Table 4.
%Time of direction travelled within PM performed by players of different positions. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Position
Striker (n=19)
Midfielder (n=18)
Defender (n=18)
All (n=55)
H
2
p
Directly forwards
46.9 (10.1)
54.1 (7.5)
45.3 (7.7)
48.7 (9.2)
.4
.827
Directly backwards
5.6 (2.7)
5.2 (2.8)
10.1 (3.5)
*
7.0 (3.7)
22.2
<.001
Lateral left
3.7 (1.6)
3.4 (1.4)
6.5 (2.9)
*
4.5 (2.5)
16.0
<.001
Lateral right
3.5 (1.6)
3.2 (1.7)
†
5.0 (3.0)
†
3.9 (2.3)
6.3
.044
Forward diagonal left
4.5 (1.7)
4.9 (2.0)
4.5 (2.2)
4.6 (1.9)
1.1
.574
Forward diagonal right
5.4 (2.2)
4.4 (2.7)
5.1 (2.9)
5.0 (2.6)
4.5
.106
None
24.4 (6.6)
*
18.8 (5.1)
18.3 (7.0)
20.6 (6.8)
8.3
.015
* significantly different to both other positions
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different.
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