Sprint distance

Sprint distance is the distance a player covers above the sprint threshold. In Metric Athlete the default threshold is 4.4 m/s (15.8 km/h).

Category
Distance
Unit
Metres (m)

How it is calculated

Sprint distance = Σ distance where speed > sprint threshold

The app adds up the distance covered while the player's speed was above the sprint threshold.

Each time speed rises from below the threshold to above it counts as one sprint effort.

In percentage-of-max mode the sprint threshold is 70% of each player's own top speed.

How to read it

Sprint distance and sprint efforts show how often, and for how long, a player ran at top speed. Compare training with matches to see whether sessions reach match speeds.

One player's speed, minutes 32 to 40

Speed summary for the example window
Top speed30.4 km/h
Seconds above the sprint threshold (15.8 km/h)15
Example data, not real player data.

Where you see it in the app

Metric Athlete session players table: distance, high-speed running, high-speed share, sprint distance, top speed and Player Load for each player, with one player's numbers against the squad average.
The coach web app, shown with example data. Not real players.

Questions

What is the difference between sprint distance and sprint efforts?

Sprint distance is how far the player ran above sprint speed. Sprint efforts is how many separate times they got there.