Table 3. %PM time of motions performed by players of different positions. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables |
Position |
|
|
|
Striker (n=19) |
Midfielder (n=18) |
Defender (n=18) |
All (n=55) |
H2 |
p |
| Standing |
5.3 (3.5) |
2.1 (1.6) * |
6.3 (2.5) |
4.6 (3.2) |
22.4 |
<0.001 |
| Walking |
14.1 (3.8) |
12.8 (4.2) |
15.8 (4.5) |
14.2 (4.3) |
3.6 |
0.163 |
| Jogging |
24.7 (8.7) |
28.3 (12.0) |
31.5 (6.8) |
28.1 (9.6) |
4.6 |
0.101 |
| Running |
11.1 (4.5) |
14.6 (9.2) |
7.6 (3.6) * |
11.1 (6.8) |
9.6 |
0.008 |
| Sprinting |
5.5 (3.3) |
6.4 (3.1) |
2.5 (1.3) * |
4.8 (3.2) |
17.4 |
<0.001 |
| Skipping |
8.3 (2.8) |
9.1 (3.8) |
12.3 (6.2) * |
9.9 (4.7) |
8.3 |
0.016 |
| Shuffling |
9.5 (1.6) |
7.9 (2.1) * |
10.5 (3.2) |
9.3 (2.6) |
8.0 |
0.018 |
| Other |
21.5 (7.7) |
18.8 (5.6) |
13.6 (8.0) * |
18.1 (7.8 |
7.8 |
0.020 |
* significantly different to both other positions.Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:
