Table 4. Generic vs individual demands of slow, moderate and fast players for distance covered (m). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
Speed
Group
Variable Generic Individual Mean difference 95% CI of
Mean Difference
P
value
Effect size
Slower
n=45
Distance at moderate speed running 1258.4±440.1 1119.6±756.4 138.8±651.6 -56.97-334.6 .16 .18
Distance at high-speed running 452.7±186.6 424.6±296.9 28.1±256.4 -48.90-105.2 .47 .09
Distance at very high-speed running 59.4±35.8 71.5±58.1 -12.2±55.3 -28.69-4.53 .15 .2
Distance at sprint running 0.07±0.34 0.83±3.19 -0.76±2.98 -1.65-0.14 .10 .23
Moderate
n=64
Distance at moderate speed running 1250.8±397.0 1266.2±354.9 -15.4±105.5 -41.72-11.00 .25 .04
Distance at high-speed running 476.8±183.6 477.2±160.9 -0.4±52.9 -13.58-12.77 .95 .02
Distance at very high-speed running 94.7±63.4*(0.65) 100.3±59.0*(0.50) -5.58±16.76 -9.77--1.39 .01 .09
Distance at sprint running 1.44±4.78 1.55±5.37 -0.11±2.06 -0.63-0.40 .67 .02
Faster
n=34
Distance at moderate speed running 1695.6±377.1*(1.13)#(1.05) 1368.3±306.5 327.3±147.6 275.8-378.8 <.001 1.06
Distance at high-speed running 734.9±187.5*(1.5)#(1.4) 514.7±153.9 220.2±102.4 184.5-255.9 <.001 1.43
Distance at very high-speed running 171.8±86.9*(1.78)#(1.06) 100.9±68.5 70.9±31.3 60.0-81.8 <.001 1.03
Distance at sprint running 4.7±8.7*(0.81)#(0.51) 1.78±5.13 2.94±7.55 0.31-5.58 .03 .57
Effect size: effect size between Generic and Individulal.*indicates significant difference from Slower players# indicates significant differences from Moderate players. Cohen’s d indicated in brackets between positions for generic and individual data.