|
Table
4.
%Time of direction travelled within PM performed by players
of different positions.
Data are
means (±SD).
|
|
Variables
|
Position
|
|
| |
Striker (n=19)
|
Midfielder (n=18)
|
Defender (n=18)
|
All
(n=55)
|
H2
|
p
|
|
Directly forwards
|
46.9 (10.1)
|
54.1 (7.5)
|
45.3 (7.7)
|
48.7 (9.2)
|
.4
|
.827
|
|
Directly backwards
|
5.6 (2.7)
|
5.2 (2.8)
|
10.1 (3.5) *
|
7.0 (3.7)
|
22.2
|
<.001
|
|
Lateral left
|
3.7 (1.6)
|
3.4 (1.4)
|
6.5 (2.9) *
|
4.5 (2.5)
|
16.0
|
<.001
|
|
Lateral right
|
3.5 (1.6)
|
3.2 (1.7) †
|
5.0 (3.0) †
|
3.9 (2.3)
|
6.3
|
.044
|
|
Forward diagonal left
|
4.5 (1.7)
|
4.9 (2.0)
|
4.5 (2.2)
|
4.6 (1.9)
|
1.1
|
.574
|
|
Forward diagonal right
|
5.4 (2.2)
|
4.4 (2.7)
|
5.1 (2.9)
|
5.0 (2.6)
|
4.5
|
.106
|
|
None
|
24.4 (6.6) *
|
18.8 (5.1)
|
18.3 (7.0)
|
20.6 (6.8)
|
8.3
|
.015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests: * significantly
different to both other positions,
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different. |