Table 3.
High-speed running (HSR) and sprint match demands for elite adult female and male soccer players.
| Studies | Subjects | HSR | Sprint | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mara et al. 2017 | Women – Elite Australian | 12.2–19 km·h−1 | 2,452 m | >19 km·h−1 | 615 m |
| Scott et al. 2020 | Women – Elite United States | ≥12.5 km·h−1 | 2,401 m | ≥22.5 km·h−1 | 122 m |
| Ramos et al. 2019 | Women – Adult | 15.6–20 km·h−1 | 756 m | >20 km·h−1 | 307 m |
| Ramos et al. 2019 | Women – U20 | 15.6–20 km·h−1 | 688 m | >20 km·h−1 | 223 m |
| Anderson et al. 2016 | Men – Premier League | 19.8–25.1 km·h−1 | 706 m | >25.1 km·h−1 | 295 m |
| Modric et al. 2019 | Men – Elite Croatian | 19.8–25.1 km·h−1 | 462 m | >25.1 km·h−1 | 156 m |
| Carling et al. 2016 | Men – League 1 | 19.8–25.2 km·h−1 | 587 m | >25.2 km·h−1 | 184 m |
| Kelly et al. 2020 | Men – Premier League | 19.8–25.2 km·h−1 | 620 m | – | – |
| Miñano-Espin et al. 2017 | Men – La Liga | 21.1–24.0 km·h−1 | 277 m | >24 km·h−1 | 247 m |
| Wehbe et al. 2014 | Men – Elite Australian | >19.7 km·h−1 | 645 m | – | – |
| Baptista et al. 2018 | Men – Elite Norwegian | ≥19.8 km·h−1 | 744 m | ||
| Rampinini et al. 2007 | Men – League 1 | >19.8 km·h−1 | 821 m | – | – |
| Stevens et al. 2017 | Men – Eredivisie | >19.8 km·h−1 | 738 m | ||
| Dalen et al. 2019 | Men – Elite Norwegian | >19.8 km·h−1 | 747 m | >25.2 km·h−1 | 153 m |
| Clemente et al. 2019 | Men – Dutch and Spanish 2nd Division | >20 km·h−1 | 730 m | ||
| Asian-Clemente et al. 2020 | Men – U19 elite Spanish | >21 km·h−1 | 414 m | – | – |
| Altmann et al. 2021 | Men – Bundesliga | 17.0–23.99 km·h−1 | 1,340 m | ≥24 km·h−1 | 495 m |
Data are grouped by HSR zone to facilitate between-studies comparison. Bold values were considered for mean match demand calculation reported in the text.