Descriptive values of the rhythm of play by quarter and effectiveness of the possessions<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nVariables<\/strong><\/td> 1st<\/sup> quarter<\/strong><\/strong><\/td> 2nd<\/sup> quarter<\/strong><\/strong><\/td> 3rd<\/sup> quarter<\/strong><\/strong><\/td> 4th<\/sup> quarter<\/strong><\/strong><\/td> TOTAL<\/strong><\/td> F<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Possessions (n) (eff\/ineff)<\/td> 141 (69\/72)<\/td> 150 (69\/81)<\/td> 146 (74\/72)<\/td> 148 (80\/68)<\/td> 585 (292\/293)<\/td> 3.65a<\/sup><\/td><\/tr> Rhythm of play (a.u.) <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Effectiveness <\/td> 0.68 \u00b1 0.17<\/td> 0.69 \u00b1 0.24<\/td> 0.71 \u00b1 0.18<\/td> 0.64 \u00b1 0.22<\/td> 0.68 \u00b1 0.21<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> 0.23 – 1.11<\/td> 0.33 – 2.0<\/td> 0.32 – 1.14<\/td> 0.24 – 1.50<\/td> 0.23 – 2.0<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Inefficient <\/td> 0.58 \u00b1 0.17<\/td> 0.60 \u00b1 0.22<\/td> 0.65 \u00b1 0.22<\/td> 0.57 \u00b1 0.15<\/td> 0.60 \u00b1 0.19<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> <\/td> 0.22 – 1.25<\/td> 0.25 – 2.0<\/td> 0.33 – 2.0<\/td> 0.23 – 0.91<\/td> 0.22 – 2.0<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Total<\/td> 0.63 \u00b1 0.18<\/td> 0.64 \u00b1 0.23<\/td> 0.68 \u00b1 0.2<\/td> 0.61 \u00b1 0.2<\/td> 0.64 \u00b1 0.21<\/td> 23.28*<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> 0.22 – 1.25<\/td> 0.25 – 2.0<\/td> 0.32 – 2.0<\/td> 0.23 – 1.50<\/td> 0.22 – 2.0<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> Note. <\/em>For the rhythm of play, variable values are expressed as mean \u00b1 standard deviation, minimum – maximum; eff = effective possessions; ineff = ineffective possessions.
*p<\/em> < .01
a The difference is significant between the last two quarters of the match.
a.u. = arbitrary units of measure. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n