Soccer velocity thresholds : do we really know what's best?

Ric Lovell, Dawn Scott, Laurence Park

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Abstract

We thank Vescovi and Carling & Kavanagh for their commentary and critique of our recent paper examining datamining approaches to developing generic velocity thresholds for elite women’s soccer. We are also sincerely grateful to the editorial board for the opportunity to continue the discussion around the application of appropriate velocity zones. We wholeheartedly agree with Dr Vescovi’s overarching statement that ‘context is critical’. We contend that comparing the distances derived in zones from the various velocity transitions adopted in the literature to either promote or critique a particular approach has limited value, beyond logical validity in regard to the locomotor activity distribution. In the paper, we acknowledge that the external load data was sourced from noncompetitive fixtures.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-86
Number of pages2
JournalScience and Medicine in Football
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • football
  • soccer

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