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Table 2 Mean, standard deviations, one way ANOVA and effect size results for training load metrics for all microcycles across different positions

From: Within-week differences in external training load demands in elite volleyball players

Variables

LH

L

MB

RH

S

SEM

F

p

Source of Difference*

Effect Size

Workload (A.U)

762.07 ± 372.20

719.02 ± 376.35

685.38 ± 335.55

723.02 ± 372.62

715.07 ± 366.44

302.34

6.17

0.000

LH-MB

0.006 (Nonsig.)

LPS Total Distance (m)

3694.36 ± 1023.38

3065 ± 942.59

3084.05 ± 896.57

3633.41 ± 1080.27

3333.56 ± 929.41

836.95

53.55

0.000

 S - LH, L, MB, RH; LH - L, MB; L-RH

0.075 (Moderate)

LPS Jumps (N)

83.24 ± 30.84

10.51 ± 8.78

108.16 ± 46.11

98.43 ± 42.42

126.57 ± 60.41

32.85

510.30

0.000

LH - L - MB - RH - S

0.379 (Large)

Acceleration

(m/s− 2)

131.28 ± 44.44

73.3 ± 29.17

95.12 ± 35.25

138.99 ± 48.68

98.1 ± 31.04

31.93

228.80

0.000

 L - LH, MB, RH, S; LH - MB, RH, S; RH - MB, S

0.258 (Large)

Deceleration

(m/s− 2)

118.28 ± 43.47

75.62 ± 30.76

68.77 ± 26.99

123.24 ± 46.14

88.25 ± 29.37

29.84

262.70

0.000

LH, RH - L, MB, S; L - MB, S; S-MB

0.285 (Large)

HMLD (m)

1213.35 ± 337.25

641.51 ± 255.37

935.19 ± 286.22

1273.33 ± 423.5

786.38 ± 253.68

283.58

329.40

0.000

LH - L - MB - RH - S

0.333 (Large)

Acute Mean Load (EWMA)

917.85 ± 205.34

868.36 ± 206.31

813.7 ± 190.49

877.99 ± 221.46

853.44 ± 201.66

185.59

36.63

0.000

LH - L, MB, RH, S; MB - L, RH, S

0.037 (Small)

Chronic Mean Load (EWMA)

834.09 ± 128.5

792.14 ± 128.68

738.58 ± 124.3

803.01 ± 147.02

771.57 ± 129.85

115.90

76.97

0.000

LH - L, MB, RH, S; MB - L, RH, S, RH - S

0.075 (Moderate)

AC Ratio (EWMA)

1.10 ±

0.18

1.09 ±

0.19

1.10 ±

0.18

1.09 ±

0.18

1.11 ±

0.19

0.17

0.85

0.493

-

0.001 (Nonsig.)

Monotony (A.U)

1.41 ±

0.39

1.35 ±

0.38

1.47 ±

0.51

1.41 ±

0.36

1.39 ±

0.38

0.41

9.12

0.000

LH - L, MB, RH; MB - L, RH, S

0.009 (Nonsig.)

Strain (A.U)

9008.67 ± 3822.77

8123.03 ± 3612.12

8348.64 ± 3939.25

8655.2 ± 3655.27

8230.9 ± 3491.03

3628.6

7.72

0.000

LH - L, MB, S

0.008 (Nonsig.)

Stand_ Workload (A.U)

6.82 ±

2.03

6.31 ±

2.14

6.24 ±

1.77

6.51 ±

1.99

6.30 ±

2.01

1.60

14.19

0.000

LH - L, MB, RH, S

0.015 (Small)

Stand_LPS Total Distance (m/min)

34.53 ± 11.73

28.12 ± 10.87

30.04 ± 11.62

36.69 ± 44.95

31.26 ± 11.06

19.89

13.50

0.000

LH - L, MB; RH - L, MB, S

0.020 (Small)

Stand_LPS Jumps (N/min)

0.83 ±

0.37

0.11 ±

0.10

1.08 ±

0.52

1.03 ±

1.16

1.23 ±

0.63

0.57

222.20

0.000

RH, MB - L, LH, S; L - LH, S; LH - S

0.210 (Large)

Stand_Acceleration (N/min)

1.22 ±

0.49

0.67 ±

0.34

0.91 ±

0.41

1.39 ±

1.77

0.91 ±

0.34

0.76

58.25

0.000

MB, S - LH, L, RH; LH - L, RH; L - RH

0.081 (Moderate)

Stand_ Deceleration (N/min)

1.09 ±

0.47

0.68 ±

0.35

0.66 ±

0.30

1.22 ±

1.50

0.82 ±

0.32

0.65

71.05

0.000

 L, MB - LH, RH, S; LH - RH, S; LH - S

0.097 (Moderate)

Stand_ HMLD (m/min)

11.49 ± 4.41

5.95 ±

2.97

9.22 ±

4.02

12.98 ± 16.09

7.51 ±

3.40

6.96

68.10

0.000

LH - L - MB - RH - S

0.094 (Moderate)

Accel Max (m/s− 2)

2.92 ±

0.38

3.09 ±

0.38

2.74 ±

0.45

2.84 ±

0.41

2.99 ±

0.38

0.37

58.00

0.000

LH - L - MB - RH - S

0.081 (Moderate)

Decel Max (m/s− 2)

-2.84 ± 0.44

-3.14 ± 0.44

-2.63 ± 0.51

-2.66 ± 0.41

-2.94 ± 0.49

0.44

95.19

0.000

RH, MB - L, LH, S; L - LH, S; LH - S

0.126 (Moderate)

Max Speed(m/s− 1)

16.88 ± 2.32

17.11 ± 2.25

15.89 ± 2.14

16.31 ± 2.49

16.87 ± 2.00

2.03

28.78

0.000

LH, L, S - MB, RH; RH-MB

0.042 (Small)

Acc/ Dec (m/s− 2)

-1.04 ± 0.14

-0.99 ± 0.12

-1.06 ± 0.17

-1.08 ± 0.13

-1.03 ± 0.14

0.14

19.51

0.000

 S, LH - L, MB, RH; L - MB, RH

0.029 (Small)

Accum Acce Load (A.U)

482.59 ± 134.34

440.81 ± 125.17

370.58 ± 106.94

475.17 ± 141.62

478.77 ± 175.45

116.74

82.53

0.000

LH, RH, S - L, MB; L - MB

0.111 (Moderate)

Acute Mean Load (RA)

880.48 ± 207.36

833.31 ± 207.27

782.27 ± 190.56

843.77 ± 220.97

819.24 ± 201.54

192.60

32.47

0.000

 L, RH, S - LH, MB; LH - MB

0.033 (Small)

Chronic Mean Load (RA)

824.3 ± 157.6

782.06 ± 148.97

728.45 ± 141.82

793.02 ± 165.61

762.41 ± 159.78

142.55

55.68

0.000

 L, RH, S - LH, MB; MB - LH, S - RH

0.055 (Small)

AC Ratio (RA)

1.09 ±

0.30

1.09 ±

0.31

1.09 ±

0.29

1.08 ±

0.28

1.10 ±

0.32

0.30

0.518

0.722

-

0.001 (Nonsig.)

  1. LH: Left Hitter, RH: Right Hitter, MB: Middle Blocker, S: Setter and L: Libero, SEM: Standard Error of Measurement
  2. * Examples for Source of difference column: (A) – (B) denotes significant differences between A and B; (A)-(B)-(C) denotes significant differences for all possible pairwise combinations for A, B and C. (A)-(B),(C) denotes significant differences between A and B, and also between A and C, (A),(B) – (C) denotes significant differences between A and C, and also between B and C