Table 2.  Position category movement patterns during an entire elite junior AF match. Data are means (± SD) and [ranges]. N/A refers to “not applicable”.

Movement

No. of Efforts

Time (%)

Distance (m)

FP/BP

standing

118 (17)

19 (1)

N/A

 

walking

247 (36) ‡

55 (4)

5500 [5096-6018]

 

jogging

205 (16)

20 (4)

3715 [3078-4479]

 

running

76 (8) †

5 (0)

1832 [1596-1999]

 

sprinting

16 (14)

1 (0)

536 [226-701]

 

Total

11583 [11398-11774]

HFF/HBF

standing

75 (35)

9 (2)

N/A

 

walking

339 (52)

45 (3)

4335 [4041-4891]

 

jogging

339 (56)

35 (1)

6892 [6230-7254]

 

running

177 (42)

10 (3)

2887 [2136-3765]

 

sprinting

23 (19)

2 (1)

629 [272-1207]

 

Total

14743 [14270-15407]

Midfield

standing

68 (8)

6 (2)

N/A

 

walking

338 (13)

46 (2)

4963 [4807-5124]

 

jogging

386 (31) *

39 (2)

8532 [8226-8871]

 

running

130 (20)

8 (1)

2845 [2287-3210]

 

sprinting

20 (5)

1 (0)

351 [258-497]

 

Total

16691 [16167-17012]

Wing

standing

102 (42)

10 (3)

N/A

 

walking

332 (66)

46 (8)

4891 [3872-5866]

 

jogging

351 (63)

34 (2)

6833 [6625-6975]

 

running

127 (34)

9 (3)

2738 [1739-3755]

 

sprinting

26 (13)

2 (1)

657 [349-1228]

 

Total

15119 [14672-15785]

Ruck

standing

88 (35)

11 (2)

N/A

 

walking

312 (10)

47 (5)

5002 [3840-5814]

 

jogging

276 (26)

30 (3)

5393 [4797-6573]

 

running

145 (23)

12 (5)

3345 [2413-4551]

 

sprinting

22 (12)

1 (1)

527 [231-923]

 

Total

14268 [13466-15227]

CHF/CHB

standing

138+4

22 (2)

N/A

 

walking

321+13

52 (3)

5573 [5191-6226]

 

jogging

274+29

24 (2)

4545 [4267-4918]

 

running

105+11

6 (1)

1947 [1807-2206]

 

sprinting

21+6

1 (0)

485 [305-624]

 

Total

12550 [12259-12829]

FF/FB

standing

159 (18) #

28+7

N/A

 

walking

291 (31)

47+9

5757 [4484-6302]

 

jogging

205 (38)

20+2

3270 [3039-3694]

 

running

76 (17) †

4+1

1308 [1084-1462]

 

sprinting

21 (9)

1+1

531 [246-668]

 

Total

 
 

10419 [9811-10774]

* refers to significant increase in midfield position jogging efforts to other positions jogging efforts.
† refers to significant decrease in FF/FB and FP/BP position running efforts to other position running efforts.
# refers to significant increase in FF/FB position standing efforts to other position standing efforts.
‡ refers to significant decrease in FP/BP walking efforts to other position standing efforts.