Glossary
Glossary

Progressive run

Progressive run

A continuous ball control by one player attempting to draw the team significantly closer to the opponent goal.

Progressive run 445634357 D. Tadić beginning a progressive run

Details

A run is considered progressive if the distance before the starting point and the last touch of the player is:

  • at least 30 meters closer to opponent goal if starting and finishing points are in own half
  • at least 15 meters closer to opponent goal if starting and finishing points are in different field halves
  • at least 10 meters closer to opponent goal if starting and finishing points are in opponent half

Available metrics

Progressive run / 90

Number of progressive passes normalized per 90 minutes.