Table 1.
Frequency of team high-intensity (>3 m/s2) accelerations and decelerations (mean ± SD) for weeks associated with midweek games, Saturday games following a midweek game, Saturday games only and total games.
| Fixture Details | Total Accelerations (m/s2) |
Average Accelerations (m/s2) |
Total Decelerations (m/s2) |
Average Decelerations (m/s2) |
Number of Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midweek Game | 2772 | 185 ± 53 | 5473 | 365 ± 91 | 15 |
| Saturday Game Following Midweek Game | 2272 | 151 ± 36 | 4576 | 305 ± 65 | 15 |
| Saturday Game Only | 2475 | 155 ± 26 | 5211 | 326 ± 51 | 15 |
| Total (all games) | 7355 | 165 ± 43 | 14,866 | 330 ± 75 | 45 |