Player to Accelerate in 5m zone. Fast running at 40% of Maximal Effort within 20m Zone. Decelerate in 10m zone Progressions: decreasing the deceleration zones. decreasing the Acceleration zones. Increasing the Intesnity - 60% - 70% - 80% M.E. Rationale: Hamstring injuries are commonly caused by Acceleration or Deccleration factors meaning that these zones need to be worked on whilst in a functional pattern. In a Mid-high intensity run the hamstring will experience loads similar to that of a game and then will have to react to the Acc/Deceleration phases - therefore progressing through the stages gives the muscle adaptabillity. (Slider et al. 2013) And the average sprint distance for midfield players is 20m and over shown by (Andrzejewski et al 2013) (Stolen et al 2005)
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