Table 2. Positional difference in external training load. Values are means ± SD.
Variable Guards Forwards/Centers p-value Cohen's d
PL (au) 713.1 ± 164.6 699.9 ± 164.6 0.883 0.08
PL/min (au) 5.0 ± 1.1 4.9 ± 1.1 0.830 0.12
PL2D (au) 464.6 ± 108 449.2 ± 108.0 0.794 0.14
PL1D-FWD (au) 289.7 ± 72.2 281 ± 72.2 0.825 0.10
PL1D-SIDE (au) 302.2 ± 66.9 291.1 ± 66.9 0.761 0.17
PL1D-UP (au) 460.9 ± 106.6 450.1 ± 106.6 0.852 0.10
IMA_High (cts) 67.8 ± 20.1 57.1 ± 20.1 0.339 0.52
IMA_Medium (ct) 144.0 ± 44.7 137.3 ± 44.7 0.780 0.15
IMA_Low (cts) 572.6 ± 172 659.9 ± 172 0.361 0.51
Jumps (cts) 99.1 ± 38.8 107.5 ± 38.8 0.692 0.22
PL = PlayerLoad™; PL2D = 2-Demensional PlayerLoad™; PL1D-FWD = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Forwards; PL1D-SIDE (au) = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Side; PL1D-UP = 1-Demensional PlayerLoad™ Up; IMA_High = High Intensity (>3.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Medium = Medium Intensity (2.5 to 3.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; IMA_Low = Low Intensity (1.5 to 2.5 m·s-1) Inertial Movement Analysis™; Jumps = Total number of Jumps, including High, Medium, and Low Intensity; au = arbitrary units; cts = counts; statistical significance set at p ≤ 0.05.