TABLE 4.

Comparison in frequency and duration of game activities during live playing time between playing position in professional, male basketball players.

	Guards vs. Forwards			Guards vs. Centers			Forwards vs. Centers
	Estimate ±95% CI	ES±95% CI	P value	Estimate ±95% CI	ES±95% CI	P value	Estimate ±95% CI	ES±95% CI	P value
Frequency (n/min)
REC	0.44±0.74	0.31±0.53	0.245	0.71±0.90	0.53±0.69	0.124	0.27±0.96	0.20±0.72	0.579
LIA	0.35±0.87	0.21±0.53	0.431	0.82±1.07	0.52±0.69	0.133	0.47±1.14	0.29±0.72	0.412
MIA	0.45±0.64	0.38±0.54	0.166	0.26±0.78	0.22±0.68	0.517	-0.19±0.84	-0.16±0.72	0.644
HIA	-0.00±0.80	0.00±0.54	0.995	-0.99±0.98	-0.68±0.69	0.049	-0.99±1.05	-0.67±0.74	0.066
All movements	1.26±1.72	0.39±0.54	0.153	0.80±2.11	0.25±0.67	0.452	-0.46±2.25	-0.14±0.72	0.687
Duration (%)
REC	0.48±6.19	0.04±0.53	0.878	1.46±7.52	0.13±0.68	0.700	0.98±8.05	0.09±0.72	0.809
LIA	-0.95±3.92	-0.13±0.53	0.631	1.75±4.76	0.25±0.68	0.467	2.70±5.10	0.37±0.72	0.297
MIA	0.80±2.01	0.21±0.53	0.430	-0.03±2.46	-0.01±0.67	0.981	-0.83±2.62	-0.22±0.72	0.531
HIA	-0.40±2.52	-0.09±0.53	0.751	-3.16±3.08	-0.69±0.69	0.047	-2.75±3.29	-0.59±0.73	0.102

Abbreviations: ES, effect size (values above zero: greater for guards compared to forwards and centers or greater for forwards compared to centers); CI, confidence intervals; REC, Recovery; LIA, low-intensity activities; MIA, medium-intensity activities; HIA, high-intensity activities.

Note: P value is bolded when < 0.05.