TABLE 3.
P-values and Hedge’s gav for pairwise comparisons in external load variables between days according to weekly match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition.
| Match schedule | P-value, Hedge’s gav for pairwise comparisons between days | Match schedule | |||||||
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| Total distance | MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | |||
| Single-match week on Saturday | MD-5 | - | - | 0.331, 0.56 | 0.997, 0.15 | < 0.001, 2.12 | < 0.001, 1.39 | MD-5 | Single-match week on Sunday |
| MD-4 | - | - | - | 0.389, 0.45 | < 0.001, 2.41 | < 0.001, 1.18 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | - | - | 0.992, 0.12 | - | < 0.001, 2.40 | < 0.001, 1.35 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.28 | < 0.001, 3.27 | - | < 0.001, 1.97 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | - | - | < 0.001, 1.14 | < 0.001, 1.22 | < 0.001, 2.01 | - | MD | ||
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| MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | ||||
| Condensed week | MD-6 | - | 0.151, 4.51 | < 0.001, 1.18 | 0.573, 3.47 | 0.614, 3.18 | < 0.001, 1.38 | MD-6 | Double-header week |
| MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001, 1.87 | 0.974, 1.86 | 0.954,1.97 | < 0.001, 2.18 | MD-5 | ||
| MD-4 | < 0.001, 1.67 | - | - | < 0.001, 1.65 | < 0.001, 1.63 | 1.000, 0.01 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | < 0.001, 1.33 | - | 0.237, 1.20 | - | 1.000, 0.23 | < 0.001, 1.92 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | < 0.001, 2.08 | - | 0.155, 1.15 | < 0.001, 3.89 | - | < 0.001, 1.89 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | 0.952, 0.09 | - | < 0.001, 1.50 | < 0.001, 1.17 | < 0.001, 1.90 | - | MD | ||
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| Relative total distance | MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | |||
| Single-match week on Saturday | MD-5 | - | - | 0.005, 0.66 | 0.998, 0.04 | < 0.001, 1.62 | < 0.001, 2.80 | MD-5 | Single-match week on Sunday |
| MD-4 | - | - | - | 0.003, 0.58 | < 0.001, 2.07 | < 0.001, 2.27 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | - | - | 0.203, 0.27 | - | < 0.001, 1.56 | < 0.001, 2.69 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.00 | < 0.001, 2.31 | - | < 0.001, 3.68 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | - | - | < 0.001, 2.96 | < 0.001, 4.15 | < 0.001, 6.51 | - | MD | ||
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| MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | ||||
| Condensed week | MD-6 | - | 0.663,0.57 | <0.001,7.01 | 0.572,0.64 | 1.000,0.02 | < 0.001,6.53 | MD-6 | Double-header week |
| MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001,6.84 | 1.000,0.10 | 0.701,0.58 | < 0.001,6.39 | MD-5 | ||
| MD-4 | < 0.001, 4.08 | - | - | < 0.001,7.84 | < 0.001,7.22 | 0.510,0.44 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | < 0.001, 4.49 | - | < 0.001, 1.21 | - | 0.610,0.66 | < 0.001,7.34 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | < 0.001, 5.21 | - | 1.000, 0.05 | < 0.001, 1.82 | - | < 0.001,6.73 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | 0.880, 0.15 | - | < 0.001, 4.37 | < 0.001, 5.11 | < 0.001, 5.72 | - | MD | ||
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| HSR distance | MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | Day | ||
| Single-match week on Saturday | MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001, 1.70 | < 0.001, 1.99 | 0.854, 0.36 | < 0.001, 2.27 | MD-5 | Single-match week on Sunday |
| MD-4 | - | - | - | 0.031, 0.40 | < 0.001, 1.89 | < 0.001, 1.09 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | - | - | 0.620, 0.30 | - | < 0.001, 2.33 | < 0.001, 1.45 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.42 | < 0.001, 3.21 | - | < 0.001, 2.38 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | - | - | < 0.001, 1.26 | < 0.001, 1.52 | < 0.001, 2.64 | - | MD | ||
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| MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | ||||
| Condensed week | MD-6 | - | 0.770, 1.35 | < 0.001, 2.05 | 0.965, 0.86 | 1.000, 0.01 | < 0.001, 2.28 | MD-6 | Double-header week |
| MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.47 | 0.285, 3.95 | 0.785, 2.11 | < 0.001, 2.85 | MD-5 | ||
| MD-4 | < 0.001, 2.43 | - | - | < 0.001, 1.87 | < 0.001, 2.10 | 0.909, 0.23 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | < 0.001, 1.25 | - | < 0.001, 2.84 | - | 0.959, 1.35 | < 0.001, 2.06 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | < 0.001, 2.45 | - | 1.000, 0.08 | < 0.001, 3.18 | - | < 0.001, 2.36 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | 1.000, 0.03 | - | < 0.001, 2.06 | < 0.001, 1.05 | < 0.001, 2.07 | - | MD | ||
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| Relative HSR distance | MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | |||
| Single-match week on Saturday | MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001, 1.72 | < 0.001, 2.00 | 0.998, 0.13 | < 0.001, 2.77 | MD-5 | Single-match week on Sunday |
| MD-4 | - | - | - | 0.007, 0.40 | < 0.001, 1.78 | < 0.001, 1.14 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | - | - | 0.275, 0.37 | - | < 0.001, 2.10 | < 0.001, 1.65 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.23 | < 0.001, 2.85 | - | < 0.001, 2.82 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | - | - | < 0.001, 1.44 | < 0.001, 1.85 | < 0.001, 3.09 | - | MD | ||
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| MD-6 | MD-5 | MD-4 | MD-2 | MD-1 | MD | ||||
| Condensed week | MD-6 | - | 0.899, 0.77 | < 0.001, 3.18 | 0.163, 1.67 | 0.902, 0.65 | < 0.001, 4.42 | MD-6 | Double-header week |
| MD-5 | - | - | < 0.001, 3.54 | 0.010, 3.31 | 0.293, 1.78 | < 0.001, 5.34 | MD-5 | ||
| MD-4 | < 0.001, 3.19 | - | - | < 0.001, 2.68 | < 0.001, 3.00 | 0.095, 0.60 | MD-4 | ||
| MD-2 | < 0.001, 1.50 | - | < 0.001, 2.75 | - | 0.749, 1.20 | < 0.001, 3.77 | MD-2 | ||
| MD-1 | < 0.001, 3.06 | - | 0.653, 0.46 | < 0.001, 2.58 | - | < 0.001, 4.28 | MD-1 | ||
| MD | 0.846, 0.10 | - | < 0.001, 2.76 | < 0.001, 1.37 | < 0.001, 2.64 | - | MD | ||
Abbreviations: MD, match day; MD-1, day before match day; MD-2, 2 days before match day; MD-3, 3 days before match day; MD-4, 4 days before match day; MD-5, 5 days before match day; MD-6, 6 days before match day; HSR, high-speed running.
Note: Shaded cells show comparisons between days for Sunday and Double-header match schedules; bolded data indicate significant pairwise comparisons (P < 0.05).