Table 1 Correlation table (r) between Δ of physical fitness and sum of demands occurring in 3v3, 5v5 and match

3v3 HRmean

r = 0.182; p = 0.443

r = – 0.268; p = 0.254

r = – 0.317; p = 0.173

r = – 0.214; p = 0.366

3v3 HRpeak

r = – 0.017; p = 0.943

r = – 0.197; p = 0.406

r = – 0.175; p = 0.460

r = – 0.188; p = 0.427

3v3 TD

r = – 0.240; p = 0.309

r = 0.123; p = 0.604

r = 0.206; p = 0.384

r = 0.059; p = 0.806

3v3 peak speed

r = 0.292; p = 0.211

r = 0.168; p = 0.478

r = 0.044; p = 0.855

r = 0.209; p = 0.375

3v3 Z1

r = 0.331^#; p = 0.153

r = – 0.191; p = 0.420

r = – 0.303^#; p = 0.193

r = – 0.095; p = 0.690

3v3 Z2

r = – 0.439^#; p = 0.053

r = 0.159; p = 0.503

r = 0.315^#; p = 0.176

r = 0.056; p = 0.814

3v3 Z3

r = – 0.198; p = 0.402

r = – 0.170; p = 0.473

r = – 0.081; p = 0.733

r = – 0.177; p = 0.456

3v3 Z4

r = – 0.064; p = 0.790

r = 0.060; p = 0.803

r = 0.079; p = 0.739

r = 0.057; p = 0.811

3v3 Z5

r = 0.066; p = 0.783

r = 0.243; p = 0.301

r = 0.200; p = 0.399

r = 0.191; p = – 0.207

5v5 HRmean

r = 0.054; p = 0.821

r = 0.074; p = 0.757

r = 0.047; p = 0.843

r = 0.146; p = 0.540

5v5 HRpeak

r = 0.122; p = 0.609

r = 0.323^#; p = 0.164

r = 0.252; p = 0.283

r = 0.399^#; p = 0.081

5v5 TD

r = – 0.364^#; p = 0.114

r = 0.173; p = 0.467

r = 0.299; p = 0.200

r = 0.128; p = 0.592

5v5 peak speed

r = – 0.122; p = 0.607

r = – 0.257; p = 0.274

r = – 0.191; p = 0.420

r = – 0.257; p = 0.274

5v5 Z1

r = – 0.092; p = 0.698

r = 0.329^#; p = 0.157

r = 0.339^#; p = 0.143

r = 0.188; p = 0.427

5v5 Z2

r = – 0.220; p = 0.351

r = 0.043; p = 0.857

r = 0.124; p = 0.602

r = 0.051; p = 0.830

5v5 Z3

r = – 0.244; p = 0.301

r = 0.119; p = 0.617

r = 0.203; p = 0.390

r = 0.073; p = 0.759

5v5 Z4

r = – 0.340^#; p = 0.143

r = 0.071; p = 0.766

r = 0.196; p = 0.408

r = 0.017; p = 0.945

5v5 Z5

r = 0.001; p = 0.998

r = – 0.132; p = 0.578

r = – 0.123; p = 0.606

r = – 0.006; p = 0.980

Match HRmean

r = 0.122; p = 0.642

r = 0.051; p = 0.845

r = – 0.004; p = 0.988

r = 0.120; p = 0.646

Match HRpeak

r = 0.022; p = 0.933

r = 0.207; p = 0.425

r = 0.169; p = 0.516

r = 0.305^#; p = 0.234

Match TD

r = 0.227; p = 0.335

r = 0.444^#; p = 0.050^*

r = 0.323; p = 0.165

r = 0.457^#; p = 0.043^*

Match peak speed

r = – 0.068; p = 0.795

r = – 0.068; p = 0.796

r = – 0.031; p = 0.905

r = – 0.080; p = 0.760

Match Z1

r = 0.267; p = 0.256

r = 0.436^#; p = 0.055

r = 0.301^#; p = 0.197

r = 0.451^#; p = 0.046^*

Match Z2

r = 0.220; p = 0.351

r = 0.481^#; p = 0.032^*

r = 0.360^#; p = 0.119

r = 0.500^#; p = 0.025^*

Match Z3

r = 0.175; p = 0.459

r = 0.454^#; p = 0.044^*

r = 0.353^#; p = 0.127

r = 0.468^#; p = 0.037^*

Match Z4

r = 0.194; p = 0.413

r = 0.413^#; p = 0.070

r = 0.307^#; p = 0.187

r = 0.429^#; p = 0.059

Match Z5

r = 0.223; p = 0.345

r = 0.243; p = 0.303

r = 0.139; p = 0.559

r = 0.260; p = 0.267