In my last post, I discussed the holy grail of soccer fitness (run fast, repeatedly, with minimal need for rest). The biggest prerequisite is the ability to run fast. If you aren’t fast, who cares if you’re able to maintain what little speed you have over repeated bouts. I want...

I’ve looked at total distance run and sprint statistics from several pro leagues around the world so now I’d like to look at high intensity efforts. High intensity efforts are classified as anything above 5.5 m/s. This corresponds to any running over 12.3 miles per hour or just a...

Continuing on the previous post about fitness statistics from Prozone 3 I’d like to share some more info…this time on some sprint running statistics. The average combined total for field player’s on a team in the MLS is making an average of 500 sprint efforts in a game...

Over the next couple posts, I’m going to share some data that I’ve been using as part of our player assessments thanks to our use of Prozone 3. In 90 minutes, one might expect a soccer player to cover a lot of ground. But most don’t understand just how top players run, walk,...