over an eight-week competitive period in professional male football players (n = 256 training observations).

Variable			Moderate-Speed Running			High-Speed Running			Sprinting			Total High-Intensity Activity
			p	r (95% CIs)	Descriptor	p	r (95% CIs)	Descriptor	p	r (95% CIs)	Descriptor	p	r (95% CIs)	Descriptor
Training volume (m)	RPE	Arbitrary	0.002	0.56 (0.14; 0.84)	Moderate	0.011	0.55 (0.05; 0.83)	Moderate	0.184	0.34 (−0.25; 0.75)	Unclear	0.005	0.58 (0.04; 0.85)	Large
		Individualised	0.005	0.58 (0.04; 0.85)	Moderate	0.005	0.58 (0.04; 0.85)	Large	0.011	0.55 (0.05; 0.83)	Moderate	0.002	0.61 (0.08; 0.86)	Large
	s-RPE	Arbitrary	0.004	0.59 (0.04; 0.85)	Moderate	0.014	0.53 (0.02; 0.82)	Moderate	0.221	0.32 (−0.28; 0.74)	Unclear	0.004	0.59 (0.04; 0.85)	Large
		Individualised	<0.001	0.67 (0.18; 0.89)	Large	0.003	0.60 (0.07; 0.86)	Large	0.014	0.53 (0.02; 0.82)	Moderate	<0.001	0.68 (0.20; 0.89)	Large
Training intensity (%TD)	RPE	Arbitrary	0.050	0.46 (−0.12; 0.80)	Unclear	0.063	0.44 (−0.14; 0.79)	Unclear	0.273	0.29 (−0.31; 0.72)	Unclear	0.036	0.48 (−0.09; 0.81)	Unclear
		Individualised	0.094	0.41 (−0.18; 0.78)	Unclear	0.036	0.48 (−0.09; 0.81)	Unclear	0.063	0.44 (−0.14; 0.79)	Unclear	0.050	0.46 (−0.12; 0.80)	Unclear
	s-RPE	Arbitrary	0.083	0.42 (−0.17; 0.78)	Unclear	0.115	0.39 (−0.20; 0.77)	Unclear	0.327	0.26 (−0.33; 0.70)	Unclear	0.073	0.43 (−0.15; 0.79)	Unclear
		Individualised	0.115	0.39 (−0.20; 0.77)	Unclear	0.063	0.44 (−0.14; 0.79)	Unclear	0.125	0.38 (−0.21; 0.76)	Unclear	0.073	0.43 (−0.15; 0.79)	Unclear

TD, total distance covered; bold letters denote significant correlations.