Table 2.

Generic vs individual demands of forwards, midfielders and backs for distance covered (m). Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD)

Position	Variable	Generic	Individual	Mean difference	95% CI of Mean Difference	P value	Effect size
Total n=155	Distance at moderate speed running	1371.9±432.0	1249.0±494.7	122.9±385.7	61.7-184.1	<.001	.25
	Distance at high-speed running	543.6±215.5	476.5±207.9	67.1±173.8	39.5-94.6	<.001	.32
	Distance at very high-speed running	108.7±78.1	94.3±61.9	14.4±49.7	6.5-22.3	<.001	.23
	Distance at sprint running	2.21±6.01	1.30±4.54	0.91±5.12	0.09-1.72	.03	.56
Backs n=55	Distance at moderate speed running	1039.5±309.2	1020.4±440.4	19.1±465.7	-106.8-145.0	.76	.04
	Distance at high-speed running	363.9±135.7	373.1±170.9	-9.3±174.6	-56.5-37.9	.69	.05
	Distance at very high-speed running	50.3±39.6	65.1±48.9	-14.8±29.1	-22.7--6.9	<.001	.3
	Distance at sprint running	0.09±0.67	0.41±1.71	-0.32±1.15	-0.63--0.01	.04	.18
Midfielders n=57	Distance at moderate speed running	1581.2±306.7*(1.76)	1386.1±564.6*(0.76)	195.0±384.2	93.1-297.0	<.001	.34
	Distance at high-speed running	645.3±167.1*(1.84)	545.6±241.6*(0.82)	99.7±167.0	55.4-144.0	<.001	.41
	Distance at very high-speed running	144.0±82.2*(1.41)	113.4±65.8*(0.9)	30.6±53.2	16.5-44.8	<.001	.46
	Distance at sprint running	4.37±7.91*(0.75)	2.61±6.93*(0.43)	1.75±6.63	-0.01-3.51	.05	.25
Forwards n=43	Distance at moderate speed running	1519.5±458.0*(1.26)	1359.4±341.1*(1.46)	160.1±217.3	93.3-227.0	<.001	.46
	Distance at high-speed running	638.7±209.1*(1.6)	517.2±144.8*(0.9)	121.5±149.1	75.6-167.4	<.001	.84
	Distance at very high-speed running	136.7±66.1*(1.63)	106.4±58.9*(0.77)	30.2±49.6	15.0-45.5	<.001	.51
	Distance at sprint running	2.06±6.04	0.71±2.05	1.35±5.72	-0.41-3.11	.13	.65

Effecet size: effect size between Generic and Individulal.

*indicates significant difference from backs position group. Cohen’s d indicated in brackets between positions for generic and individual data.