Table 2. External output profile metrics in first, second, and third sets in beach volleyball tournament match-play. Values are expressed as marginal mean (95% CI).
| Variable |
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
| Total distance (m) |
569.72 (553.52-585.93) |
565.62 (549.11-582.14) |
519.60 (493.91-545.29) a,b |
| Relative distance (m·min-1) |
37.08 (36.34-37.81) |
35.54 (34.80-36.29) a |
36.20 (35.08-37.32) |
| Peak speed (m·s-1) |
3.90 (3.81-3.99) |
3.92 (3.83-4.01) |
3.84 (3.71-3.98) |
| Mean acceleration/deceleration (m·s-2) |
0.77 (0.75-0.79) |
0.75 (0.73-0.77) a |
0.77 (0.75-0.80) |
| Mean acceleration (m·s-2) |
1.17 (1.15-1.19) |
1.17 (1.15-1.19) |
1.16 (1.14-1.19) |
| Mean deceleration (m·s-2) |
-1.18 (-1.20 - -1.16) |
-1.17 (-1.19 - -1.15) |
-1.17 (-1.19 - -1.14) |
| Relative Distance in Acceleration Zones (m·min-1) |
| Zone 1 |
6.31 (6.14-6.48) |
6.14 (5.97-6.31) |
6.34 (6.09-6.59) |
| Zone 2 |
7.41 (7.26-7.57) |
7.06 (6.90-7.23) a |
7.28 (7.03-7.53) |
| Zone 3 |
2.79 (2.68-2.89) |
2.69 (2.58-2.80) |
2.77 (2.61-2.93) |
| Zone 4 |
2.11 (2.02-2.19) |
2.09 (2.00-2.17) |
2.20 (2.06-2.33) |
| Relative Distance in Deceleration Zones (m·min-1) |
| Zone 1 |
6.06 (5.92-6.20) |
5.90 (5.76-6.04) |
6.03 (5.82-6.25) |
| Zone 2 |
6.26 (6.12-6.41) |
6.01 (5.86-6.16) a |
6.17 (5.94-6.40) |
| Zone 3 |
2.07 (1.99-2.14) |
1.96 (1.88-2.04) a |
2.03 (1.91-2.15) |
| Zone 4 |
1.36 (1.30-1.43) |
1.35 (1.29-1.41) |
1.41 (1.31-1.51) |
| Relative Distance in Speed Zones (m·min-1) |
| Zone 1 |
17.92 (17.47-18.37) |
18.07 (17.62-18.53) |
18.88 (18.18-19.58) a |
| Zone 2 |
15.06 (14.52-15.6) |
13.92 (13.37-14.48) |
13.61 (12.74-14.47) a |
| Zone 3 |
3.68 (3.39-3.96) |
3.49 (3.20-3.78) |
3.85 (3.39-4.30) b |
a indicates significantly different to Set 1,
b indicates significantly different to Set 2
