根據Dufour(1991)研究發現30公尺內短距離衝刺的次數有越來越多的趨勢。足球選手在比賽中衝刺跑次數在1947年每場平均70次，到了1989年每場平均亦增加到195次。曾媚美(1991)研究也指出，30公尺以內的衝刺才是足球場上真正的衝刺距離。因為，在足球場上可以跑60公尺以上的距離，除了後衛突擊之外，其餘位置幾乎是不需要。國內學者陳定雄亦指出足球比賽中最重要的致勝關鍵，是取決於足球射門前搶球時的衝刺跑能力（王秀銀，2008），進一步支持曾的看法－換言之，30公尺以內的衝刺才是足球場上真正的衝刺距離。由上述文獻可證實，衝刺能力對於足球選手而言是非常重要的。因此，建議足球教練應更加地重視有關這方面之訓練課程。

Dufour (1991) indicated that incidence of the 30-meter sprint increased progressively by years, as soccer players sprinted approximately 70 times per soccer game in 1947 and 195 times in 1989. Tseng (1991) also claimed that 30-meter sprint was a real sprint for all soccer games players, except for the fullbacks who might sprint over 60 meters. According to Chen's empirical assertion (Wang, 2008), key success for soccer games lay on sprint capacity before shooting, in a good agreement with the Tseng's previous argument. All above-mentioned literatures consider excellent sprint capacity is important for soccer players. Therefore, soccer coaches are recommended to put more emphasis on intensive sprint training.