Table 2. Summary comparison of positional groups, PMs and non-PMs of different durations. Data are means (±SD).
Variables |
Position |
|
|
|
Striker (n=19) |
Midfielder (n=18) |
Defender (n=18) |
All (n=55) |
H2 |
p |
%Time spent performing PM |
35.8 (8.0) |
44.5 (12.5) |
41.9 (7.0) |
40.6 (10.0) |
5.9 |
.050 |
Frequency of PMs |
28.6 (3.3) |
28.6 (4.4) |
28.1 (5.2) |
28.4 (4.3) |
.2 |
.926 |
Mean PM duration (s) |
11.5 (3.2) * |
14.0 (3.2) |
13.8 (2.6) |
13.1 (3.2) |
8.0 |
.018 |
Mean non-PM duration (s) |
21.4 (3.6) |
19.1 (6.5) |
20.8 (5.5) |
20.4 (5.3) |
2.3 |
.323 |
Frequency of PMs over 15s |
6.3 (4.3) * |
9.5 (4.0) |
9.8 (4.1) |
8.5 (4.4) |
6.8 |
.033 |
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:* significantly different to both other positions.