is it better to run distance or do sprints for soccer players?

Question

I'm a soccer player.
I currently run 7-9k
Should I do sprints? or both?

Answer 1

You gotta do both.



If you run distance too much you WILL become slow, but if you only sprint, you won't be able to run very long. Soccer players need to be able to do both, no matter what position you play.

Answer 2

At a top level, professional players can run from anywhere between 8 - to 16 kilometres in a full game. So your first priority is to build up the stamina to keep running - not necessarily at full pace - for the 45 minute periods that make up each half. Distance running - coupled with some sprints - would be an ideal build up. However, the next most important factor is sprint speed - not over 100 metre or 200 metre distances, but over ten to twenty metres. Afterall, if you have good stamina to keep running, and can keep pace with most other players - the important factor is then to be 'first to the ball'. This is where the short sprints come in. Players like Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, and Wayne Rooney have all developed great speed over a short distance - which is how they get the edge on defenders ... to get first to the ball and create chances to score. In defensive situations, a player like Rio Ferdinand or Nemanja Vidic also has great speed over a short distance to shut out attackers by getting to the ball first. It is the speed in the first ten metres that gives them the edge. To practice these sprints. simple work on 'starts' - you don't have to sprint the full 100 or 200 metres, because that will very rarely be required in a game.

Answer 3

Doing both is legit! Run your normal 7-9k one day then the next day do like short quick sprints which helps for sudden bursts of speed for break aways and scoring goals.

Answer 4

Both are needed for soccer at any level. I run on average about 10km a day at a reasonable pace. I also run about 10 sprints a day, along with some weightlifting. A few days a month you should rest.

Answer 5

technically, you should do both, but sprints help more because you're constantly stopping and going on the field due to fouls, balls being knocked out of play and injuries. distance is just ongoing running with no stops whatsoever. if you watch a game, players are walking around on the field and then they sprint when they need to perform the action their position requires.

Answer 6

BOTH!! You'll definitely be ready for the season if you were to join because you need power, body, strength to play soccer!!

Answer 7

both and more

Answer 8

both!!!!!!