Table 1.
Means (±SD) in selected physical demands for quarters and playing positions.
Peak Velocity
(km·h
-1
)
Total distance covered (m)
Distance > 18 Km·h
-1
(m)
Player load (a.u.)
Accelerations > 2 m·s
-2
(counts)
Decelerations < 2 m·s
-2
(counts)
Jumps > 3 G
(counts)
Impacts > 8 G
(counts)
PLAYERS
(n = 13)
1Q
20.2 ± 1.6
†
83.1 ± 9.8
†
‡
§
3.9 ± 2.5
†
§
1.5 ± 0.2
†
‡
§
4.1 ± 1.2
†
‡
§
3.7 ± 1.2
†
‡
§
0.3 ± 0.2
†
§
1.4 ± 1.1
†
§
2Q
20.1 ± 1.5
*
71.6 ± 9.3
*
‡
3.0 ± 2.0
*
‡
1.3 ± 0.2
*
‡
§
3.4 ± 1.1
*
‡
3.1 ± 1.1
*
‡
0.2 ± 0.2
*
1.3 ± 1.0
*
3Q
20.2 ± 1.6
77.1 ± 9.1
*
†
§
3.5 ± 1.8
†
§
1.4 ± 0.2
*
†
§
3.7 ± 1.1
*
†
§
3.3 ± 1.1
*
†
§
0.3 ± 0.2
§
1.4 ± 1.0
§
4Q
20.2 ± 1.5
69.8 ± 9.5
*
‡
2.9 ± 1.9
*
‡
1.2 ± 0.2
*
†
‡
3.2 ± 1.1
*
‡
2.9 ± 1.2
*
‡
0.2 ± 0.2
*
‡
1.1 ± 0.9
*
‡
TOTAL
20.7 ± 1.5
72.4 ± 8.1
3.2 ± 1.2
1.3 ± 0.2
3.5 ± 1.0
3.1 ± 1.0
0.2 ± 0.1
1.3 ± 0.9
GUARD
(n = 7)
1Q
19.8 ± 1.3
84.2 ± 9.3
3.5 ± 1.9
1.5 ± 0.2
4.5 ± 1.0
3.8 ± 1.0
0.2 ± 0.2
1.3 ± 0.8
2Q
19.7 ± 1.1
73.0 ± 10.1
2.7 ± 1.7
1.3 ± 0.2
3.6 ± 1.0
3.2 ± 0.9
0.2 ± 0.2
1.1 ± 0.7
3Q
19.9 ± 1.2
78.3 ± 7.9
3.2 ± 1.5
1.4 ± 0.2
3.8 ± 0.7
3.4 ± 0.8
0.2 ± 0.2
1.3 ± 0.9
4Q
19.8 ± 1.3
72.1 ± 10.5
2.7 ± 1.6
1.2 ± 0.2
3.4 ± 1.0
3.1 ± 1.0
0.1 ± 0.2
1.0 ± 0.6
TOTAL
20.2 ± 1.2
¶
73.6 ± 8.6
¶
2.9 ± 1.1
1.3 ± 0.1
3.7 ± 0.9
3.3 ± 0.9
0.2 ± 0.1
¶
1.1 ± 0.6
FORWARD
(n = 3)
1Q
20.1 ± 1.6
84.6 ± 10.2
4.1 ± 3.0
1.4 ± 0.2
3.9 ± 1.2
3.4 ± 1.2
0.2 ± 0.1
1.1 ± 0.9
2Q
20.3 ± 1.5
72.6 ± 9.3
3.4 ± 2.3
1.2 ± 0.2
3.2 ± 1.0
2.9 ± 1.1
0.2 ± 0.1
1.0 ± 0.8
3Q
20.1 ± 1.4
78.2 ± 8.2
3.9 ± 2.2
1.3 ± 0.2
3.5 ± 1.1
3.0 ± 1.1
0.2 ± 0.2
1.0 ± 0.7
4Q
20.3 ± 1.5
68.4 ± 8.9
2.9 ± 1.9
1.1 ± 0.2
2.9 ± 1.0
2.5 ± 1.1
0.2 ± 0.1
0.8 ± 0.7
TOTAL
20.6 ± 1.3
73.5 ± 7.5
3.3 ± 1.3
1.2 ± 0.1
3.2 ± 0.9
2.8 ± 0.9
0.2 ± 0.1
0.9 ± 0.6
CENTER
(n = 3)
1Q
21.3 ± 1.8
78.6 ± 9.3
4.6 ± 2.8
1.6 ± 0.3
4.2 ± 1.6
3.8 ± 1.4
0.5 ± 0.3
2.3 ± 1.4
2Q
20.5 ± 1.9
66.7 ± 11.3
3.2 ± 2.0
1.3 ± 0.3
3.4 ± 1.3
3.1 ± 1.4
0.3 ± 0.2
2.1 ± 1.5
3Q
21.2 ± 2.1
73.0 ± 11.5
3.6 ± 1.8
1.4 ± 0.3
4.0 ± 1.5
3.5 ± 1.5
0.4 ± 0.3
2.1 ± 1.1
4Q
21.2 ± 1.2
66.4 ± 11.7
3.3 ± 2.2
1.3 ± 0.3
3.3 ± 1.4
3.0 ± 1.5
0.4 ± 0.2
2.1 ± 1.2
TOTAL
21.8 ± 1.7
||
68.2 ± 6.7
||
3.5 ± 1.3
1.3 ± 0.2
3.6 ± 1.3
3.3 ± 1.3
0.4 ± 0.2
||
2.2 ± 1.2
1Q is first quarter, 2Q is second quarter, 3Q is third quarter and 4Q is fourth quarter. Significant differences (SD) are shown as follows:
* = SD with 1Q;
† = SD with 2Q;
‡ = SD with 3Q;
§ = SD with 4Q;
|| = SD with guard;
** = SD with forward;
¶ = SD with center.