Table 2. Positional difference in external training load. Values are means ± SD.
Variable |
Guards |
Forwards/Centers |
p-value |
Cohen's d |
PL (au) |
713.1 ± 164.6 |
699.9 ± 164.6 |
0.883 |
0.08 |
PL/min (au) |
5.0 ± 1.1 |
4.9 ± 1.1 |
0.830 |
0.12 |
PL2D (au) |
464.6 ± 108 |
449.2 ± 108.0 |
0.794 |
0.14 |
PL1D-FWD (au) |
289.7 ± 72.2 |
281 ± 72.2 |
0.825 |
0.10 |
PL1D-SIDE (au) |
302.2 ± 66.9 |
291.1 ± 66.9 |
0.761 |
0.17 |
PL1D-UP (au) |
460.9 ± 106.6 |
450.1 ± 106.6 |
0.852 |
0.10 |
IMA_High (cts) |
67.8 ± 20.1 |
57.1 ± 20.1 |
0.339 |
0.52 |
IMA_Medium (ct) |
144.0 ± 44.7 |
137.3 ± 44.7 |
0.780 |
0.15 |
IMA_Low (cts) |
572.6 ± 172 |
659.9 ± 172 |
0.361 |
0.51 |
Jumps (cts) |
99.1 ± 38.8 |
107.5 ± 38.8 |
0.692 |
0.22 |
PL = PlayerLoad™; PL
2D = 2-Demensional PlayerLoad™; PL
1D-FWD = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Forwards; PL
1D-SIDE (au) = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Side; PL
1D-UP = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Up; IMA_High = High Intensity (>3.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Medium = Medium Intensity (2.5 to 3.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Low = Low Intensity (1.5 to 2.5 m·s
-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; Jumps = Total number of Jumps, including High, Medium, and Low Intensity; au = arbitrary units; cts = counts; statistical significance set at p ≤ 0.05.