Table 1. Mean distances covered (± Standard Deviation) by First Division Brazilian soccer players ( = 55) according to playing positions, ranges of velocities (V1 to V5) and game period (1 and 2 halves). The players were classified in five positional groups: central defenders (CD, = 15), external defenders (ED, = 12), central midfield players (CM, = 11), external midfield players (EM, = 9) and forwards (F, = 8). All values of distances covered are in meters.
Distances covered in different ranges of velocities in the first and second halves
Positions 0 ≤ V1 < 11
km·h-1		 11 ≤ V2 < 14
km·h-1		 14 ≤ V3 < 19
km·h-1		 19 ≤ V4 < 23
km·h-1		 V5 ≥ 23
km·h-1		 Total
IND VEL		 Total
IND PER
1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
CD 2860
(106)		 2628
(209)		 705
(89)		 586
(120)		 718
(142)		 622
(148)		 295
(115)		 265
(100)		 191
(94)		 161
(84)		 4768
(353)		 4262
(532)		 9029
(860)
ED 2832
(117)		 2735
(160)		 946
(155)		 858
(115)		 1008
(190)		 923
(106)		 416
(111)		 363
(97)		 290
(114)		 272
(101)		 5491
(360)		 5151
(357)		 10642
(663)
CM 2885
(127)		 2788
(113)		 974
(150)		 801
(194)		 1066
(201)		 871
(194)		 387
(106)		 332
(95)		 178
(70)		 189
(73)		 5493
(457)		 4983
(383)		 10476
(702)
EM 2862
(140)		 2739
(109)		 998
(183)		 843
(214)		 1075
(214)		 869
(220)		 425
(121)		 331
(73)		 245
(103)		 212
(89)		 5605
(411)		 4993
(520)		 10598
(890)
F 2738
(140)		 2587
(239)		 834
(237)		 635
(155)		 927
(213)		 718
(170)		 394
(106)		 299
(82)		 269
(84)		 212
(67)		 5161
(618)		 4450
(370)		 9612
(772)
Total
IND POS		 2846
(134)		 2680
(209)		 874
(188)		 726
(181)		 935
(229)		 786
(197)		 375
(119)		 316
(96)		 231
(102)		 206
(91)		 5,173
(394)		 4808
(375)
Total IND PER 5537 (263) 1615 (351) 1731 (399) 691 (190) 437 (171) 10012 (1024)
Abbreviations: IND VEL = independent of velocities, IND PER = independent of period, IND POS = independent of positions.