Table 3. Mean distances covered (± Standard Deviation) by First Division Brazilian soccer players (=55) in the 1, 2 halves compared to similar data reported in the literature. |
| Article |
Players |
1st Half (m) |
2nd Half (m) |
Total (m) |
Diff (%) |
| Bangsbo (1991) |
|
5520 |
5250 |
10800 |
5% |
| Hennig and Briehle (2000) |
|
- |
- |
10600 |
4% |
| (Rienzi et al., 2000) |
17 South American professionals
6 English Premier League |
4605 (625) |
4415 (634) |
8638 (1158)
10104 (703) |
4% |
| (Mohr et al., 2003) |
18 top class
24 moderate |
5510 (100)
5200 (140) |
5350 (90)
5130 (120) |
10860 (180)
10330 (260) |
3%
1% |
| (Thatcher and Batterham, 2004) |
12 professional
12 under 19s |
- |
- |
10274 (609)
9741 (882) |
- |
| (Krustrup et al., 2005) |
14 elite female |
- |
- |
10300 range: 9700-11300 |
- |
| (Rampinini et al., 2006) |
18 Professional |
- |
- |
10864 (918) |
8% |
| (Di Salvo et al., 2006 |
300 Elite European |
5709 (485) |
5684 (663) |
11393 (1016) |
9% |
| Present paper |
55 First Division Brazilian |
5173 (394) |
4808 (375) |
10012 (1024) |
7% |
|
Diff. refers to percentage difference in relation to distances covered in the first and second halves. |
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