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Table
6.
Frequency of turning and swerving within a match performed
by players of different positions.
Data are means (±SD).
|
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Variables
|
Position
|
|
| |
Striker (n=19)
|
Midfielder (n=18)
|
Defender (n=18)
|
All
(n=55)
|
H2
|
p
|
|
0-90° right
|
323.7 (105.1)
|
248.3 (97.3) *
|
344.3 (91.0
|
305.8 (104.7)
|
9.2
|
.010
|
|
0-90° left
|
302.2 (81.2)
|
243.0 (93.5) *
|
364.3 (88.4
|
303.2 (99.3)
|
14.3
|
.001
|
|
90-180° right
|
43.3 (15.6)
|
49.3 (25.0)
|
43.0 (16.8
|
45.2 (19.4)
|
.2
|
.898
|
|
90-180° left
|
51.5 (13.9)
|
47.0 (24.5)
|
49.3 (21.4
|
49.3 (20.1)
|
1.1
|
.578
|
|
180-270° right
|
2.5 (4.2)
|
4.7 (3.9)
|
2.3 (3.0
|
3.2 (3.8)
|
4.6
|
.098
|
|
180-270° left
|
2.2 (3.6)
|
3.0 (4.7)
|
2.0 (2.9
|
2.4 (3.8)
|
.2
|
.926
|
|
270-360° right
|
1.3 (2.5)
|
.7 (1.9)
|
.0 (.0)
|
.7 (1.9)
|
4.1
|
.126
|
|
270-360° left
|
.6 (1.9)
|
2.3 (3.6)
|
.0 (.0)
|
1.0 (2.5)
|
8.4
|
.015
|
|
Swerve right
|
8.5 (8.3)
|
5.7 (7.3)
|
7.7 (6.4)
|
7.3 (7.4)
|
1.7
|
.424
|
|
Swerve left
|
12.0 (9.6) †
|
4.0 (6.5) †
|
9.3 (10.3)
|
8.5 (9.4)
|
8.4
|
.015
|
|
Total
|
748 (173)
|
608 (207) *
|
822 (175)
|
727 (203)
|
9.1
|
.010
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Follow
up Mann Whitney U tests: * significantly different to both other positions,
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different |