Table 3.

Descriptive data of maximum velocities by the sections, in absolute and relative values, 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
Vmax 0–10 (m·s−1)	Central defender	7.41	.23	6	7.35	.32	5	7.38	.26	11
	Wide def-midfield.	7.40	.26	6	7.61	.33	7	7.52	.31	13
	Central midfielder	7.28	.34	5	7.58	.22	6	7.44	.31	11
	Forward	7.23	.31	4	7.39	.10	3	7.30	.24	7
	Total	7.34	.27	21	7.51	.28	21	7.43	.29	42
RV 0–10 (%)	Central defender	84.97	4.38	6	83.11	5.47	5	84.13	4.75	11
	Wide def-midfield.	84.39	4.07	6	87.34	2.93	7	85.98	3.68	13
	Central midfielder	82.36	3.18	5	85.06	1.74	6	83.83	2.75	11
	Forward	83.13	3.03	4	79.98	4.78	3	81.78	3.88	7
	Total	83.83	3.67	21	84.63	4.25	21	84.23	3.94	42
Vmax 10–20 (m·s−1)	Central defender	8.35	.14	6	8.39	.25	5	8.37	.19	11
	Wide def-midfield.	8.33	.27	6	8.42	.27	7	8.38	.26	13
	Central midfielder	8.28	.33	5	8.54	.22	6	8.42	.30	11
	Forward	8.15	.44	4	8.48	.21	3	8.29	.38	7
	Total	8.29	.29	21	8.46	.24	21	8.37	.27	42
RV 10–20 (%)	Central defender	95.78	4.61	6	94.85	4.94	5	95.36	4.54	11
	Wide def-midfield.	94.96	3.21	6	96.65	2.76	7	95.87	2.98	13
	Central midfielder	93.61	2.26	5	95.82	1.09	6	94.82	1.99	11
	Forward	93.56	1.75	4	91.80	5.97	3	92.81	3.78	7
	Total	94.61	3.21	21	95.29	3.69	21	94.95	3.43	42
Vmax 20–30 (m·s−1)	Central defender	8.74	.33	6	8.87	.65	5	8.80	.48	11
	Wide def-midfield.	8.78	.39	6	8.72	.31	7	8.75	.33	13
	Central midfielder	8.85	.44	5	8.92	.29	6	8.88	.35	11
	Forward	8.71	.50	4	9.26	.70	3	8.95	.61	7
	Total	8.77	.38	21	8.89	.46	21	8.83	.42	42