Table 2 Acceleration-Speed profile variables values by playing position and microcycle day.

From: Effect of playing position and microcycle days on the acceleration speed profile of elite football players

 

FW (1)

CD (2)

WMF (3)

FB (4)

MF (5)

A0

MD-1

5.76 ± 1.01*

6.23 ± 0.85*

6.32 ± 0.88*

6.10 ± 0.78*

5.94 ± 1.03*

MD-2

5.80 ± 1.64*

7.27 ± 4.881,3,4,5*

6.17 ± 1.17*

5.73 ± 1.13*

6.15 ± 2.46*

MD-3

6.18 ± 0.72*

6.26 ± 0.70*

6.15 ± 0.59*

6.23 ± 0.46*

6.19 ± 0.61*

MD-4

6.08 ± 0.61*

6.37 ± 0.55*

6.62 ± 0.67*

6.22 ± 0.36*

6.16 ± 1.23*

MD-5

5.94 ± 0.81*

6.18 ± 0.40*

6.17 ± 0.79*

6.25 ± 0.75*

6.04 ± 0.86*

MD

8.31 ± 0.36

8.68 ± 0.63

8.34 ± 0.40

8.46 ± 0.64

8.26 ± 0.81

S0

MD-1

8.82 ± 2.00

8.15 ± 1.24

8.52 ± 0.85

8.69 ± 0.85

8.36 ± 0.79

MD-2

7.49 ± 3.645*

7.27 ± 1.975*

7.72 ± 1.375*

7.82 ± 1.515

5.66 ± 1.35*

MD-3

8.65 ± 0.79

8.63 ± 0.88

9.03 ± 0.75

9.04 ± 0.65

8.20 ± 0.89

MD-4

8.74 ± 0.63

8.80 ± 0.68

8.69 ± 0.67

8.84 ± 0.48

8.13 ± 0.99

MD-5

8.53 ± 1.13

8.50 ± 1.16

8.38 ± 0.86

8.45 ± 0.67

7.77 ± 0.60

MD

9.34 ± 0.52

9.34 ± 0.42

9.50 ± 0.34

9.22 ± 0.32

9.30 ± 0.85

ACCmax

MD-1

3.90 ± 0.57*

4.07 ± 0.50*

4.30 ± 0.591,5*

4.11 ± 0.54*

3.96 ± 0.53*

MD-2

3.28 ± 0.76*

3.63 ± 1.001,5*

3.93 ± 0.721,5*

3.80 ± 0.741,5*

3.27 ± 1.11*

MD-3

4.05 ± 0.43*

4.20 ± 0.53*

4.33 ± 0.36*

4.37 ± 0.36*

4.08 ± 0.38*

MD-4

4.23 ± 0.83*

4.32 ± 0.47*

4.45 ± 0.405*

4.38 ± 0.74*

4.01 ± 0.893*

MD-5

4.05 ± 0.35*

4.09 ± 0.66*

4.17 ± 0.59*

4.27 ± 0.31*

3.73 ± 0.45*

MD

5.10 ± 0.26

5.35 ± 0.483

4.78 ± 1.18

5.24 ± 0.44

5.10 ± 0.32

Smax

MD-1

7.22 ± 0.66*

6.99 ± 0.94*

7.24 ± 0.66*

7.45 ± 0.69*

7.25 ± 0.57*

MD-2

5.84 ± 1.25*

5.96 ± 1.43*

6.38 ± 1.131,5*

6.56 ± 1.151,2,5

5.67 ± 1.56*

MD-3

7.25 ± 0.70*

7.32 ± 0.67*

7.71 ± 0.6011,5*

7.84 ± 0.521,5

6.95 ± 0.71*

MD-4

7.32 ± 0.55*

7.32 ± 0.47*

7.43 ± 0.59*

7.67 ± 0.485*

7.03 ± 0.874*

MD-5

7.39 ± 0.79*

7.06 ± 1.02*

7.15 ± 0.71*

7.43 ± 0.44*

6.85 ± 0.58*

MD

8.35 ± 0.66

8.48 ± 0.40

8.82 ± 0.415

8.47 ± 0.37

7.96 ± 0.57

ASslope

MD-1

 − 0.68 ± 0.17

 − 0.79 ± 0.18

 − 0.76 ± 0.16

 − 0.71 ± 0.15

 − 0.72 ± 0.18

MD-2

 − 0.90 ± 0.442

 − 1.28 ± 1.79*

 − 0.83 ± 0.252,5

 − 0.77 ± 0.242,5

 − 1.06 ± 0.82

MD-3

 − 0.7 ± 0.12

 − 0.74 ± 0.13

 − 0.69 ± 0.11

 − 0.70 ± 0.09

 − 0.77 ± 0.16

MD-4

 − 0.70 ± 0.09

 − 0.73 ± 0.10

 − 0.77 ± 0.14

 − 0.71 ± 0.07

 − 0.76 ± 0.16

MD-5

 − 0.72 ± 0.19

 − 0.74 ± 0.10

 − 0.74 ± 0.09

 − 0.75 ± 0.14

 − 0.79 ± 0.16

MD

 − 0.89 ± 0.08

 − 0.93 ± 0.09

 − 0.88 ± 0.05

 − 0.92 ± 0.10

 − 0.90 ± 0.15

  1. Variables: A0 theoretical maximal acceleration, S0 theoretical maximal speed, ASslope − A0/S0, ACCmax maximal acceleration with an initial speed above 3 m/s and Smax maximal speed. MD matchday. FW forward, CD central defender, WMF wide-midfielder, FB full-back and MF midfielder. *Differences with MD (p < 0.05). 1Differences with FW (p < 0.05). 2Differences with CD (< 0.05) 3Differences with WMF (p < 0.05). 4Differences with FB (p < 0.05). 5Differences with MF (p < 0.05).
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