Table 3.
Differences between competitive level in external workload according to the volume of demands.
| Variables | Intensities | First Division | Second Division | p | Z | d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdn | Range | Mdn | Range | |||||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Duration (seconds) * | 472.00 | 450.00 | 528.00 | 370.00 | 370.00 | 384.00 | <0.01 | −0.96 | 0.74 | |
| Speed Zones (m) |
Total * | 484.50 | 457.00 | 508.70 | 324.50 | 281.80 | 378.60 | <0.01 | −7.67 | 0.82 |
| Standing * | 41.30 | 36.50 | 43.70 | 32.20 | 29.40 | 34.40 | <0.01 | −4.52 | 0.46 | |
| Walking * | 137.00 | 129.30 | 142.30 | 98.00 | 92.50 | 105.60 | <0.01 | −7.25 | 0.78 | |
| Jogging * | 133.40 | 126.40 | 143.20 | 88.20 | 82.60 | 97.40 | <0.01 | −7.92 | 0.86 | |
| Running * | 109.80 | 105.30 | 115.90 | 58.10 | 50.40 | 82.60 | <0.01 | −7.40 | 0.80 | |
| Sprinting * | 60.60 | 56.50 | 64.90 | 44.70 | 39.80 | 58.50 | <0.01 | −2.77 | 0.28 | |
| Accelerations (count) |
Total * | 214.00 | 196.00 | 228.00 | 160.00 | 154.00 | 176.00 | <0.01 | −6.57 | 0.69 |
| Very low * | 68.00 | 63.00 | 73.00 | 56.00 | 54.00 | 60.00 | <0.01 | −5.39 | 0.56 | |
| Low * | 94.00 | 88.00 | 102.00 | 68.00 | 64.00 | 75.00 | <0.01 | −6.87 | 0.72 | |
| Moderate * | 40.00 | 38.00 | 43.00 | 26.00 | 25.00 | 29.00 | <0.01 | −7.74 | 0.84 | |
| High * | 9.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | <0.01 | −3.66 | 0.37 | |
| Very high | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.51 | −0.67 | 0.07 | |
| Decelerations (count) |
Total* | 141.00 | 132.00 | 152.00 | 93.00 | 87.00 | 100.00 | <0.01 | −9.50 | 1.07 |
| Very low * | 40.00 | 38.00 | 43.00 | 31.00 | 28.00 | 37.00 | <0.01 | −5.45 | 0.56 | |
| Low * | 53.00 | 49.00 | 59.00 | 32.00 | 30.00 | 35.00 | <0.01 | −10.09 | 1.16 | |
| Moderate * | 30.00 | 29.00 | 32.00 | 16.00 | 15.00 | 18.00 | <0.01 | −10.57 | 1.24 | |
| High * | 13.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | <0.01 | −7.14 | 0.77 | |
| Very high | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 0.31 | −1.02 | 0.10 | |
| Impacts (count) |
Total * | 1076.00 | 1043.00 | 1143.00 | 704.00 | 626.00 | 820.00 | <0.01 | −8.44 | 0.93 |
| Very low * | 438.00 | 420.00 | 463.00 | 300.00 | 257.00 | 328.00 | <0.01 | −8.41 | 0.92 | |
| Low * | 506.00 | 478.00 | 534.00 | 333.00 | 291.00 | 372.00 | <0.01 | −7.88 | 0.85 | |
| Moderate * | 102.00 | 96.00 | 110.00 | 59.00 | 48.00 | 72.00 | <0.01 | −8.45 | 0.93 | |
| High * | 29.00 | 27.00 | 32.00 | 16.00 | 13.00 | 19.00 | <0.01 | −7.14 | 0.77 | |
| Very high * | 7.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | <0.01 | −6.22 | 0.68 | |
Note. Mdn: median; p: p-value; Z: Mann–Whitney U value; d: Cohen’s d effect size; mag: interpretation of Cohen’s d effect size. * Statistical differences between teams. Bold values represent statistical differences between teams.