Table 2.

Descriptive data of average velocities by the sections of the soccer players participating in the study

	Playing Position	Level of competition
		NON COMPETITORS			COMPETITORS			TOTAL
		Average	SD	N	Average	SD	N	Average	SD	N
Vm 0–10 (m·s−1)	Central defender	5.52	.03	6	5.38	.17	5	5.46	.13	11
	Wide def-midfield.	5.50	.12	6	5.47	.20	7	5.48	.16	13
	Central midfielder	5.45	.14	5	5.63	.16	6	5.55	.17	11
	Forward	5.41	.28	4	5.65	.18	3	5.51	.26	7
	Total	5.48	.15	21	5.52	.20	21	5.50	.17	42
Vm 10–20 (m·s−1)	Central defender	7.90	.17	6	7.71	.40	5	7.81	.30	11
	Wide def-midfield.	7.83	.25	6	7.95	.27	7	7.90	.26	13
	Central midfielder	7.82	.23	5	8.06	.19	6	7.95	.23	11
	Forward	7.68	.38	4	7.95	.14	3	7.80	.31	7
	Total	7.82	.25	21	7.93	.29	21	7.87	.27	42
Vm 20–30 (m·s−1)	Central defender	8.21	.23	6	8.14	.54	5	8.18	.38	11
	Wide def-midfield.	8.32	.35	6	8.37	.45	7	8.35	.39	13
	Central midfielder	8.14	.45	5	8.51	.18	6	8.35	.37	11
	Forward	8.14	.41	4	8.42	.27	3	8.26	.36	7
	Total	8.21	.34	21	8.36	.39	21	8.29	.37	42
Vm 0–20 (m·s−1)	Central defender	6.49	.06	6	6.32	.25	5	6.41	.18	11
	Wide def-midfield.	6.45	.16	6	6.47	.22	7	6.46	.19	13
	Central midfielder	6.41	.17	5	6.62	.16	6	6.53	.19	11
	Forward	6.34	.31	4	6.60	.14	3	6.45	.27	7
	Total	6.43	.17	21	6.50	.22	21	6.46	.20	42
Vm 0–30 (m·s−1)	Central defender	6.97	.09	6	6.82	.32	5	6.90	.22	11
	Wide def-midfield.	6.97	.20	6	6.99	.26	7	6.98	.23	13
	Central midfielder	6.89	.24	5	7.14	.17	6	7.03	.23	11
	Forward	6.83	.34	4	7.10	.16	3	6.95	.29	7
	Total	6.92	.21	21	7.01	.26	21	6.97	.23	42
Vm 10–30 (m·s−1)	Central defender	8.03	.16	6	7.90	.46	5	7.97	.32	11
	Wide def-midfield.	8.05	.29	6	8.14	.34	7	8.10	.31	13
	Central midfielder	7.96	.33	5	8.27	.18	6	8.13	.29	11
	Forward	7.89	.39	4	8.16	.20	3	8.01	.33	7
	Total	7.99	.28	21	8.12	.33	21	8.06	.31	42