Table 4.
Metabolic power distances and load across standards.
| Match | <10 W/kg | 10–20 W/kg | 20–35 W/kg | 35–55 W/kg | >55 W/kg | >20 W/kg | Equivalent | Metabolic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration (min) | Zone 1 (m) | Zone 2 (m) | Zone 3 (m) | Zone 4 (m) | Zone 5 (m) | Zone 3+ (m) | Distance (m) | Load (kj/kg) | |
| U15 | 80 (2) | 3,926 (312) | 1,555 (274) | 881 (133) | 342 (60) | 147 (47) | 1,370 (178) | 8,411 (452) | 39.1 (2) |
| U16 | 84 (1) | 4,402 (277) | 1,853 (492) | 1,026 (260) | 395 (107) | 179 (97) | 1,600 (400) | 9,349 (1,136) | 43.4 (5) |
| U17 | 90 (0) | 4,789 (231) | 2,021 (528) | 1,197 (289) | 461 (99) | 178 (86) | 1,835 (416) | 10,170 (1,195) | 47.2 (6) |
| NCAA | 97 (4) | 5,124 (276) | 2,415 (466) | 1,378 (257) | 522 (100) | 225 (66) | 2,126 (372) | 11,569 (997) | 53.7 (5) |
| PRO | 94 (2) | 5,144 (293) | 2,435 (436) | 1,460 (279) | 573 (103) | 274 (80) | 2,307 (392) | 11,617 (1,507) | 53.9 (7) |
| INT | 91 (2) | 4,935 (170) | 2,681 (303) | 1,595 (209) | 624 (81) | 306 (73) | 2,527 (299) | 11,745 (1,121) | 51.9 (11) |
Values are mean (SD). Data from author (JDV).