Table 2. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA results for the amateur, academy and professional sub-groups in the exploratory dataset.
| Amateurs (n = 64) | Academy (n = 80) | Professional (n = 21) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years from PHV (years) | 1.86 ± 0.60 | 1.77 ± 0.61 | 1.93 ± 0.64 | 0.478 |
| Height (cm) | 176.5 ± 6.7 | 176.9 ± 6.7 | 179.9 ± 7.1 | 0.154 |
| Body mass (kg) | 74.8 ± 12.1 | 74.0 ± 10.4 | 77.0 ± 9.5 | 0.509 |
| Sum of Skinfolds (mm) | 42.5 ± 15.4 | 38.8 ± 16.4 | 38.2 ± 11.9 | 0.284 |
| Vertical Jump (cm) | 39.6 ± 4.7 | 39.7 ± 5.9 | 40.0 ± 7.3 | 0.960 |
| Medicine Ball Throw (m) | 5.9 ± 0.7 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 0.412 |
| 10 m Sprint (s) | 1.86 ± 0.16 | 1.85 ± 0.16 | 1.78 ± 0.13 | 0.109 |
| 60 m Sprint (s) | 8.30 ± 0.46 | 8.15 ± 0.38 | 8.07 ± 0.24 | 0.023 |
| Agility 505 right (s) | 2.50 ± 0.16 | 2.47 ± 0.16 | 2.44 ± 0.17 | 0.297 |
| Agility 505 left (s) | 2.52 ± 0.12 | 2.51 ± 0.15 | 2.47 ± 0.14 | 0.439 |
| Estimated VO2max (ml.kg-1.min-1) | 49.3 ± 5.5 | 51.2 ± 4.2 | 51.7 ± 3.8 | 0.065 |