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. 2020 Mar 5;15(3):e0229212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229212

Table 3. Frequency, duration, and distance of time-motion analysis during competition.

Study Participants (Competition Level)n = # of comp. Stand/Walk Jog Run Sprint Jump All Movements
Scanlan et al. [4] Australian NBL/ Queensland State Basketball League (Elite/Sub-Elite) n = 5
Mean Frequency—
EBC- 764 ± 86
SEBC- 462 ± 74
EFC- 815 ± 45
SEFC- 532 ± 38
Duration—mean/total
EBC- 0.91± 0.09/691 ±35
SEBC- 2.13 ± 0.11/981 ± 81
EFC-1.02 ± 0.10/829 ± 8
SEFC- 2.16 ± 0.07 /1150 ± 68
Distance—
EBC- 0.48 ± .06/363 ± 4
SEBC- 1.08 ±. 07/495 ± 28
EFC- 0.54 ± .06/435 ± 23
SEFC- 1.10 ± .05/586 ± 45
Mean Frequency—
EBC- 911 ± 65
SEBC- 586 ± 77
EFC- 955 ± 33
SEFC- 664 ± 59
Duration–mean/total
EBC- 1.27 ± 0.07/1153 ± 6
SEBC- 1.66 ± .18/961 ± 45
EFC- 1.25 ± .05/1192 ± 24
SEFC- 1.57 ± .07/1039 ± 53
Distance—
EBC- 2.36 ± .09/2142 ± 70
SEBC- 2.97 ± .32/1723 ± 87
EFC- 2.31 ± .06/2208 ± 15
SEFC- 2.73 ± .13/1804 ± 89
Mean Frequency—
EBC- 504 ± 38
SEBC- 321 ± 75
EFC- 513 ± 26
SEFC- 352 ± 25
Duration—mean/total
EBC- 1.34 ± .10/673 ± 9
SEBC- 1.38 ± .16/436 ± 60
EFC- 1.43 ± .09/730 ± 3
SEFC- 1.33 ± .03/467 ± 11
Distance—
EBC- 5.67 ± .46/2845 ± 16
SEBC- 6.11 ± .67/1926 ± 268
EFC- 6.11 ± .42/3125 ± 57
SEFC- 6.02 ± 0.64/2112 ± 73
Mean Frequency—
EBC- 18 ± 7
SEBC- 105 ± 31
EFC- 24 ± 1
SEFC- 140 ± 14
Duration–mean/total
EBC- 0.51 ± .01/9 ± 1
SEBC-0.93 ± .03/97 ± 29 EFC-0.51 ± .03/12 ± 3
SEFC-0.98 ± .02/136 ± 15
Distance—
EBC- 3.85 ± .01/70 ± 26
SEBC- 9.08 ± .38/952 ± 321
EFC- 3.92 ± .25/94 ± 9
SEFC- 9.48 ± .72/1329 ± 235

Mean Frequency—EBC- 2733 ± 142 SEBC-1911 ± 283 EFC- 2749 ± 137 SEFC- 2014 ± 131
Abdelkrim et al. [18] Tunisian U-19 National Team (Youth) n = 6 Frequency-
All Positions- 129 ± 10
Guards-130 ± 8
Forwards-126 ± 15
Centers- 130 ± 8
Duration- (s)
All Players- 2.4 ± 0.3
Guards- 2.3 ± 0.2
Forwards- 2.4 ± 0.3
Centers- 2.6 ± 0.1
Frequency-
All Positions- 113 ± 8
Guards-113 ± 8
Forwards-110 ± 10
Centers- 117 ± 6
Duration-(s)
All Players-2.2 ± 0.2
Guards- 2.1 ± 0.1
Forwards-2.2 ± 0.2
Centers-2.3 ± 0.1
Frequency-
All Positions-97 ± 14
Guards-103 ± 11
Forwards-88 ± 5
Centers- 101 ± 19
Duration-(s)
All Players-2.3 ± 0.3
Guards- 2.1 ± 0.4
Forwards-2.4 ± 0.2
Centers-2.4 ± 0.4
Frequency-
All Positions- 55 ± 11
Guards-67 ± 5
Forwards-56 ± 5
Centers- 43 ± 4
Duration-(s)
All Players-2.1 ± 0.2
Guards- 1.9 ± 0.2
Forwards-2.1 ± 0.1
Centers-2.2 ± 0.1
Frequency-All Positions-44 ± 7
Guards-41 ± 7
Forwards-41 ± 6
Centers- 49 ± 3
Frequency-
All Positions-1050 ± 51
Guards-1103 ± 32
Forwards-1022 ± 45
Centers- 1026 ± 27
Puente et al. [26] Spanish Basketball Federation (Sub-Elite) n = 1 Distance- (m*min)
All Players- 36.4 ± 3.7
Guards-37.7 ± 2.9
Forwards-37.2 ± 4.6
Centers- 34.6 ± .6
Distance- (m*min)
All Players- 30.9 ± 5.9
Guards- 31.5 ± 6.9
Forwards- 32.0 ± 5.3
Centers- 29.5 ± 5.8
Distance- (m*min)
All Players- 2.3 ± 1.6
Guards- 3.1 ± 1.1
Forwards- 2.2 ± 1.9
Centers- 1.6 ± 1.6
Distance- (m*min)
All Players- 0.2 ± 0.7
Guards- 0.1 ± 0.2
Forwards- 0.5 ± 1.3
Centers- 0.0 ± 0.0
Distance-(m*min)
All Players- 82.6 ± 7.8
Guards-85.3 ± 7.3
Forwards-86.8 ± 6.2
Centers- 76.6 ± 6.0
Klusemann et al. [22] Elite Australian Juniors (Youth) n = 13 Frequency-
Season- 255 ± 32
Tournament- 252 ± 34
Frequency-
Season-102 ± 23
Tournament- 99 ± 28
Frequency-
Season- 90 ± 17
Tournament- 82 ± 15
Frequency-
Season- 33 ± 7
Tournament- 28 ± 8
Frequency-Season-809 ± 80
Tournament-758 ± 106
McInnes et al. [14] Australian NBL (Elite) n = 15 Frequency-295 ± 54
Duration- 2.5 ± .5
Frequency- 99 ± 36
Duration- 2.5 ± 4
Frequency- 107 ± 27
Duration- 2.3 ± 4
Frequency- 105 ± 52
Duration- 1.7 ± .2
Frequency-46 ± 12
Duration- .9 ± .1
Frequency-
997 ± 183
Abdelkrim et al. [9] Tunisian National Team (Elite) n = 6 Distance- (meters)
1720 ± 143
Distance- (meters)
1870 ± 322
Distance-(meters)
763 ± 169
Distance (meters)-
7558 ± 575
Ferioli et al. [32] Italian 1st/2nd Division (Elite/Sub-Elite) n = 20 REC
Frequency- (n)
Division I- 184 ± 57
Division II- 184 ± 52
Duration- (s)
Division I- 1599 ± 468
Divisin II- 1757 ± 502
LIA
Frequency—(n)
Division I-306 ± 92
Division II- 296 ± 77
Duration- (s)
Division I- 698 ± 213
Division II- 748 ± 200
MIA
Frequency- (n)
Division I- 106 ± 31
Division II- 82 ± 34
Duration- (s)
Division I- 184 ± 53
Division II- 143 ± 62
HIA
Frequency- (n)
Division I- 107 ± 26
Division II- 78 ± 35
Duration- (s)
Division I- 164 ± 48
Divison II- 116 ± 69

EBC = elite back-court. EFC = elite front-court. SEBC = sub-elite back-court. SEFC = sub-elite front-court. REC = recovery. LIA = low-intensity activity. MIA = medium-intensity activity. HIA = high-intensity activity. m*min = meters per minute.