187 ± 53 193 ± 71 183 ± 81

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

165 ± 26 184 ± 41 214 ± 51

Total Distance
42 x 27 m 54 x 35 m 64 x 41 m 72 x 47 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

48 x 31 m 59 x 38 m 68 x 44 m 76 x 49 m

262 ± 72 246 ± 36 222 ± 72

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

205 ± 57 311 ± 69 333 ± 12

High Intensity Running Distance (>15 km/h)
49 x 32 m 64 x 41 m 75 x 49 m 85 x 55 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

Area per Player (ApP) in Small-Sided Games to

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Replicate the Relative (m min-1) External Load &
SSGs with Goalkeepers
57 x 37 m 70 x 45 m 80 x 52 m 90 x 58 m

Estimated Physiological Match Demands in Elite

316 ± 75 274 ± 67 281 ± 62
Soccer Players
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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards

Creator: Lorcán Mason 278 ± 51 340 ± 33 407 ± 68

www.lorcanmason.com Sprint Distance (>24 km/h)
@lorcanmason
54 x 35 m 70 x 45 m 83 x 54 m 94 x 61 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10

Researcher: Andrea Riboli, PhD 62 x 40 m 76 x 50 m 88 x 57 m 99 x 64 m

Twitter: @A_Riboli
ResearchGate: Andrea Riboli
LinkedIn: Andrea Riboli 177 ± 42 183 ± 27 180 ± 61

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Area per Player (m^2 player) All players Central-Defenders Wide-Defenders Central-Midfielders Wide-Midfielders Forwards
Riboli A, Coratella G, Rampichini S, Cé E, Esposito F (2020)
Area per player in small-sided games to replicate the external
151 ± 23 191 ± 25 201 ± 66
load and estimated physiological match demands in elite
Average Metabolic Power (P.met - W/kg)
soccer players. PLOS ONE 15(9): e0229194.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229194 40 x 26 m 52 x 34 m 62 x 40 m 70 x 45 m

Practical Pitch Dimensions 3v3 4v4 5v5 6v6 7v7 8v8 9v9 10 v 10
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match_demands_in_elite_soccer_players