Table 2.
Summary comparison of positional groups, PMs and non-PMs of different durations. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striker (n=19) | Midfielder (n=18) | Defender (n=18) | All (n=55) | H2 | p | |
| %Time spent performing PM | 35.8 (8.0) | 44.5 (12.5) | 41.9 (7.0) | 40.6 (10.0) | 5.9 | .050 |
| Frequency of PMs | 28.6 (3.3) | 28.6 (4.4) | 28.1 (5.2) | 28.4 (4.3) | .2 | .926 |
| Mean PM duration (s) | 11.5 (3.2) * | 14.0 (3.2) | 13.8 (2.6) | 13.1 (3.2) | 8.0 | .018 |
| Mean non-PM duration (s) | 21.4 (3.6) | 19.1 (6.5) | 20.8 (5.5) | 20.4 (5.3) | 2.3 | .323 |
| Frequency of PMs over 15s | 6.3 (4.3) * | 9.5 (4.0) | 9.8 (4.1) | 8.5 (4.4) | 6.8 | .033 |
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:
* significantly different to both other positions.