Table 1

Mean values and standard deviations (SD) of the different variables analysed by position and differences between positions.

Season average (Mean ± SD)Positional differences (Effect size ± confidence intervals; decision)
FlankForwardStopperFlank-ForwardFlank-StopperForward-Stopper
TD (m)2961 ± 8933184 ± 5223034 ± 852-0.32 ± 0.78;
unclear		-0.03 ± 0.82;
unclear		0.29 ± 0.89;
unclear
TDREL (m.min-1)93 ± 1089 ± 793 ± 70.42 ± 2.24;
unclear		0.03 ± 0.40;
unclear		-0.38 ± 1.93;
unclear
TDHI (m)274 ± 118195 ± 60249 ± 850.71 ± 0.70;
moderate**		0.16 ± 0.70;
unclear		-0.55 ± 0.31;
small***
TDHIREL (m.min-1)8.6 ± 2.85.4 ± 1.57.9 ± 2.41.12 ± 0.74;
moderate*** 		0.16 ± 0.77;
unclear		-0.95 ± 0.83;
moderate**
PL (AU)55 ± 1762 ± 1057 ± 15-0.57 ± 0.70;
small**		-0.11 ± 0.78;
unclear		0.46 ± 0.70;
unclear
PLREL (AU.min-1)1.7 ± 0.21.7 ± 0.21.8 ± 0.2-0.18 ± 2.20;
unclear		-0.08 ± 0.78;
unclear		0.11 ± 1.62;
unclear
HIA > 2m.s-2 (n) 134 ± 46118 ± 21139 ± 400.25 ± 0.71;
unclear		-0.21 ± 0.73;
unclear		-0.46 ± 0.61;
small**
HIAREL > 2m.s-2 (n.min-1)4.2 ± 0.93.3 ± 0.44.3 ± 0.81.09 ± 0.71;
moderate***		-0.23 ± 0.82;
unclear		-1.32 ± 0.77;
large***
HID > -2m.s-2 (n)128 ± 46116 ± 23131 ± 360.18 ± 0.87;
unclear		-0.19 ± 0.71;
unclear		-0.36 ± 0.93;
unclear
HIDREL > -2m.s-2 (n.min-1)4.0 ± 0.83.2 ± 0.44.1 ± 0.81.03 ± 0.67;
moderate***		-0.29 ± 0.92;
unclear		-1.32 ± 0.80;
large***
Note. TD: total distance (m); TDREL: total relative distance (m·min-1); TDHI: distance travelled at high intensity (> 18 km·h-1) (m); TDHIREL: relative distance travelled at high intensity (> 18 km·h-1) (m·min-1); PL: player load (AU); PLREL: relative player load (AU·min-1); HIA: high-intensity accelerations (> 2 m.s-2) (n); HIAREL: relative high-intensity accelerations (> 2 m.s-2) (n·min-1); HID = high-intensity decelerations (> -2 m.s-2) (n); HIDREL: relative high-intensity decelerations (> -2 m.s-2) (n·min-1); **: probable; ***: very probable 
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