Stat: GAA players cover huge distances compared to other sports
April 18, 2014
The average distances traveled in a game by a selection of players in different sports ©Ray Boyne @AnalysisGAA
The analysis was compiled by Ray Boyne, who was Head of Performance Analysis with the Dublin footballers between 2004 and 2013, during which time the Dubs landed two All-Ireland titles.
Ray posted on twitter the average distances covered during the course of a game by players in American Football, Basketball, Tennis, Rugby, Ladies Football, Gaelic Football and Soccer.
He calculated that a players in mens' Gaelic football covered an average of 11.7km per game, with ladies footballers covering 9.6km during a match.
Only soccer has a higher average of 14.6km, with American Football (2km), Basketball (4.4km), Tennis (4.9km) and Rugby (7.2km) trailing way behind.
It is a brilliant piece of work from Ray Boyne and just goes to show the effort put in by GAA players Tweet
