Table 3.
Category / sport level differences in training variables by gender.
| Category / Sport level | RPE | Training days | Training hours | Sleep hours | Sleep quality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
| MEN | Professional players | 5.21 | 2.02 | 5.63 | 0.71 | 10.71 | 6.87 | 7.96 | 1.12 | 6.04 | 2.14 |
| Second male division B | 4.82 | 2.24 | 5.03 | 1.26 | 5.94b | 2.85 | 8.06 | 1.27 | 5.79 | 2.87 | |
| Third male division | 4.75 | 2.48 | 4.91 | 1.53 | 6.66b | 3.84 | 7.94 | 1.17 | 5.88 | 2.70 | |
| First regional male division or lesser | 3.17 | 1.99 | 3.92a | 1.38 | 5.58b | 2.31 | 8.08 | 1.08 | 6.33 | 2.64 | |
| International leagues | 3.92 | 1.89 | 4.15 | 1.72 | 6.31b | 2.21 | 8.00 | 0.71 | 5.23 | 1.96 | |
| Total men | 4.64 | 2.31 | 4.91 | 1.44 | 7.03 | 4.38 | 7.99 | 1.14 | 5.87 | 2.57 | |
| WOMEN | First female division (Liga Iberdrola) | 6.53 | 2.33 | 5.53 | 0.64 | 9.20 | 4.21 | 7.33 | 1.23 | 4.73 | 2.15 |
| First female division B (Reto Iberdrola) | 2.67c | 2.25 | 4.00d | 2.00 | 8.17 | 5.00 | 7.17 | 1.17 | 2.50 | 2.26 | |
| First national female division | 3.50 | 2.08 | 4.00 | 1.41 | 7.25 | 3.59 | 8.75 | 0.50 | 5.50 | 1.73 | |
| Total women | 5.12 | 2.82 | 4.92 | 1.38 | 8.64 | 4.21 | 7.52 | 1.23 | 4.32 | 2.30 | |
NOTES: a = significance differences with men professionals’ players in training days; b = significance differences with men professionals’ players in training hours; c = significance differences with Liga Iberdrola women players in RPE; d = significance differences with Liga Iberdrola women players in training days. Significant differences are in bold letters.