Starters and non-starters soccer players in competition: is physical performance increased by the substitutions?

Table 4 Two-way ANOVA test of the physical performance demands of soccer players according to playing position and playing role

Variable	F	R² adj	p	η _p ²
SPD (m/min)	19.487	0.881	0.001	0.772
VHSRD (m/min)	1.860	0.256	0.268	0.254
HSRD (m/min)	2.314	0.345	0.956	0.010
MDSRD (m/min)	2.162	0.317	0.724	0.069
LSRD (m/min)	0.749	− 0.111	0.496	0.144
Explosive distance (m/min)	2.573	0.386	0.231	0.278
Explosive distance (m)	5.379	0.637	0.513	0.138
Decelerations (count/min)	1.761	0.233	0.535	0.130
Accelerations (count/min)	0.928	− 0.029	0.341	0.213
Distance/time (m/min)	3.471	0.497	0.574	0.116
Decelerations (count)	4.212	0.562	0.444	0.165
Accelerations (count)	4.197	0.561	0.428	0.172
Player Load (a.u.)	5.302	0.632	0.850	0.036
Player Load (a.u./min)	4.002	0.546	0.567	0.119
Power Metabolic (W/kg)	5.288	0.632	0.792	0.050
Power Metabolic (W/kg/min)	0.520	− 0.238	0.599	0.108
Stay/Walk 0–6 (m)	5.465	0.641	0.470	0.154

LSRD: low speed running distance covered between 6 to 12 km·h^− 1; MSRD: medium speed running distance covered between 12 to 18 km·h^− 1; HSRD: high-speed running distance covered between 18 to 21 km·h^− 1; VHSRD: very high-speed running distance covered between 21 to 24 km·h^− 1; SPD: sprint running distance covered between 24 to 50 km·h^− 1

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