Grizzlies and gazelles: Duty factor is an effective measure for categorizing running style in English Premier League soccer players

• Main Authors: Brian Hanley (Author), Catherine B. Tucker (Author), Liam Gallagher (Author), Parag Parelkar (Author), Liam Thomas (Author), Rubén Crespo (Author), Rob J. Price (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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English Premier League soccer players run at multiple speeds throughout a game. The aim of this study was to assess how well the duty factor, a dimensionless ratio based on temporal variables, described running styles in professional soccer players. A total of 25 players ran on an instrumented tread...