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Table 3 Descriptive and comparative analysis of physical performance characteristics among the different playing positions

From: Comparisons of the anthropometric and physical characteristics of young elite Chinese male soccer players by age and playing position

Parameters

GK(N = 20)

CD(N = 41)

ED(N = 48)

CM(N = 44)

EM(N = 65)

FW(N = 20)

F

P

ESη2

5 m speed [s]

1.67 ± 0.10

1.64 ± 0.10

1.61 ± 0.11

1.63 ± 0.08

1.61 ± 0.08

1.64 ± 0.13

1.72

0.130

0.709

10 m speed [s]

2.64 ± 0.32

2.55 ± 0.287

2.69 ± 0.32

2.55 ± 0.26

2.59 ± 0.32

2.49 ± 0.22

1.83

0.108

0.755

20 m speed [s]

3.84 ± 0.16

3.76 ± 0.16

3.75 ± 0.22

3.80 ± 0.27

3.70 ± 0.16

3.71 ± 0.19

2.59

0.027

0.742

30 m speed [s]

5.13 ± 0.23

4.99 ± 0.24

4.97 ± 0.26

5.08 ± 0.25

4.95 ± 0.22

4.96 ± 0.24

2.90

0.015

0.811

CMJ [cm]

44.07 ± 5.27

42.64 ± 5.78

44.73 ± 5.92

41.58 ± 6.10

43.13 ± 5.50

43.58 ± 6.01

1.55

0.175

0.730

Single left jump [cm]

25.10 ± 3.81

24.88 ± 3.79

24.88 ± 4.12

23.40 ± 4.28

24.81 ± 4.63

25.25 ± 5.16

0.93

0.461

0.729

Single right jump [cm]

25.23 ± 3.96

24.66 ± 3.51

25.25 ± 4.24

23.78 ± 4.21

24.67 ± 4.27

25.37 ± 4.51

0.78

0.567

0.636

T-test [s]

11.39 ± 0.65

11.12 ± 0.74

10.92 ± 0.81

11.14 ± 0.90

11.18 ± 0.65

11.10 ± 0.71

1.32

0.256

0.669

YYIR test

1705.30 ± 668.002,3,4,5,6

2250.50 ± 557.901

2465.50 ± 483.601

2223.60 ± 537.501

2214.80 ± 480.401

2390.00 ± 438.001

6.17

<0.001

0.390

  1. GK: goalkeeper; CD: central defender; ED: external defender; CM: central midfielder; EM: external midfielder; FW: forward; BMI: body mass index; CMJ: countermovement jump; YYIR: Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test; ES: effect size; 1: p < 0.05 compared with GK 2: p < 0.05 compared with CD 3: p < 0.05 compared with ED 4: p < 0.05 compared with CM 5: p < 0.05 compared with EM 6: p < 0.05 compared with FW