Correlations between body composition, aerobic capacity, speed and distance covered among professional soccer players during official matches

BACKGROUND: The importance of sprinting and high-speed running activities during a soccer match is indisputable. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between the players’ speed, aerobic capacity, body composition and distance covered in different speed zones during official soccer matches and to compare the match performance variables according to playing position.METHODS: Twenty-three professional soccer players (age:...