Table 1 Characteristics of players by skill quintiles and results of the multiple analysis of covariance, with age as the covariate, among skill groups.
| Composite skill quintile | n | Skill score* | Age (years) | Experience (years) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | Sprint (s) | Vertical jump (cm) | Endurance run (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | 14 | 4.34 (2.03) | 14.5 (0.6) | 5.1 (1.7) | 168.6 (9.6) | 57.0 (9.3) | 4.75 (0.23) | 30.8 (4.9) | 2983 (561) |
| High | 14 | 1.28 (0.81) | 14.2 (0.6) | 4.1 (1.8) | 169.6 (9.7) | 59.8 (9.5) | 4.89 (0.27) | 30.2 (3.9) | 2394 (649) |
| Middle | 13 | −0.50 (0.46) | 14.4 (0.6) | 4.7 (1.9) | 167.0 (10.2) | 55.7 (10.6) | 4.82 (0.34) | 30.2 (5.5) | 2591 (494) |
| Low | 14 | −1.65 (0.29) | 14.1 (0.6) | 4.8 (1.3) | 167.8 (5.6) | 55.7 (7.2) | 4.92 (0.28) | 27.8 (4.6) | 2291 (546) |
| Lowest | 14 | −3.52 (1.21) | 14.0 (0.6) | 3.8 (2.1) | 166.0 (8.5) | 55.1 (9.2) | 5.00 (0.34) | 27.8 (3.9) | 2094 (794) |
| F | 1.36 | 0.73 | 1.30 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 2.64 | |||
| p Value | 0.259 | 0.574 | 0.278 | 0.754 | 0.681 | 0.042 |
Values are mean (SD).
*Sum of z scores for the six skill tests.