Table 3 Means (M), standard deviations (SD) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for indicators of volume and intensity (per unit playing time) of effort by player position (forwards, defenders) during U16 Hockey5s matches, and results of the linear mixed model analysis and estimated effect sizes (ηp2).
Forwards (n = 33) | Defenders (n = 43) | F | P | ηp2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | 95%CI | M | SD | 95%CI | ||||||
Volume | |||||||||||
Total time, min | 15.6 | 2.1 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 0.01 | 0.987 | 0.001 |
Distance total, m | 2148 | 265.0 | 2054 | 2242 | 2134 | 359.2 | 2023 | 2244 | 0.01 | 0.993 | 0.001 |
Sprint distance, m | 16.7 | 15.7 | 11.1 | 22.2 | 25.5 | 15.8 | 20.7 | 30.4 | 0.84 | 0.401 | 0.139 |
HMLD, m | 750 | 104.2 | 713 | 787 | 713 | 160.5 | 664 | 763 | 1.36 | 0.292 | 0.199 |
Intensity | |||||||||||
RTD, m min−1 | 140.3 | 18.5 | 133.7 | 146.9 | 136.7 | 13.5 | 132.6 | 140.9 | 0.09 | 0.774 | 0.015 |
RSD, m min−1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.72 | 0.435 | 0.123 |
RHMLD, m min−1 | 48.9 | 8.7 | 45.8 | 52.0 | 46.2 | 8.7 | 43.5 | 48.9 | 1.02 | 0.357 | 0.159 |
Speedmax, km h−1 | 24.9 | 1.8 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 1.5 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 0.40 | 0.552 | 0.072 |
Speedave, km h−1 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.03 | 0.881 | 0.005 |
