The very thing I was going to point out.NathanOlder wrote: ↑06 Mar 2018, 14:28I'd put football in the same bracket as combat sports, as they are sports where you need sudden bursts of energy and have a little time to recover and go again. I'd put motorsport in the same bracket as cycling and long distance running where you need a continuous effort without a break .
I just had a look at the footballers stats on distance travelled during a match. 11.97km is the highest average distance. Over 95mins thats an average speed of 7.5kmh which is slower than an average jogging pace. Looking at it that way it looks like the footballer either has a long slow jog or bursts of flat out with a good bit of time to rest between bursts.
Most of the time footballers either American or soccer spend most of their time jogging around with the occasional burst and a lot of time falling down trying to obtain a yellow card on the opponent.