Table 1. Japanese national lacrosse team’s load characteristics by position groups (mean ± SD). Variables Attack Midfielder Defender P-value Effect size Distance (m) 4505 ± 1438 3028 ± 786 4239 ± 1093 < 0.001 0.3 Average speed (m/min) 67 ± 13 113 ± 13 85 ± 22 < 0.001 0.56 HSD distance (m) 911 ± 302 1078 ± 379 1011 ± 369 0.485 0.03 Average HR (%) 77 ± 7 80 ± 4 85 ± 22 0.345 0.04 Walk distance (m) 2213 ± 739 839 ± 229 1820 ± 729 < 0.001 0.53 Jog distance (m) 1381 ± 497 1073 ± 316 1407 ± 374 0.007 0.18 Run distance (m) 789 ± 244 817 ± 281 842 ± 302 0.862 0.01 Sprint distance (m) 121 ± 74 261 ± 125 169 ± 111 0.002 0.22 LI accelerations (n) 297 ± 93 195 ± 57 328 ± 113 < 0.001 0.35 MI accelerations (n) 47 ± 13 40 ± 13 48 ± 13 0.118 0.08 HI accelerations (n) 1 ± 1 1 ± 1 1 ± 2 0.822 0.01 LI decelerations (n) 347 ± 116 204 ± 61 364 ± 121 < 0.001 0.39 MI decelerations (n) 41 ± 11 36 ± 11 41 ± 13 0.366 0.04 HI decelerations (n) 1 ± 1 2 ± 2 1 ± 1 0.049 0.11 HSD = high-speed running distance (>14.4 km/h); HR = heart rate; LI = low intensity; MI = moderate intensity; HI = high intensity. Velocity zones: walking = 0–7.19 km/h, jogging = 7.20–14.39 km/h, running = 14.40–21.59 km/h, and sprinting =.21.6 km/h. Acceleration/deceleration zones: low intensity = 0–1.99 m/s2, moderate intensity = 2–3.99 m/s2, and high intensity = >4 m/s2.