Figures & data
Table 1. Descriptive and positional group comparison for turning metrics.
Figure 1. Box and whisker plots for Total turns (panel a), Low turns (20–59°) (panel b), Medium turns (60–119°) (panel c) and High turns (120–180°) (panel d). FB: Full backs; CB: Centre back; WM: Wide midfield; CM: Central midfield.
![Figure 1. Box and whisker plots for Total turns (panel a), Low turns (20–59°) (panel b), Medium turns (60–119°) (panel c) and High turns (120–180°) (panel d). FB: Full backs; CB: Centre back; WM: Wide midfield; CM: Central midfield.](/cms/asset/78937f0d-a507-4598-9a3c-dee91dceb1a0/rjsp_a_2109355_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Box and whisker plots for turns with entry speeds <3.0 m/s (panel a), turns 3.0–5.5 m/s (panel b), turns 5.5–7.0 m/s (panel c) and turns >7.0 m/s (panel d). FB: Full backs; CB: Centre back; WM: Wide midfield; CM: Central midfield.
![Figure 2. Box and whisker plots for turns with entry speeds <3.0 m/s (panel a), turns 3.0–5.5 m/s (panel b), turns 5.5–7.0 m/s (panel c) and turns >7.0 m/s (panel d). FB: Full backs; CB: Centre back; WM: Wide midfield; CM: Central midfield.](/cms/asset/12dce3a6-4cef-473b-9755-fb822808d481/rjsp_a_2109355_f0002_b.gif)
Table 2. Proportion of turns by entry speed and angle across playing position groups.