Table 6.
Frequency of turning and swerving within a match performed by players of different positions. Data are means (±SD).
| Variables | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striker (n=19) | Midfielder (n=18) | Defender (n=18) | All (n=55) | H2 | p | |
| 0-90° right | 323.7 (105.1) | 248.3 (97.3) * | 344.3 (91.0 | 305.8 (104.7) | 9.2 | .010 |
| 0-90° left | 302.2 (81.2) | 243.0 (93.5) * | 364.3 (88.4 | 303.2 (99.3) | 14.3 | .001 |
| 90-180° right | 43.3 (15.6) | 49.3 (25.0) | 43.0 (16.8 | 45.2 (19.4) | .2 | .898 |
| 90-180° left | 51.5 (13.9) | 47.0 (24.5) | 49.3 (21.4 | 49.3 (20.1) | 1.1 | .578 |
| 180-270° right | 2.5 (4.2) | 4.7 (3.9) | 2.3 (3.0 | 3.2 (3.8) | 4.6 | .098 |
| 180-270° left | 2.2 (3.6) | 3.0 (4.7) | 2.0 (2.9 | 2.4 (3.8) | .2 | .926 |
| 270-360° right | 1.3 (2.5) | .7 (1.9) | .0 (.0) | .7 (1.9) | 4.1 | .126 |
| 270-360° left | .6 (1.9) | 2.3 (3.6) | .0 (.0) | 1.0 (2.5) | 8.4 | .015 |
| Swerve right | 8.5 (8.3) | 5.7 (7.3) | 7.7 (6.4) | 7.3 (7.4) | 1.7 | .424 |
| Swerve left | 12.0 (9.6) † | 4.0 (6.5) † | 9.3 (10.3) | 8.5 (9.4) | 8.4 | .015 |
| Total | 748 (173) | 608 (207) * | 822 (175) | 727 (203) | 9.1 | .010 |
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:
* significantly different to both other positions
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different