Table 3. Pearson’s correlation (r) between physiological variables and temporal variables analyzed by playing style.

	RD	RT	W:R	NS	RS
$\dot{\mathbf{V}}{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}\mathbf{max}}$
Offensive	-0.21	-0.47	-0.11	-0.55	0.37
All-round	0.85*	0.55	0.71	0.81*	-0.37
$\dot{\mathbf{V}}{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}\mathbf{MEAN}}$
Offensive	-0.62	-0.16	-0.59	-0.38	0.42
All-round	-0.09	0.02	-0.13	-0.17	-0.46
$\dot{\mathbf{V}}{\mathbf{O}}_{\mathbf{2}\mathbf{PEAK}}$
Offensive	-0.59	-0.25	-0.53	-0.45	0.38
All-round	0.37	0.15	0.32	0.33	-0.29
HRMEAN
Offensive	-0.30	0.21	-0.25	-0.06	0.51
All-round	0.24	0.53	-0.35	0.13	-0.59
HRPEAK
Offensive	-0.38	0.14	-0.33	-0.16	0.34
All-round	0.56	0.67	0.00	0.49	-0.43
[La]MEAN
Offensive	-0.63	-0.04	-0.46	-0.28	0.48
All-round	-0.03	-0.11	0.08	-0.06	-0.15
[La]PEAK
Offensive	-0.52	0.05	-0.49	-0.18	0.39
All-round	-0.09	-0.20	-0.12	-0.06	-0.15

RD = rally duration; RT = rest time between rallies; W:R = work-to-rest ratio; NS = number of shots per rally; RS = rate of shots per rally; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_{2\max }$: Maximal $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_2$ during the GXT; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_{2\mathrm{MEAN}}$: Mean of $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_2$ during the simulated matches; $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_{2\mathrm{PEAK}}$: Highest $\dot{\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{O}}_2$ value during the simulated matches; HR_MEAN: Mean of HR during the simulated matches; HR_PEAK: Highest HR value during the simulated matches; [La]_MEAN: Mean of [La] during the simulated matches; [La]_PEAK: Highest [La] value during the simulated matches.

*P < 0.05.