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Table
7.
Frequency of ‘On the ball’ Activity within total match-play
performed by players of different positions. Data are means (±SD).
|
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Variables
|
Position
|
|
| |
Striker (n=19)
|
Midfielder (n=18)
|
Defender (n=18)
|
All
(n=55)
|
H2
|
p
|
|
Pass long air (right foot)
|
1.3 (2.5) *
|
7.0 (6.9)
|
9.7 (6.9)
|
5.9 (6.7)
|
15.6
|
<.001
|
|
Pass short air (header)
|
8.8 (9.2)
|
5.0 (6.6)
|
7.0 (6.9)
|
7.0 (7.7)
|
2.2
|
.325
|
|
Pass short ground (right foot)
|
13.9 (9.6)
|
27.3 (28.8) †
|
9.0 (7.8) †
|
16.7 (19.3)
|
6.1
|
.046
|
|
Receive (right foot)
|
14.8 (11.2)
|
22.7 (20.4)
|
11.7 (12.1)
|
16.4 (15.5)
|
4.3
|
.118
|
|
Receive (left foot)
|
6.3 (7.6)
|
11.0 (10.3)
|
5.0 (8.0)
|
7.4 (8.9)
|
5.6
|
.061
|
|
Dribble
|
18.0 (13.4)
|
22.7 (24.3)
|
12.0 (12.5)
|
17.6 (17.7)
|
3.6
|
.152
|
|
Total
|
102.3 (51.1)
|
139.7 (111.1)
|
90.3 (47.6)
|
110.6 (76.9)
|
2.9
|
.234
|
|
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Follow
up Mann Whitney U tests: * significantly different to both other positions,
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different |