University-level soccer players adopt a unique 'pacing strategy'

Letter to the editor: We were interested to read the recent article by Mugglestone et al. [9], which examined high-speed running performances of university soccer players during the early stages of each half in competitive match-play. The data is a welcome addition to a small body of work examining the intra-match trends in soccer work rate, with particular reference to the half-time interval and its impact upon players' subsequent physical performances. In this letter we direct the authors to several relevant studies that were not considered in their article [1] [3] [11] [12]. We hope that by highlighting these research contributions to the authors and readership, interpretation of intra-match analysis trends can be undertaken with necessary due care and caution.