To become the ultimate F1 team, we need to be athletes, focusing on our high performance so we can perform at our best.
What is amazing about an F1 car is that it can navigate highly challenging courses at high speeds.
They accelerate through sharp bends and turns – in the same way we speed up the game, constantly, with the ball.
F1 cars can do this repeatedly, race in and race out, like we need to over a 30-game season.
They can also overtake other cars, like we do when we are counterpressing, chasing and reverse pressing.
Your GPS is a great tool to measure your performance. This video below explains some of the statistics you should focus specifically on.
To give you a comparison, below are some of the statistics from Australia’s U17s national team for different positions. These are averages based on multiple players GPS data, and over a 90 minute game.
| Position | Distance per minute | Hard running | Sprint efforts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defenders | 96 | 250m | 19 |
| Inverted wing-backs | 110 | 477m | 28 |
| Midfielders | 105 | 312m | 16 |
| Wide strikers | 120 | 780m | 24 |
| Strikers | 112 | 717m | 31 |