Table 3

Comparison by thirds of the season.


1st third (n = 113)
2nd third (n = 128)
3rd third (n = 115)

M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
p
Distance (m)7,275.13±3,319
7,076.35±3,237.24
8,255.89 B*±4,070.14
.025
Explosive Dist (m)977.49±448.05
960.9±441.08
1,077.96±532.43
.124
Explosive Dist (m/min)14.92 C***±2.05
14.99 C***±2.16
13.59±2.95
< .001
HSR Rel Dist (m)142.63±102.45
163.8 C**±200.57
102.19±69.95
.003
HSR Rel (m/min)2.35±1.56
2.26±2.01
2.18±2.21
.800
HSR Rel Count7.56±5.19
8.94 C**±11.38
5.76±3.86
.006
HSR Abs Dist (m)420.38±231.27
390.7±232.05
414.07±230.15
.572
HSR Abs (m/min)7.09±3.57
6.38±3.15
6.38±4.55
.264
HSR Abs Count22.61±12.79
21.32±12.09
22.27±12.81
.707
Dist (m/min)109.98±9.09
109.27±10.53
111.04±60.65
.926
Dif ACC DEC-13.73±13.04
-12.55±12.11
-14.39±13.48
.525
Sprint Abs (m)181.15±120.89
165.55±121.75
176.57±117.73
.582
Sprints ABS9.47±6.32
8.66±5.74
9.32±6.47
.554
Sprints REL0.41±0.88
0.84 C*±3.44
0.12±0.38
.033
MAX Speed (km/h)29.39±2.3
28.92±2.25
29.58±2.17
.064
Sprints (min)14.48±29.42
9.59±24.02
10.88±33.01
.401
Step Balance-0.0073±0.02
-0.0041±0.02
-0.0043±0.03
.482
Player Load98.3±45.68
93.58±43.39
110.1 B*±54.47
.024
Player Load (min)1.49±0.17
1.44±0.18
1.41±0.49
.214
HMLD (m)1,534.5±696.62
1,491.29±681.56
1,576.57±764.55
.649
HMLD count175.11±80.76
172.05±79.16
188.37±95.82
.296
HMLD (m/min)24.09 C***±5.55
23.75 C***±5.26
18.57±8.74
< .001
DSL295.95±214.54
262.81±175.1
554.14±2,802.38
.312
DSL (min)4.4±2.23
3.9±1.84
19.28±165.37
.365
>24 (m/min)3.01 C*±1.82
2.68±1.82
2.34±2.43
.046
Caption: A = significant differences with the 1st third, B = significant differences with the 2nd third, C = significant differences with the 3rd third. *= p < .05, **= p < .01, ***= p < .001.
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