Table 2 T-test of the physical performance metrics between starters and non-starters players
Starter players (n = 16) | Non-starter players (n = 16) | t | p | d | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute data | Distance (m) | 6644.9 | ± | 1616.2 | 3228.3 | ± | 1121.4 | 4.913 | 0.000 | 2.46 |
Accelerations (count) | 1987.0 | ± | 459.1 | 968.1 | ± | 282.3 | 5.347 | 0.000 | 2.67 | |
Decelerations (count) | 1993.5 | ± | 456.3 | 973.1 | ± | 277.0 | 5.407 | 0.000 | 2.70 | |
Explosive distance (m) | 601.5 | ± | 155.1 | 280.1 | ± | 103.2 | 4.879 | 0.000 | 2.44 | |
Player Load (a.u.) | 90.5 | ± | 25.8 | 46.2 | ± | 17.0 | 4.058 | 0.002 | 2.03 | |
Power Metabolic (W/kg) | 17598.6 | ± | 4280.2 | 8377.2 | ± | 2939.9 | 5.023 | 0.000 | 2.51 | |
Stay/Walk 0–6 (m) | 535.9 | ± | 151.2 | 212.0 | ± | 99.4 | 5.063 | 0.000 | 2.53 | |
Relative data | Distance/time (m/min) | 97.2 | ± | 10.9 | 95.6 | ± | 12.2 | 0.274 | 0.788 | 0.14 |
Accelerations (count/min) | 29.9 | ± | 1.7 | 29.0 | ± | 2.8 | 0.793 | 0.444 | 0.39 | |
Decelerations (count/min) | 29.3 | ± | 2.0 | 29.2 | ± | 2.9 | 0.134 | 0.895 | 0.04 | |
Explosive distance (m/min) | 8.8 | ± | 1.1 | 8.3 | ± | 1.5 | 0.696 | 0.499 | 0.38 | |
LSRD (m/min) | 36.9 | ± | 17.9 | 39.7 | ± | 19.5 | − 0.291 | 0.775 | − 0.15 | |
MDSRD (m/min) | 20.8 | ± | 7.8 | 21.6 | ± | 6.4 | − 0.232 | 0.820 | − 0.11 | |
HSRD (m/min) | 4.3 | ± | 1.4 | 4.0 | ± | 1.2 | 0.416 | 0.684 | 0.23 | |
VHSRD (m/min) | 2.2 | ± | 1.1 | 1.8 | ± | 1.0 | 0.695 | 0.498 | 0.38 | |
SPD (m/min) | 1.4 | ± | 0.8 | 1.0 | ± | 0.7 | 1.180 | 0.258 | 0.53 | |
Player Load (a.u./min) | 1.3 | ± | 0.2 | 1.4 | ± | 0.3 | − 0.387 | 0.705 | − 0.39 | |
Power Metabolic (W/kg/min) | 226.7 | ± | 91.9 | 213.8 | ± | 87.9 | 0.287 | 0.779 | 0.14 | |