Table 1.

Descriptive results for each domain-related item (values are M±S.D.), discriminant function structure coefficients and tests of statistical significance.

					Discriminant Analysis
	Items	Novice	Intermediate	Experienced	Function 1	Function 2
Technical 4.14±0.81	Basic movements	3.99±0.88	3.92±0.87	3.57±1.21	0.24	−0.13
	Specific movements	4.28±0.73	4.28±0.78	4.06±1.05	0.15	−0.12
	Technique fundamentals	4.35±0.79	4.45±0.64	4.61±0.75	−0.20	0.02
	Basic defensive movements	3.78±1.09	4.24±0.84	4.06±0.94	−0.19	−0.38
Tactical 3.93±0.92	Small sided games	4.17±0.83	4.17±0.80	4.41±0.64	−0.17	0.14
	Offensive superiority games	4.02±0.90	4.27±0.76	3.90±0.96	0.06	−0.38
	Defensive superiority games	3.03±1.03	3.37±1.01	2.98±1.03	0.01	−0.39
	Match (5×5)	3.95±1.05	3.96±0.81	4.08±1.04	−0.07	0.06
	Offense	3.89±1.01	4.09±0.77	4.41±0.67	−0.35	0.02
	Defense	3.84±1.15	4.09±0.83	4.41±0.64	−0.35	−0.01
Physical 3.76±1.08	Conditioning	3.52±1.20	3.92±0.85	3.94±0.97	−0.25	−0.23
	Coordination	3.84±1.22	3.72±0.94	3.63±1.19	0.11	0.03
Drills 3.96±0.85	Opposition	3.73±0.91	3.89±0.76	4.18±0.78	−0.32	0.04
	Competition	3.89±0.78	4.08±0.83	4.45±0.68	−0.42	0.07
	Repetition	3.99±0.94	4.01±0.78	4.06±0.90	−0.05	0.01
	Execution speed	3.99±0.95	3.99±0.83	4.24±0.80	−0.16	0.14
	Execution technique	4.25±0.97	4.29±0.77	4.16±0.80	0.05	−0.10
	Length	3.82±0.74	3.53±0.78	3.73±0.73	0.09	0.37
	Timing	3.76±0.84	3.72±0.95	4.14±0.71	−0.24	0.26
	Decision-making	3.84±0.77	3.69±0.85	4.27±0.79	−0.28	0.45
	Space	4.16±0.79	4.11±0.80	4.20±0.71	−0.03	0.10
	Game	4.32±0.72	4.33±0.66	4.37±0.67	−0.04	0.01
	Enjoyment	3.98±1.09	3.24±1.18	2.69±1.03	0.68	0.19
			Wilks’ Lambda		0.58	0.84
			Chi-Square		108.5	34.5
			P		<0.001	<0.05
			Eigenvalue		0.45	0.19
			Relative percentage		70.5	29.5
			Canonical correlation		0.56	0.40