Table 3. Generic vs individual demands of forwards, midfielders and backs for distance covered per min of play (m·min-1). Date are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Position Variable Generic Individual Mean difference 95% CI of Mean Difference P value Effect size Total n=155 Distance at moderate speed running 21.70±7.20 19.86±8.00 1.84±5.79 0.92-2.76 <.001 .23 Distance at high-speed running 8.60±3.54 7.57±3.28 1.03±2.69 0.60-1.45 <.001 .31 Distance at very high-speed running 1.74±1.33 1.49±0.99 0.24±0.81 0.12-0.37 <.001 .25 Distance at sprint running 0.03±0.09 0.02±0.07 0.01±0.08 0.00-0.03 .02 .14 Backs n=55 Distance at moderate speed running 16.18±5.73 16.29±8.43 -0.11±6.91 -1.98-1.76 .91 .01 Distance at high-speed running 5.58±2.01 5.92±3.01 -0.34±2.63 -1.05-0.37 .34 .11 Distance at very high-speed running 0.75±0.55 1.00±0.73 -0.25±0.46 -0.38--0.13 <.001 .34 Distance at sprint running 0.00±0.01 0.01±0.02 0.00±0.01 -0.01-0.00 .03 .23 Midfielders n=57 Distance at moderate speed running 24.15±4.57*(1.55) 21.19±8.24*(0.6) 2.96±5.54 1.49-4.43 <.001 .36 Distance at high-speed running 9.90±2.75*(0.50) 8.36±3.59*(0.72) 1.54±2.45 0.90-2.19 <.001 .42 Distance at very high-speed running 2.24±1.40*(1.38) 1.75±1.06*(0.83) 0.49±0.82 0.28-0.71 <.001 .46 Distance at sprint running 0.07±0.13*(0.74) 0.04±0.10*(0.47) 0.03±0.11 0.00-0.06 .04 .30 Forwards n=43 Distance at moderate speed running 25.51±7.57*(1.43) 22.65±5.09*(0.9) 2.86±3.58 1.76-3.96 <.001 .56 Distance at high-speed running 10.74±3.43*(0.55) 8.65±2.24*(0.98) 2.09±2.38 1.36-2.83 <.001 .93 Distance at very high-speed running 2.33±1.22*(1.73) 1.78±0.96*(0.94) 0.55±0.87 0.28-0.82 <.001 .57 Distance at sprint running 0.03±0.09 0.01±0.03 0.02±0.09 -0.01-0.05 .13 .66 Effect size: effect size between Generic and Individulal. *indicates significant difference from backs position group. Cohen’s d indicated in brackets between positions for generic and individual data.