Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the youth academy players.
| Age Groups | Total Players | Age (years, SD) |
Stature (cm, SD) |
Body Mass (kg, SD) |
BMI (kg/m2, SD) | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-12 | 15 | 11.8 (0.4) | 148.1 (7,1) | 42.1 (5.5) | 19.2 (1.9) | Kreisklasse A |
| U-13 | 18 | 12.7 (0.5) | 156.7 (7.2) | 44.7 (6.1) | 18.2 (1.8) | Landesliga Rhein-Neckar |
| U-14 | 20 | 13.5 (0.5) | 161.4 (7.0) | 48.3 (5.9) | 18.5 (1.8) | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
| U-15 | 21 | 14.6 (0.5) | 168.5 (7.3) | 55.4 (6.1) | 19.5 (2.0) | Regionalliga Süd |
| U-16 | 22 | 15.7 (0.5) | 173.8 (6.4) | 62.5 (6.2) | 20.7 (1.7) | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
| U-17 | 21 | 16.6 (0.5) | 176.7 (5.2) | 69.8 (6.7) | 22.4 (1.6) | Bundesliga |
| U-19 | 21 | 18.0 (0.8) | 181.7 (7.8) | 75.1 (7.5) | 22.7 (2.1) | Bundesliga |
| All Teams | 138 | 14.9 (2.1) | 166.7 (6.9) | 56.8 (6.3) | 20.4 (1.8) |