Griffiths Erin, Dos'Santos Thomas, Gaffney Christopher, Barry Timothy
Lancaster Medical School, Health Innovation One, Sir John Fisher Drive, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2025 Apr 23;20(4):e0321499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321499. eCollection 2025.
Turns are key performance actions in soccer, but can also induce high mechanical loads resulting in tissue damage or injury. This study aimed to quantify the turn demands of an elite English Premier League soccer team. Turning data were obtained from 49 soccer matches (2022-23 season), from a single team that played 35 Premier League, 5 UEFA Europa League, 5 League Cup and 4 FA Cup matches using Sportlight LiDAR technology. Turns were analysed from 29 players who were categorised in playing position groups: goalkeeper (GK), central defenders (CD), full-backs (FB), central-midfielders (CM), wide-midfielders (WM), central-forwards (CF). Turn categories: high (120-180°), medium (60-119°) and low (20-60°) angled, and very high (>7.0ms-1), high (5.5-7.0ms-1), medium (3.0-5.5ms-1), and low (<3.0ms-1) entry speed (ES) was analysed. Primary findings show, on average, per match, CM performed more total turns (~35), than all other playing positions. Additionally, CM performed significantly more low and medium entry speed and high angled turns than other outfield positions. There were no significant differences between turn frequencies and turn characteristics in different competitions (p >0.05). The turning demands of soccer appear to vary significantly between player position. These findings may help inform position-specific return-to-play protocols, physical preparation strategies, drill design and rehabilitation programmes.
转身是足球运动中的关键表现动作，但也会产生高机械负荷，导致组织损伤或受伤。本研究旨在量化一支英超精英足球队的转身需求。使用Sportlight激光雷达技术，从一支参加了35场英超联赛、5场欧联杯、5场联赛杯和4场足总杯比赛的球队的49场足球比赛（2022 - 23赛季）中获取转身数据。对29名球员的转身情况进行了分析，这些球员被分为不同的比赛位置组：守门员（GK）、中后卫（CD）、边后卫（FB）、中场中路球员（CM）、边锋（WM）、中锋（CF）。转身类别包括：高角度（120 - 180°）、中角度（60 - 119°）和低角度（20 - 60°），并分析了极高（>7.0m/s）、高（5.5 - 7.0m/s）、中（3.0 - 5.5m/s）和低（<3.0m/s）的进入速度（ES）。主要研究结果表明，平均每场比赛，中场中路球员（CM）的总转身次数（约35次）比所有其他比赛位置的球员都多。此外，中场中路球员（CM）进行的低和中进入速度以及高角度转身比其他非守门员位置的球员显著更多。不同比赛中的转身频率和转身特征之间没有显著差异（p>0.05）。足球运动中的转身需求似乎因球员位置而异。这些发现可能有助于为特定位置的恢复比赛方案、体能准备策略、训练设计和康复计划提供参考。
