Table 2.
Mean and ± SD values of 5-min peaks in different physical variables, per playing position, according to the type of sessions (matches and microcycles).
| Variables | CB | CM | WB | CF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match | Microcycle | Match | Microcycle | Match | Microcycle | Match | Microcycle | |
| Accpeak | 6.4 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.4 *# | 6.2 ± 0.4 | 7.7 ± 0.4 *# | 8.4 ± 0.5 | 8.6 ± 0.5 | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 8.7 ± 0.4 # |
| Decpeak | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.3 # | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 0.5 | 7.6 ± 0.4 # | 7.6 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.3 |
| HIRpeak | 74.7 ± 6.9 | 82.0 ± 7.1 | 86.3 ± 7.0 | 77.4 ± 6.9 | 119.0 ± 9.6 | 84.3 ± 8.6 # | 104.6 ± 7.8 | 91.9 ± 7.4 |
| Sprintpeak | 32.9 ± 4.9 | 35.1 ± 5.0 | 32.3 ± 5.0 | 32.2 ± 4.8 | 56.7 ± 6.7 | 36.3 ± 6.0 # | 40.3 ± 5.3 | 43.3 ± 5.0 |
accpeak and decpeak values presented in frequency (counts). HIRpeak and sprintpeak values presented in meters. * Statistically significant difference between match and microcycle (p-value < 0.05); # Small effect size (0.1–0.3).