Table 3. Movement characteristics during match-play by position (mean ± 90% CI) relative to playing time.
Middle
LinkM
LinkF
Wing
# efforts <5.00 m·s-1 (m)
24 (22-25)
15 (13-17)*
12 (10-13)*†
11 (9-13)b*‡
Average distance of efforts <5.00 m·s-1 (m)
6 (6-6)
6 (5-6)a
5 (5-5)ab
6 (6-7)abc
Maximum distance of efforts <5.00 m·s-1 (m)
27 (25-28)
25 (21-29)*
18 (16-20)*†
22 (19-25)ab‡
# efforts ≥5.00 m·s-1 (m)
5 (4-6)
2 (2-3)a
1 (0-1)b*
1 (1-1)c*†
Average distance of efforts ≥5.00 m·s-1 (m)
10 (9-10)
6 (5-7)a
2 (1-4)b*
4 (3-5)bc*
Maximum distance of efforts ≥5.00 m·s-1 (m)
36 (32-39)
27 (21-32)a
8 (3-14)b*
14 (9-18)c*†
Work: rest ratio (1:x)
17 (15-20)
24 (17-31)a
115 (78-152)*†
96 (61-131)c*†
Rablelative playing time based on playing time in Table 1. Kruskal-Wallis test was used for average distance of efforts <5.00 m·s-1, # efforts ≥5.00 m·s-1, average distance of efforts ≥5.00 m·s-1, work:rest ratio.