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. 2023 Mar 21;40(4):1097–1106. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2023.124844

TABLE 3.

Number of Sp21 and Sp24 performed according to different age groups depending on season phases

Variables Sp21 (nº/min.)
Sp24 (nº/min.)
Intercept (SE) DG DP Slope DG DP Intercept (SE) DG DP Slope DG DP
P1 G1 .32 (.01) bc 234 -.00 (.00) b .20 (.00) bc 234 -.00 (.00) b
G2 .29 (.01) ac 234 -.01 (.00)*** a 234 .18 (.01) ac 234 -.01 (.00)*** a 234
G3 .26 (.01) ab 234 -.01 (.00)** .15 (.01) ab 234 -.01 (.01)***

P2 G1 .34 (.01) bc 14 -.00 (.00) .21 (.00) bc 14 -.00 (.00)
G2 .31 (.01) ac 134 -.00 (.00) 1 .19 (.01) ac 14 -.00 (.00)* 1
G3 .27 (.01) ab 14 -.00 (.00) .16 (.01) ab 1 -.00 (.01)*

P3 G1 .36 (.01) bc 14 .00 (.00) .21 (.00) bc 1 .00 (.00)
G2 .29 (.01) ac 124 -.00 (.00) 1 .19 (.01) ac 14 -.01 (.00)*** a 1
G3 .27 (.01) ab 14 -.00 (.00)* .16 (.01) ab 1 -.00 (.01)***

P4 G1 .32 (.01) bc 123 -.00 (.00) .20 (.00) bc 12 -.00 (.00) b
G2 .30 (.01) ac 123 .00 (.00) c 1 .19 (.01) ac 123 -.00(.00)*** a 1
G3 .26 (.01) ab 123 -.01 (.00)** b .15 (.01) ab 1 -.01 (.01)***

Note. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.

SE = Standard Error; Sp21/min. = Sprints at very high intensity running covered per minute; Sp24/min. = Sprints at more than 24 km × h−1 covered per minute; G1 = 18–24 years old; G2 = 25–30 years old; G3 = 31–41 years old; P1 = Season Phase 1; P2 = Season Phase 2; P3 = Season Phase 3; P4 = Season Phase 4; a = significant differences compared with G1; b = significant differences compared with G2; c = significant differences compared with G3; 1, 2, 3 and 4 = significant differences compared with P1, P2, P3 and P4, respectively.