That should be a little over 100 m/min per player (12 500 m ÷ 120 min). As I wrote in a recent UKMA Metric Views article, the value of 100 m/min is an incredibly useful benchmark, equating to speed of 6 km/h, which is about what a brisk walk is. That is why when I saw this USMA post, I knew right away that the value of 10 m/min could not be right.
It’s always hard of course to become familiar with a measuring system when you don’t use it every day. John F-L From: Harold_Potsdamer Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 3:06 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54106] Re: World Cup stats Sweet. Do you have a link to the article? From: Harry Wyeth Sent: Friday, 2014-07-11 20:08 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54105] World Cup stats It was reported that the players in the Netherlands-Argentina game ran "275,000 meters" during the game--all together, of course. With 11 players per team, that's 12.5 km per player. Spread out over 90 plus 30 minutes, of course. Averages out to a little over 10 m/minute/player. This per the Wall St. Journal. Nice to see the SI. HARRY WYETH No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4716 / Virus Database: 3986/7836 - Release Date: 07/11/14
