Table 2. Summary of game collisions, body load and accelerations per sex during matches and comparing first and second halves. Data are means (±SD).

	Male				Female
	Match (n=24)	1st half (n=12)	2nd half (n=12)	ES	Match (n=24)	1st half (n=12)	2nd half (n=12)	ES
Z1: Impacts 5–6 g	39.6 (13.8)	20.5 (8.0)	19.3 (8.9)	.14	51.1 (15.0)	24.7 (11.9)	24.9 (11.0)	–.02
Z2: Impacts 6–6.5 g	12.9 (5.8)	7.0 (4.6)	5.9 (2.9)	.28	12.7 (5.9)	6.2 (3.9)	5.9 (3.1)	.08
Z3: Impacts 6.5–7 g	8.0 (3.9)	4.1 (2.7)	4.0 (2.6)	.04	8.1 (4.0)	4.6 (2.9)	4.1 (1.9)	.20
Z4: Impacts 7–8 g	6.1 (2.7)	3.8 (1.8)	2.2 (2.1)	.80	9.8 (3.9)	4.6 (3.7)	4.9 (1.3)	–.11
Z5: Impacts 8–10 g	4.2 (3.5)	1.8 (1.9)	2.4 (2.2)	–.29	6.0 (4.3)	3.2 (2.4)	2.7 (2.5)	.20
Z6: Impacts >10 g	7.6 (4.3)	4.1 (2.3)	3.5 (3.2)	.21	6.25 (4.5)	3.7 (3.7)	2.5 (2.1)	.39
Total no. of impacts	78.4 (25.7)	41.0 (15.7)	37.4 (15.6)	.23	94.6 (29.2)	47.1 (24.4)	45.0 (15.0)	.10
Total body load	22.7 (9.2)	13.0 (4.2)	9.7 (6.2)	.61	24.4 (9.5)	13.8 (7.8)	10.6 (2.6)	.54
Z1: Accel. 1–2 m/s2	43.2 (11.6)	22.7 (8.5)	20.4 (7.4)	.28	40.3 (12.7)	18.8 (8.2)	21.5 (8.3)	–.32
Z2: Accel. 2–3 m/s2	9.4 (4.9)	4.6 (3.2)	4.8 (4.1)	–.05	4.3 (3.0)	1.4 (1.7)	2.9 (2.3)	–.73
Z3: Accel. > 3 m/s2	.8 (.9)	.6 (.7)	.25 (.4)	.60	.1 (.3)	–	.1 (.3)	–.46

Z1–Z6: Collision Zones 1 to 6, Z1–Z3: Acceleration Zones 1 to 3.