Table 1.
The detailed sub-category descriptions from the Football Sprint Movement Classification System.
Table 2.
Football Sprint Movement Classification System, detailing all categories and action descriptions.
Fig 1.
Transition movements observed during soccer match-play.
(A) Average percentage of transition movements preceding sprints during match-play. B: Mean and Standard Deviation of the number of sprints completed during a match from different transition movements. Decel: Deceleration.
Fig 2.
Initiation movements observed during soccer match-play.
(A) Average percentage of different starting positions utilised during match-play. (B) Average percentage of different change of direction initiations utilised during match-play. (C) Mean and Standard Deviation of the number of sprints completed during a match from different initiation movements.
Fig 3.
Actualisation movements observed during soccer match-play.
(A) Average percentage of different actualisation movements during match-play. (B) Mean and Standard Deviation of the number of sprints completed during a match from different actualisation movements.
Table 3.
Summary of the of the most common sprints action within each sub-category of the football sprint movement classification system.
Fig 4.
Sprint Initiation movements observed during soccer match-play by playing position and location.
(A) Average percentage of different initiation movements during match-play by playing position. (B) Average percentage of different initiation movements with or without a COD during match-play by playing position. CB: Centre backs; FB: Full backs; CM: Central midfielders; WM: Wide midfielder; CF: Central forwards.
Fig 5.
Sprint actualisation movements observed during soccer match-play by playing position and location.
(A) Average percentage of curved or linear sprints during match-play by playing position. (B) Average percentage of explosive or rolling accelerations during match-play by playing position. (C) Average percentage of sprint actions during the effort during match-play by playing position. (D) Average percentage of sprint actions at the end of the effort during match-play by playing position. CB: Centre backs; FB: Full backs; CM: Central midfielders; WM: Wide midfielder; CF: Central forwards.