Table 7. Frequency of ‘On the ball’ Activity within total match-play 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 |
| Pass long air (right foot) |
1.3 (2.5) * |
7.0 (6.9) |
9.7 (6.9) |
5.9 (6.7) |
15.6 |
<.001 |
| Pass short air (header) |
8.8 (9.2) |
5.0 (6.6) |
7.0 (6.9) |
7.0 (7.7) |
2.2 |
.325 |
| Pass short ground (right foot) |
13.9 (9.6) |
27.3 (28.8) † |
9.0 (7.8) † |
16.7 (19.3) |
6.1 |
.046 |
| Receive (right foot) |
14.8 (11.2) |
22.7 (20.4) |
11.7 (12.1) |
16.4 (15.5) |
4.3 |
.118 |
| Receive (left foot) |
6.3 (7.6) |
11.0 (10.3) |
5.0 (8.0) |
7.4 (8.9) |
5.6 |
.061 |
| Dribble |
18.0 (13.4) |
22.7 (24.3) |
12.0 (12.5) |
17.6 (17.7) |
3.6 |
.152 |
| Total |
102.3 (51.1) |
139.7 (111.1) |
90.3 (47.6) |
110.6 (76.9) |
2.9 |
.234 |
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:* significantly different to both other positions† pair of positions annotated is significantly different
