Table 6.
Frequency of turning and swerving within a match performed by players of different positions. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Position
Striker (n=19)
Midfielder (n=18)
Defender (n=18)
All (n=55)
H
2
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
† pair of positions annotated is significantly different
Follow up Mann Whitney U tests:
* significantly different to both other positions