External TL data for training duration, total distance and HSD in respect to mesocycles between player positions.

Abbreviations: (A) training duration; (B) total distance; (C) HSD; (CD), central defenders; (WD), wide defenders; (CM), central midfielders; (WM), wide midfielders; (ST), strikers. a denotes significant difference in CD versus WD, (b) denotes significant difference in WD versus WM, (c) denotes significant difference in WD versus ST, (d) denotes significant difference CM versus WM, all P < 0.05.