. 2019 Apr 22;14(4):e0209393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209393

Table 1. External Training Load Data during the ten mesocycles for squad average, Mean ± SD.

Mesocycle (M)	Number of matches	Number of training sessions	Training Duration (min)	Total Distance (m)	Average speed (m/min)	HSD (m)
M1	4	16	81.6±1.1 ^c^, ^d^, ^e^, ^g^, ^h^, ⁱ^, ^*	5589.1±100.1 ^d^, ⁱ^, ^*	68.6±1.1	227.0±13.7 ^d^, ^e^, ^f^, ^g^, ^h^, ⁱ^, ^*
M2	5	20	78.4±1.6 ^d^, ⁱ^, ^*	5248.2±156.2 ^b^, ⁱ^, ^*	66.8±0.9 ^b^, ^*	192.3±17.0 ^d^, ^g^, ^*
M3	4	18	77.4±1.9 ^d	5691.4±132.1 ^d^, ^f^, ⁱ^, ^*	74.0±1.7 ⁱ^, ^*	181.9±18.9 ^d^, ^*
M4	5	18	72.3±1.6	5111.4±173.9	70.7±2.2	152.2±15.4 ^d^, ^*
M5	6	20	63.6±2.4 ^f^, ^g^, ⁱ^, ^*	4473.5±136.4 ^e^, ^f^, ^*	71.0±2.1 ⁱ^, ^*	92.3±6.6 ^e^, ^f^, ^g^, ^*
M6	8	20	71.7±1.8	5231.8±123.0 ⁱ^, ^*	73.2±1.7 ⁱ^, ^*	162.9±15.3
M7	5	19	75.5±1.7	5041.9±70.5 ⁱ^, ^*	67.2±1.9	133.6±10.3
M8	4	20	74.5±1.2	5149.5±112.5 ⁱ^, ^*	69.3±1.3 ⁱ^, ^*	157.8±15.4
M9	7	18	72.9±1.8	5026.7±204.1	69.0±2.1 ⁱ^, ^*	144.8±15.9
M10	4	20	73.3±1.3	4545.4±111.7	62.2±1.6	138.5±14.7

min = minutes; m = meters; HSD = high-speed distance.

^a denotes difference from M2

^b denotes difference from M3

^c denotes difference from M4

^d denotes difference from M5

^e denotes difference from M6

^f denotes difference from M7

^g denotes difference from M8

^h denotes difference from M9

ⁱ denotes difference from M10

all P < 0.05

* very large effect.