Table 6. Frequency of turning and swerving within a match 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 |
| 0-90° right |
323.7 (105.1) |
248.3 (97.3) * |
344.3 (91.0 |
305.8 (104.7) |
9.2 |
.010 |
| 0-90° left |
302.2 (81.2) |
243.0 (93.5) * |
364.3 (88.4 |
303.2 (99.3) |
14.3 |
.001 |
| 90-180° right |
43.3 (15.6) |
49.3 (25.0) |
43.0 (16.8 |
45.2 (19.4) |
.2 |
.898 |
| 90-180° left |
51.5 (13.9) |
47.0 (24.5) |
49.3 (21.4 |
49.3 (20.1) |
1.1 |
.578 |
| 180-270° right |
2.5 (4.2) |
4.7 (3.9) |
2.3 (3.0 |
3.2 (3.8) |
4.6 |
.098 |
| 180-270° left |
2.2 (3.6) |
3.0 (4.7) |
2.0 (2.9 |
2.4 (3.8) |
.2 |
.926 |
| 270-360° right |
1.3 (2.5) |
.7 (1.9) |
.0 (.0) |
.7 (1.9) |
4.1 |
.126 |
| 270-360° left |
.6 (1.9) |
2.3 (3.6) |
.0 (.0) |
1.0 (2.5) |
8.4 |
.015 |
| Swerve right |
8.5 (8.3) |
5.7 (7.3) |
7.7 (6.4) |
7.3 (7.4) |
1.7 |
.424 |
| Swerve left |
12.0 (9.6) † |
4.0 (6.5) † |
9.3 (10.3) |
8.5 (9.4) |
8.4 |
.015 |
| Total |
748 (173) |
608 (207) * |
822 (175) |
727 (203) |
9.1 |
.010 |
† pair of positions annotated is significantly differentFollow up Mann Whitney U tests:* significantly different to both other positions
