Table 3.
Drill-Group Descriptive Information by Position
| Drill Group and Measure |
Defenders |
Forwards and Strikers |
Midfielders |
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| Median |
IQR |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Median |
IQR |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Median |
IQR |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
| Physical | ||||||||||||
| Total distance, m | 660 | 494–743 | 2 | 1279 | 622 | 474–713 | 6 | 1094 | 640 | 512–707 | 11 | 1213 |
| Total distance/min | 58.5 | 51.9–65.4 | 0.2 | 132.0 | 56.0 | 48.6–62.6 | 0.4 | 136.0 | 57.3 | 50.6–64.7 | 1.0 | 85.4 |
| Player load, AU | 68.1 | 54.9–78.6 | 26.1 | 163.0 | 61.8 | 50.4–76.1 | 26.9 | 126.0 | 62.3 | 52.8–70.7 | 19.5 | 139.0 |
| Player load/min | 6.21 | 5.42–6.89 | 3.53 | 16.60 | 5.78 | 5.06–6.51 | 1.60 | 16.40 | 5.56 | 5.03–6.36 | 3.29 | 9.02 |
| Technical skills | ||||||||||||
| Total distance, m | 492 | 329–615 | 12 | 1272 | 459 | 316–580 | 3 | 1353 | 449 | 300–569 | 6 | 1433 |
| Total distance/min | 48.4 | 40.2–58.4 | 0.6 | 105.0 | 45.0 | 36.9–52.9 | 0.2 | 105.0 | 46.4 | 37.9–56.7 | 0.3 | 95.4 |
| Player load, AU | 62.2 | 40.5–78.6 | 10.8 | 193.0 | 58.4 | 37.1–77.0 | 10.2 | 188.0 | 52.5 | 35.7–73.5 | 10.8 | 159.0 |
| Player load/min | 6.11 | 5.07–6.89 | 2.33 | 16.60 | 5.64 | 4.74–6.69 | 2.07 | 13.10 | 5.41 | 4.47–6.58 | 1.97 | 9.28 |
| Tactical skills | ||||||||||||
| Total distance, m | 527 | 342–752 | 78 | 3260 | 511 | 321–743 | 78 | 3186 | 533 | 350–778 | 71 | 3508 |
| Total distance/min | 40.9 | 30.8–52.0 | 6.7 | 117.0 | 39.5 | 29.7–50.4 | 9.1 | 115.0 | 41.3 | 32.5–52.5 | 7.5 | 122.0 |
| Player load, AU | 74.9 | 37.1–83.9 | 10.1 | 312.0 | 59.0 | 35.2–82.3 | 10.2 | 335.0 | 57.2 | 37.5–80.7 | 10.2 | 310.0 |
| Player load/min | 6.16 | 3.23–6.14 | 0.90 | 10.7 | 4.45 | 3.28–5.94 | 0.95 | 11.80 | 4.48 | 4.47–5.85 | 0.80 | 11.30 |
| Large-sided competitions | ||||||||||||
| Total distance, m | 931 | 524–1418 | 285 | 4794 | 840 | 524–1416 | 242 | 4850 | 898 | 567–1430 | 316 | 5151 |
| Total distance/min | 68.8 | 45.9–78.6 | 13.5 | 104.0 | 61.3 | 45.9–77.0 | 15.9 | 102.0 | 70.6 | 57.1–82.9 | 16.8 | 107.0 |
| Player load, AU | 90.4 | 55.0–140.0 | 21.3 | 430.0 | 82.8 | 55.0–140.0 | 23.5 | 501.0 | 87.9 | 52.5–135.0 | 31.1 | 432.0 |
| Player load/min | 6.93 | 4.54–8.12 | 1.28 | 10.80 | 6.62 | 4.54–8.10 | 1.67 | 10.80 | 6.96 | 5.23–8.20 | 1.66 | 11.20 |
| Small-sided competitions | ||||||||||||
| Total distance, m | 635 | 506–833 | 160 | 2179 | 631 | 498–872 | 140 | 2202 | 606 | 460–782 | 161 | 2286 |
| Total distance/min | 52.7 | 41.3–62.2 | 23.0 | 107.0 | 52.1 | 41.1–64.1 | 22.0 | 107.0 | 50.5 | 36.8–60.8 | 22.1 | 105.0 |
| Player load, AU | 74.9 | 56.5–89.4 | 15.2 | 292.0 | 71.1 | 57.6–96.4 | 12.9 | 286.0 | 67.9 | 55.1–84.7 | 14.3 | 268.0 |
| Player load/min | 6.16 | 4.85–7.74 | 3.24 | 13.20 | 6.19 | 4.70–7.95 | 2.57 | 12.70 | 5.75 | 4.31–7.19 | 2.97 | 11.30 |
Abbreviations: AU, arbitrary unit; IQR, interquartile range.