Table 3 The physical performance results of liner mixed models

Independent of Position

Central Defenders

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

(n = 1,071)

(n = 1,346)

(n = 3,454)

(n = 62)

(n = 80)

(n = 856)

TD (m)

baseline

771.833***

34.22

217.924***

61.56

 < 0.001

baseline

684.700***

85.53

265.210**

96.38

 < 0.001

HID (m)

-69.407***

8.175

-123.419***

8.175

 < 0.001

-55.178*

15.709

-100.462***

18.127

 < 0.001

SPD (m)

-39.935***

5.029

-64.129***

5.029

 < 0.001

-26.504*

9.652

-43.211***

11.138

 < 0.001

Fullbacks

Central Midfielders

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

(n = 54)

(n = 198)

(n = 770)

(n = 331)

(n = 333)

(n = 820)

TD (m)

baseline

479.566***

113.32

100.833

95.33

 < 0.001

baseline

869.110***

73.31

292.94***

58.29

 < 0.001

HID (m)

-44.548

27.23

-105.097***

23.91

 < 0.001

-141.607***

18.02

-160.31***

14.33

 < 0.001

SPD (m)

-53.365***

17.15

-80.360***

14.43

 < 0.001

-80.630***

10.294

-81.408***

8.185

 < 0.001

Wide Midfielders

Attackers

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

SP

RP

SE

EMP

SE

F test(p)

(n = 456)

(n = 456)

(n = 434)

(n = 168)

(n = 279)

(n = 574)

TD (m)

baseline

885.807***

68.81

326.541***

67.24

 < 0.001

baseline

705.717***

99.22

254.842***

78.74

 < 0.001

HID (m)

-50.492**

18.02

-102.319***

17.61

 < 0.001

-37.732

22.95

-108.663***

18.21

 < 0.001

SPD (m)

-31.935**

11.99

-53.816***

11.71

 < 0.001

-9.932

15.405

-56.085***

12.226

 < 0.001