Table S1. Main playing position effects in absolute and relative training loads. CD FB CM WM FW CD FB CM WM FW AbsTD (m) RelTD (%) MD+2b p=0.036 ηp2=0.083, moderate 4665.2 ± 779.8 4438.5 ± 637.4 4202.4 ± 826.3 4996.2 ± 1086.5 § 4537.9 ± 670 p=0.003 ηp2=0.125, moderate 47 ± 7.7 § 43.2 ± 6.2 38.5 ± 7.5 44.9 ± 9 44.9 ± 7.8 MD-4a p=0.983 ηp2=0.003, small 6218.4 ± 881.9 6140.6 ± 756.7 6113.4 ± 1127.8 6115 ± 708 6074.5 ± 479.8 p=0.017 ηp2=0.097, moderate 62.7 ± 9.1 § 59.7 ± 6.2 56 ± 10.1 56.1 ± 6.3 60.2 ± 5.4 MD-4b p<0.001 ηp2=0.166, large 3101.1 ± 578.6 2895.6 ± 662.1 3304.4 ± 916.6 3804.4 ± 1021.5 *,# 3551.6 ± 543.3 # p=0.006 ηp2=0.114, moderate 31.2 ± 5.7 28.3 ± 6.9 30.2 ± 7.9 34.6 ± 8.8 # 35 ± 5.1 # MD-3a p=0.001 ηp2=0.139, moderate 5905.2 ± 870.8 6385.3 ± 909.6 6032.3 ± 1194.9 7062.2 ± 1065.4 *,§,¶ 6123.6 ± 877.9 p=0.055 ηp2=0.175, moderate 59.5 ± 8.6 62.2 ± 8.7 55.2 ± 10.4 63.6 ± 11.4 60.4 ± 8.8 MD-2 p=0.527 ηp2=0.027, small 5596.8 ± 1227 5659.8 ± 1032.3 5310.4 ± 942.6 5144.6 ± 1237.9 5723.9 ± 1101.8 p=0.023 ηp2=0.091, moderate 56.5 ± 12.6 55.1 ± 9.6 48.8 ± 9 48.1 ± 12.7 56.6 ± 11.6 MD-1 p=0.004 ηp2=0.122, moderate 4500.9 ± 540.9 4710.3 ± 824.5 5300.4 ± 889.4 *,# 4915.5 ± 795.1 4740.5 ± 574.4 p=0.570 ηp2=0.024, small 45.4 ± 5.8 45.9 ± 8.3 48.7 ± 8.8 45.1 ± 8.6 47 ± 7.5 AbsMSD (m) RelMSD (%) MD+2b p=0.040 ηp2=0.081, moderate 927.2 ± 155.5 874 ± 123 832.5 ± 168.6 979.9 ± 208.1 § 898.3 ± 132.9 p<0.001 ηp2=0.330, large 87.2 ± 20.8 #,§,† ,¶ 74.1 ± 13.5 §,†  60.4 ± 13.6 56.7 ± 12.8 63.1 ± 16.7 MD-4a p=0.899 ηp2=0.009, small 1212.9 ± 182.1 1176.5 ± 149.4 1170.4 ± 245.9 1178.6 ± 133.2 1175.4 ± 91.4 p<0.001 ηp2=0.389, large 114.8 ± 27.3 #,§,† ,¶ 99.4 ± 15 † ,¶ 85.5 ± 19.2 68.7 ± 10.6 82.2 ± 16.6 MD-4b p<0.001 ηp2=0.154, large 606.8 ± 121.6 566.9 ± 137.6 652.1 ± 193.7 744.8 ± 212.3 *,# 695.2 ± 103.1 p=0.008 ηp2=0.109, moderate 57 ± 14.3 48 ± 13 46.9 ± 12.6 43.8 ± 12.3 48.7 ± 12.4 MD-3a p=0.026 ηp2=0.090, moderate 1147.9 ± 160.9 1202.1 ± 164.4 1141.7 ± 240.9 1312.5 ± 194.1 * 1169.1 ± 175.1 p<0.001 ηp2=0.298, large 107.8 ± 22.3 §,† ,e 101.4 ± 16.2 §,† ,¶ 84.3 ± 17.9 76.7 ± 16.8 81.2 ± 17.6 MD-2 p=0.781 ηp2=0.015, small 1109.5 ± 221.6 1080.1 ± 225.6 1053.4 ± 182.2 962.1 ± 237.7 1101 ± 223.3 p<0.001 ηp2=0.146, moderate 99.8 ± 41.5 †  88.5 ± 26.1 †  76.2 ± 20.1 61.4 ± 21.6 75.5 ± 22.6 MD-1 p=0.002 ηp2=0.134, moderate 886.5 ± 99.9 919.5 ± 151.8 1041.6 ± 178.4 * 966.3 ± 150.1 935.5 ± 110.1 p<0.001 ηp2=0.192, large 83.7 ± 17.8 † ,¶ 78.1 ± 16.7 †  76.5 ± 18.9 †  58.3 ± 17.4 66 ± 17 AbsHSD (m) RelHSD (%) MD+2b p=0.017 ηp2=0.097, moderate 27.5 ± 26.1 62.7 ± 50.8 47.4 ± 95.7 92.1 ± 102.5 * 43.5 ± 22.4 p=0.557 ηp2=0.025, small 7.5 ± 7.1 11.9 ± 9.5 13.2 ± 27.6 13.4 ± 15.9 9.1 ± 4.9 MD-4a p<0.001 ηp2=0.147, moderate 119 ± 62.4 209.3 ± 65.9 * 184.6 ± 116.7 237.7 ± 98.5 * 175.7 ± 57.9 p=0.002 ηp2=0.137, moderate 31.9 ± 16.4 40.3 ± 13.4 63.7 ± 55.4 *,#,† ,¶ 36.6 ± 16.1 37.7 ± 15.7 MD-4b p=0.664 ηp2=0.020, small 56.3 ± 58.4 48.1 ± 56.7 35.9 ± 43.5 69.8 ± 89 68.7 ± 141.2 p=0.482 ηp2=0.029, small 15.1 ± 14.7 9.1 ± 9.9 9.3 ± 10.6 10.5 ± 14.6 15.4 ± 31 MD-3a p<0.001 ηp2=0.156, large 135.9 ± 104.1 265.8 ± 128.5 * 162.1 ± 131.9 339.6 ± 154.4 * 201.6 ± 113.7 p=0.162 ηp2=0.054, large 35.3 ± 25.9 55.3 ± 35.2 55.5 ± 57.3 49.5 ± 24.5 42.5 ± 25.9 MD-2 p=0.781 ηp2=0.015, small 146.1 ± 148.2 188.3 ± 122.6 89.5 ± 102.7 169.2 ± 147.8 147.2 ± 97.3 p=0.519 ηp2=0.027, small 47 ± 53.8 41 ± 35.4 30 ± 39.3 29.3 ± 27.6 35.1 ± 34.9 MD-1 p=0.132 ηp2=0.058, small 57.2 ± 57.3 93.5 ± 74.8 76.4 ± 53.8 79.9 ± 59.8 58 ± 41.3 p=0.025 ηp2=0.089, moderate 15.5 ± 15.4 18.8 ± 16 26.3 ± 23.2 11.9 ± 8.5 11.6 ± 8.4 AbsSPR (m) RelSPR (%) MD+2b p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large 1.1 ± 3.8 5.6 ± 6.3 *,§ 0.5 ± 2.1 4.4 ± 5.8 2.4 ± 4.4 p=0.401 ηp2=0.033, small 1.3 ± 5.7 2.5 ± 2.8 1 ± 4.6 2 ± 2.6 4.1 ± 9.5 MD-4a p=0.010 ηp2=0.105, moderate 34.9 ± 43.4 48.9 ± 31.6 33.5 ± 45.2 78.5 ± 58.1 *,§ 42.9 ± 36 p=0.169 ηp2=0.093, moderate 35.7 ± 44.1 24 ± 15.3 48.2 ± 45.9 39.7 ± 27.4 36.1 ± 43.6 MD-4b p=0.906 ηp2=0.009, small 10.7 ± 11.9 13 ± 32.9 10.9 ± 26.8 10.3 ± 16.7 6.7 ± 18.9 p=0.079 ηp2=0.068, moderate 9.7 ± 11.5 5 ± 11.7 18.6 ± 41.7 4.9 ± 9.1 7.3 ± 20.6 MD-3a p<0.001 ηp2=0.210, large 29.5 ± 38.6 79.3 ± 63.9 15.8 ± 19.4 159.9 ± 161.9 *,§ 76.3 ± 112.2 p=0.039 ηp2=0.081, moderate 25.5 ± 31.3 41.5 ± 37.9 34.8 ± 50.2 67.4 ± 63.8 44.3 ± 59 * MD-2 p<0.001 ηp2=0.226, large 11.4 ± 16.6 50.5 ± 47.9 *,§ 7.5 ± 13 31.4 ± 32.1 27.2 ± 28.2 p=0.020 ηp2=0.094, moderate 9.8 ± 13.3 23.4 ± 21.7 12.1 ± 21.1 15.5 ± 14.1 29.1 ± 37.3 * MD-1 p=0.096 ηp2=0.065, moderate 10.9 ± 23.9 18.8 ± 27.6 8.8 ± 13.3 4 ± 4.9 4.9 ± 15.3 p=0.140 ηp2=0.057, small 11.5 ± 26.7 9.3 ± 14.3 16.7 ± 28.3 1.5 ± 2.1 3.5 ± 10.8 AbsACC (n) RelACC (%) MD+2b p=0.152 ηp2=0.055, small 39.5 ± 25.3 46.7 ± 20.9 32.4 ± 21.1 39.7 ± 27.5 49.1 ± 23.8 p=0.126 ηp2=0.059, small 48.3 ± 27.6 47.2 ± 22.3 41.1 ± 27.4 34.5 ± 23 55.8 ± 22.5 MD-4a p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large 62.2 ± 15.5 62.6 ± 11.9 51 ± 14.1 77.8 ± 27.1 § 68.8 ± 24.2 § p=0.002 ηp2=0.132, moderate 78.9 ± 28.4 # 63.0 ± 13.4 65 ± 18.3 63.9 ± 17.4 81.3 ± 18.4 # MD-4b p=0.004 ηp2=0.121, moderate 36.5 ± 17.5 32.2 ± 8 36.2 ± 20.8 47.4 ± 10.5 # 47.1 ± 21.2 # p<0.001 ηp2=0.167, large 44 ± 16.6 32.4 ± 8.5 45.4 ± 24.7 42.4 ± 14.7 60.8 ± 33.2 # MD-3a p<0.001 ηp2=0.202, large 52.6 ± 14.6 71.1 ± 19.6 *,§ 52.7 ± 18.3 75.7 ± 23.9 *,§ 61.9 ± 23.3 p=0.563 ηp2=0.025, small 65.3 ± 18.6 70.8 ± 17.7 66.9 ± 23.3 63 ± 19.3 70.8 ± 12.1 MD-2 p=0.004 ηp2=0.123, moderate 56.3 ± 12.2 67.6 ± 178 § 48.9 ± 23.1 54.9 ± 16.3 54.9 ± 18.4 p=0.050 ηp2=0.077, moderate 71.9 ± 25.8 †  68.1 ± 19.4 61.5 ± 27.9 49.3 ± 19 69.2 ± 34.9 MD-1 p=0.024 ηp2=0.091, moderate 53.7 ± 12.4 57.7 ± 18.9 58.3 ± 13.2 68.5 ± 18.3 68 ± 26.9 p=0.002 ηp2=0.135, moderate 67.3 ± 19.5 58.3 ± 18.9 74.6 ± 19.7 56.4 ± 13.7 82.7 ± 40.3 #,†  AbsDEC (n) RelDEC (%) MD+2b p=0.168 ηp2=0.053, small 33.9 ± 21.1 41.7 ± 16.3 29.2 ± 20.3 31.9 ± 25.1 31.4 ± 16.4 p=0.138 ηp2=0.057, small 46.4 ± 27.1 42.5 ± 18.4 38.4 ± 28 29.2 ± 22.1 35.3 ± 16.6 MD-4a p<0.001 ηp2=0.247, large 46.9 ± 9.6 59.4 ± 13.5 *,§,¶ 41.3 ± 11.4 62.1 ± 14.8 *,§,¶ 45.7 ± 20.4 p=0.010 ηp2=0.106, moderate 67 ± 17.4 ¶ 59.9 ± 14.4 54 ± 16.2 58.3 ± 15.1 51.2 ± 16.4 MD-4b p<0.001 ηp2=0.175, large 26.3 ± 14.9 20.8 ± 7.6 24.2 ± 17.4 39.2 ± 15.4 *,#,¶ 28.2 ± 10.8 p<0.001 ηp2=0.158, large 35 ± 14.6 # 21.4 ± 8.3 31.6 ± 22.4 41.1 ± 19 # 31 ± 13.6 MD-3a p<0.001 ηp2=0.277, large 48.3 ± 11 64.9 ± 16.9 *,§,¶ 42 ± 14.6 68.3 ± 21.9 *,§,¶ 45.4 ± 21.8 p=0.151 ηp2=0.055, small 57.4 ± 22.8 57.4 ± 16.9 52.6 ± 30.5 68 ± 21.8 51.2 ± 30.3 MD-2 p<0.001 ηp2=0.193, large 47.6 ± 13.2 57.6 ± 16.3 §,†  38 ± 15.4 43 ± 16.8 40.5 ± 12.8 p<0.001 ηp2=0.188, large 68 ± 22.2 §,† ,¶ 58.6 ± 19 48.6 ± 18.6 43 ± 16.9 39.3 ± 22.8 MD-1 p<0.001 ηp2=0.198, large 43.3 ± 10.7 50.4 ± 11.1 44.5 ± 11 60.5 ± 13.1 *,§,¶ 43.2 ± 13.7 p=0.051 ηp2=0.076, moderate 61.1 ± 14.8 51.7 ± 14.9 57.9 ± 17 54.8 ± 12.7 49.1 ± 15.4