Table 2.
Pearson’s correlations for players at different playing positions between running performances and total group points of theirs teams (results are given as Pearson’s coefficient (p)).
| CD | FB | CM | WM | FW | Total Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD | −0.05 | 0.19 | 0.09 | −0.37 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
| (0.64) | (0.13) | (0.54) | (0.06) | (0.36) | (0.57) | |
| LIR | −0.21 | 0.12 | −0.03 | −0.28 | 0.27 | −0.04 |
| (0.07) | (0.34) | (0.81) | (0.16) | (0.30) | (0.50) | |
| R | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.11 | −0.40 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
| (0.42) | (0.24) | (0.43) | (0.04) | (0.28) | (0.29) | |
| HSR | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.04 | −0.12 | −0.11 | 0.04 |
| (0.14) | (0.57) | (0.79) | (0.53) | (0.68) | (0.49) | |
| S | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.24 | −0.13 | 0.13 |
| (0.13) | (0.11) | (0.17) | (0.23) | (0.63) | (0.04) | |
| HIR | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.00 | −0.13 | 0.08 |
| (0.09) | (0.25) | (0.56) | (1.00) | (0.63) | (0.22) |
Legend: TD—total distance; LIR—low-intensity running; R—running; HSR—high speed running; S—sprinting, HIR—high-intensity running; CD—central defenders, FB—full backs, CM—central midfielders, WM—wide midfielders, FW—forwards.