Table 2.
Summary comparison of positional groups, PMs and non-PMs of different durations. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Position
Striker (n=19)
Midfielder (n=18)
Defender (n=18)
All (n=55)
H
2
p
%Time spent performing PM
35.8 (8.0)
44.5 (12.5)
41.9 (7.0)
40.6 (10.0)
5.9
.050
Frequency of PMs
28.6 (3.3)
28.6 (4.4)
28.1 (5.2)
28.4 (4.3)
.2
.926
Mean PM duration (s)
11.5 (3.2)
*
14.0 (3.2)
13.8 (2.6)
13.1 (3.2)
8.0
.018
Mean non-PM duration (s)
21.4 (3.6)
19.1 (6.5)
20.8 (5.5)
20.4 (5.3)
2.3
.323
Frequency of PMs over 15s
6.3 (4.3)
*
9.5 (4.0)
9.8 (4.1)
8.5 (4.4)
6.8
.033
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:
* significantly different to both other positions.