Playing formation affects match running performance in youth soccer: 4-4-2 vs 3-6-1

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  • ユースサッカーにおけるプレイフォーメーションの試合中のランニングパフォーマンスの影響

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The aim of the current study was to compare the match running distance of elite male youth soccer players according to playing position within and between 4-4-2 and 3-6-1 formations. Global Positioning System was employed to analyze the match running distance of 124 players (age = 17.2 ± 0.8 years, 4-4-2: central defenders (CD442), wide defenders (WD442), central midfielders (CM442), wide midfielders (WM442), strikers (ST442); 3-6-1: CD361, defensive CM (DCM361), WM361, attacking CM (ACM361), ST361) from professional soccer academies during 38 matches. CD442 covered less total distance than other positions (all P < 0.01). CD442 covered less very high-intensity running (VHIR) distance than WD442, CM442 and WM442; and FW442 showed less VHIR distance than WM442 (all P < 0.05). CD361 covered less total distance than ACM361, and CD361 demonstrated less VHIR distance than WM361, DCM and ACM361 (all P < 0.05). CD442 covered 11-12% less VHIR distance than CD361, CM442 demonstrated 7% greater total distance than DCM361, and ST442 showed 6% greater total distance than ST361 (all P < 0.05). The results suggest that both formations influence match running performance according to playing position in elite youth soccer. Match running performance differed in CD, CM and ST between the formations.

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