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Traditional movement economy (ME) measures the energetic cost of in‐line running. However, it is debatable whether such a measure is representative of movement efficiency for team sport athletes who are required to run and change direction repeatedly. This study evaluated ME during both in‐line running and runs with directional changes and provided a preliminary exploration as to whether these abilities discriminate soccer players according to playing position, level, and sex. Forty‐three soccer players were assessed for ME as extrapolated from oxygen uptake during in‐line running (RE) and running with changes of directions (using 20 and 10 m shuttle runs [SRE 20  and SRE 10 ]) at 8.4 km/h mean speed. ME worsened with change of direction frequency ( p  &lt; 0.001). Coefficient of determination was high between RE and SRE 20  ( r   2  = 0.601) but dropped below 0.5 for RE and SRE 10  ( r   2  = 0.280) as change of direction frequency increased. No significant differences were observed between different player positions, however, centre midfielders reported the best ME across any position and running mode, with the largest differences observed in centre backs over SRE 10  (41.9 ± 2.7 ml/kg/min [centre midfielders] vs 45 ± 1.8 ml/kg/min [centre backs]; ES = 1.19). No significant differences were observed for ME over any running condition for male players of different playing levels. Female players exhibited better ME than male players with significant differences observed for SRE 10  (41.5 ± 2.6 ml/kg/min [females] vs 44 ± 2.6 ml/kg/min [males];  p  = 0.013; ES = 0.94). RE does not adequately account for efficiency during activities that involve changes of direction. SRE 10  is a stronger discriminator of ME between soccer players of different position and sex.

Characterising running economy and change of direction economy between soccer players of different playing positions, levels and sex