Table 2. Position category movement patterns during an entire elite junior AF match. Data are means (± SD) and [ranges]. N/A refers to “not applicable”.
Movement
No. of Efforts
Time (%)
Distance (m)
FP/BP
standing
118 (17)
19 (1)
N/A
walking
247 (36) ‡
55 (4)
5500 [5096-6018]
jogging
205 (16)
20 (4)
3715 [3078-4479]
running
76 (8) †
5 (0)
1832 [1596-1999]
sprinting
16 (14)
1 (0)
536 [226-701]
Total
11583 [11398-11774]
HFF/HBF
standing
75 (35)
9 (2)
N/A
walking
339 (52)
45 (3)
4335 [4041-4891]
jogging
339 (56)
35 (1)
6892 [6230-7254]
running
177 (42)
10 (3)
2887 [2136-3765]
sprinting
23 (19)
2 (1)
629 [272-1207]
Total
14743 [14270-15407]
Midfield
standing
68 (8)
6 (2)
N/A
walking
338 (13)
46 (2)
4963 [4807-5124]
jogging
386 (31) *
39 (2)
8532 [8226-8871]
running
130 (20)
8 (1)
2845 [2287-3210]
sprinting
20 (5)
1 (0)
351 [258-497]
Total
16691 [16167-17012]
Wing
standing
102 (42)
10 (3)
N/A
walking
332 (66)
46 (8)
4891 [3872-5866]
jogging
351 (63)
34 (2)
6833 [6625-6975]
running
127 (34)
9 (3)
2738 [1739-3755]
sprinting
26 (13)
2 (1)
657 [349-1228]
Total
15119 [14672-15785]
Ruck
standing
88 (35)
11 (2)
N/A
walking
312 (10)
47 (5)
5002 [3840-5814]
jogging
276 (26)
30 (3)
5393 [4797-6573]
running
145 (23)
12 (5)
3345 [2413-4551]
sprinting
22 (12)
1 (1)
527 [231-923]
Total
14268 [13466-15227]
CHF/CHB
standing
138±4
22 (2)
N/A
walking
321±13
52 (3)
5573 [5191-6226]
jogging
274±29
24 (2)
4545 [4267-4918]
running
105±11
6 (1)
1947 [1807-2206]
sprinting
21±6
1 (0)
485 [305-624]
Total
12550 [12259-12829]
FF/FB
standing
159 (18) #
28±7
N/A
walking
291 (31)
47±9
5757 [4484-6302]
jogging
205 (38)
20±2
3270 [3039-3694]
running
76 (17) †
4±1
1308 [1084-1462]
sprinting
21 (9)
1±1
531 [246-668]
Total
10419 [9811-10774]
* refers to significant increase in midfield position jogging efforts to other positions jogging efforts.
† refers to significant decrease in FF/FB and FP/BP position running efforts to other position running efforts.
# refers to significant increase in FF/FB position standing efforts to other position standing efforts.
‡ refers to significant decrease in FP/BP walking efforts to other position standing efforts.