Table 1. Mean ± standard deviation for the movement demands of sub-elite male hockey players across playing positions. |
| Running metric |
Playing Positions |
All |
| Attackers |
Midfielders |
Defenders |
| Total time (min) |
50 ± 10 |
49 ± 10 |
61 ± 11 |
52 ± 11 |
| Total Distance (m) |
5977 ± 1158 |
5772 ± 947 |
6346 ± 1208 |
5986 ± 1105 |
| Relative Total Distance (m.min-1) |
120 ± 10 c |
120 ± 9 c |
105 ± 13 a,b |
116 ± 12 |
| LIA (0-8km.h-1) (m.min-1) |
42.3 ± 3.3 |
42.5 ± 4.6 |
44.5 ± 3.7 |
42.9 ± 4.0 |
| MIA (8.1-15.5 km.h-1) (m.min-1) |
53.1 ± 7.0 c |
55.5 ± 8.2 c |
45.0 ± 9.7 a,b |
52.1 ± 9.1 |
| HIA (> 15.6 km.h-1) (m.min-1) |
24.8 ± 6.0 b,c |
21.6 ± 5.1 a,c |
15.6 ± 6.7 b,c |
21.4 ± 6.8 |
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a = significantly different to attackers (p < 0.05), |
b = significantly different to midfielders (p < 0.05), |
c = significantly different to defenders (p < 0.05) |
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