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Running Performance in a New and Easier Aerobic Field Test is Related to that in a Typical Aerobic Field Test and during Matches in Male Japanese College Soccer Players [Received March 7, 2025; Accepted August 21, 2025] This study had two primary aims: to confirm the relationship between the maximal multistage 20-m shuttle run test (MST) and the 5-min touchlines shuttle run test (TSRT) for soccer players, to evaluate the alternative validity of the tests measuring aerobic fitness, and to investigate the relationship between the 5-min TSRT results and high-speed running performance during matches. For the first aim, 95 Japanese college soccer players performed the MST and 5-min TSRT a week apart, and the relationship between the results of these tests was investigated. For the second aim, 42 players performed the 5-min TSRT, wore global positioning system devices, and played soccer matches a month before and after the day the test was conducted to evaluate running performance. A significant correlation was observed between the number of laps in the MST and the 5-min TSRT (r = 0.712, p < .001). The number of laps and total running distance were significantly lower in the 5-min TSRT than in the MST. The number of 68-m laps in the 5-min TSRT was significantly correlated with total distance covered, distance covered at 15 km  h-1 or more, and the number of sprints. In conclusion, running performance in the 5-min TSRT was related to that in the MST and during matches in male Japanese college soccer players.Keywords: aerobic capacity, football, running performance |