Table 3.
Results of the assessment tests (pre-test/post-test) according to prior experience.
| Study Variables | Experience M ± SD |
No Experience M ± SD |
U | p | r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinematic eTL | dis(m) | 314.96 ± 111.85 | 324.08 ± 133.70 | 20,437.00 | 0.41 | 0.04 |
| m/min | 53.62 ± 17.55 | 55.42 ± 21.79 | 19,833.50 | 0.19 | 0.06 | |
| Nacc | 197.02 ± 38.76 | 203.69 ± 43.86 | 19,616.00 | 0.14 | 0.07 | |
| acc/min | 33.75 ± 6.09 | 34.86 ± 6.82 | 19,575.50 | 0.13 | 0.07 | |
| Ndec | 197.01 ± 38.88 | 203.64 ± 44.05 | 19,667.50 | 0.15 | 0.07 | |
| dec/min | 33.74 ± 6.08 | 34.85 ± 6.84 | 19,579.00 | 0.13 | 0.07 | |
| MAX Speed | 11.50 ± 3.00 | 11.77 ± 3.50 | 18,960.00 | 0.04 * | 0.10 | |
| AVG Speed | 3.96 ± 1.44 | 4.06 ± 1.59 | 20,455.00 | 0.42 | 0.04 | |
| HIA % | 9.42 ± 17.11 | 10.60 ± 17.39 | 19,768.50 | 0.17 | 0.07 | |
| walk % | 64.63 ± 25.37 | 62.29 ± 26.99 | 19,787.50 | 0.18 | 0.07 | |
| jog % | 28.67 ± 17.71 | 29.16 ± 18.29 | 20,306.50 | 0.36 | 0.05 | |
| run % | 6.66 ± 12.13 | 8.45 ± 14.15 | 19,635.00 | 0.14 | 0.07 | |
| sprint % | 0.04 ± 0.41 | 0.11 ± 0.66 | 20,638.00 | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Nsprints | 0.02 ± 0.15 | 0.05 ± 0.24 | 20,888.00 | 0.16 | 0.07 | |
| Nsteps | 399.01 ± 177.92 | 416.40 ± 201.05 | 20,070.50 | 0.26 | 0.08 | |
| steps/min | 67.09 ± 27.23 | 70.28 ± 31.61 | 19,713.00 | 0.16 | 0.05 | |
| Njumps | 4.35 ± 4.12 | 4.21 ± 4.09 | 20,623.00 | 0.50 | 0.03 | |
| jumps/min | 0.86 ± 0.64 | 0.91 ± 0.63 | 12,678.50 | 0.37 | 0.90 | |
| Neuromuscular eTL |
Nimpacts | 1138.89 ± 474.94 | 1089.09 ± 497.95 | 19,469.50 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| PL | 6.61 ± 2.40 | 6.62 ± 2.65 | 21,194.50 | 0.84 | 0.01 | |
| PL/min | 1.12 ± 0.37 | 1.12 ± 0.42 | 21,273.00 | 0.89 | 0.01 | |
| iTL | HRmax | 185.40 ± 25.59 | 179.57 ± 29.55 | 17,741.50 | 0.00 * | 0.14 |
| AVG HR | 166.97 ± 30.06 | 160.88 ± 32.28 | 18,165.00 | 0.01 * | 0.13 | |
| Rel HR % | 84.09 ± 13.53 | 81.64 ± 14.59 | 18,758.00 | 0.04 * | 0.10 | |
| 50–60% HR | 6.63 ± 16.52 | 9.50 ± 21.87 | 19,689.00 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| 60–70% HR | 7.55 ± 16.24 | 9.18 ± 18.19 | 18,952.00 | 0.04 * | 0.10 | |
| 70–80% HR | 7.40 ± 12.62 | 9.50 ± 15.87 | 20,385.50 | 0.44 | 0.04 | |
| 80–90% HR | 22.78 ± 24.05 | 22.72 ± 23.93 | 20,956.00 | 0.77 | 0.01 | |
| 90–95% HR | 26.46 ± 22.46 | 23.33 ± 21.37 | 19,610.00 | 0.16 | 0.07 | |
| 95–200% HR | 23.70 ± 26.33 | 19.70 ± 25.78 | 19,555.50 | 0.14 | 0.07 | |
Note: M, mean; SD, standard deviation; U, Mann-Whitney U; r, Rosenthal’s r; N, number; min, minute; HR, heart rate, dis (m), distance in metres; m/min, metres covered per minute; Nacc, number of accelerations; acc/min, accelerations per minute; Ndec, number of decelerations; dec/min, decelerations per minute; MAX Speed, maximum speed; AVG Speed, average speed; HIA%, percentage of time devoted to high intensity activities; PL, total player load; HRmax, maximum heart rate; AVG HR, average heart rate; Rel HR %, percentage of relative heart rate; HR 50–60%, heart rate range of 50–60%; * p < 0.05.