TABLE 3.

Descriptive statistics (M ± SD) from the external load according to the training days in relation to the team competitive level.

Variables		1st DIV	2nd DIV	3rd DIV	F (p-value)	η2p (magnitude)	Post-hoc
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Total Distance Covered (m)	Match	108.16 ± 8.34	109.73 ± 8.54	108.16 ± 8.76	122.7 (p < 0.001)	0.06 (large)
	MD+1|2	109.09 ± 8.68	86.54 ± 13.99	73.14 ± 6.94			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	99.60 ± 18.26	66.23 ± 15.36	89.15 ± 7.18			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-3	103.97 ± 9.95	73.19 ± 8.43	77.85 ± 9.71			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd
	MD-2	48.89 ± 14.03	64.65 ± 7.75	65.30 ± 7.32			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd
	MD-1	70.73 ± 12.69	53.73 ± 12.53	44.69 ± 5.80			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
Running Distance (13.9–19.8 km/h, m)	Match	17.61 ± 4.16	19.86 ± 5.39	18.68 ± 4.36	62.6 (p < 0.001)	0.03 (moderate)
	MD+1|2	14.35 ± 4.78	11.70 ± 5.05	7.38 ± 1.97			1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	14.78 ± 7.18	9.70 ± 4.01	13.24 ± 3.67			1st v 2nd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-3	17.37 ± 4.89	11.59 ± 3.13	9.78 ± 3.22			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd
	MD-2	4.09 ± 3.11	9.24 ± 2.93	6.54 ± 2.90			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-1	6.68 ± 3.60	6.32 ± 2.52	3.31 ± 1.66			1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
High-Speed Running Distance (> 19.8 km/h, m)	Match	6.41 ± 2.40	6.35 ± 2.42	7.21 ± 3.01	62.4 (p < 0.001)	0.03 (moderate)
	MD+1|2	7.12 ± 1.91	2.08 ± 1.41	5.52 ± 2.16			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	4.41 ± 3.23	2.43 ± 1.63	3.20 ± 1.53			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd
	MD-3	6.80 ± 2.31	3.10 ± 1.43	5.53 ± 2.25			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-2	1.28 ± 1.28	3.03 ± 1.26	1.96 ± 1.52			1st v 2nd
	MD-1	1.27 ± 1.19	1.30 ± 1.11	0.51 ± 0.58
Sprinting Distance (> 25.2 km/h, m)	Math	1.25 ± 0.91	1.57 ± 0.96	1.28 ± 1.00	71.1 (p < 0.001)	0.04 (moderate)
	MD+1|2	1.85 ± 1.18	0.15 ± 0.27	2.68 ± 1.58			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	0.46 ± 0.59	0.36 ± 0.64	0.21 ± 0.22
	MD-3	1.42 ± 1.03	0.57 ± 0.55	1.58 ± 0.98			1st v 2nd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-2	0.20 ± 0.39	0.89 ± 0.54	0.20 ± 0.28			1st v 2nd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-1	0.07 ± 0.18	0.12 ± 0.24	0.03 ± 0.11
Accelerations (counts, > 3m/s)	Math	0.27 ± 0.10	0.29 ± 0.10	0.54 ± 0.19	29.5 (p < 0.001)	0.02 (moderate)	1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD+1|2	0.43 ± 0.16	0.32 ± 0.19	0.85 ± 0.35			1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	0.44 ± 0.18	0.37 ± 0.15	0.49 ± 0.22			2nd v 3rd
	MD-3	0.28 ± 0.11	0.21 ± 0.10	0.48 ± 0.17			1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-2	0.14 ± 0.11	0.20 ± 0.09	0.50 ± 0.24			1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-1	0.30 ± 0.15	0.16 ± 0.08	0.52 ± 0.20			1st v 2nd; 1st v 3rd; 2nd v 3rd
Decelerations (counts, > 3m/s)	Math	0.45 ± 0.11	0.38 ± 0.15	0.43 ± 0.13	28.5 (p < 0.001)	0.02 (moderate)
	MD+1|2	0.41 ± 0.14	0.28 ± 0.16	0.40 ± 0.14			1st v 2nd; 2nd v 3rd
	MD-4	0.45 ± 0.17	0.37 ± 0.12	0.39 ± 0.15
	MD-3	0.37 ± 0.13	0.23 ± 0.10	0.30 ± 0.11			1st v 2nd
	MD-2	0.14 ± 0.11	0.21 ± 0.10	0.26 ± 0.12			1st v 3rd
	MD-1	0.21 ± 0.14	0.14 ± 0.08	0.12 ± 0.09			1st v 3rd

Note: 1^st v 2^nd) Differences between 1^st DIV and 2^nd Div (p < 0.05); 1^st v 3^rd) Differences between 1^st DIV and 3^rd Div (p < 0.05); 2^nd v 3^rd) Differences between 2^nd DIV and 3^rd Div (p < 0.05).