TABLE 2.
Descriptive characteristics of U16 soccer players (n = 23) by playing positions.
| Playing position | DF (n = 9) |
Mid (n = 6) |
WG (n = 4) |
FW (n = 4) |
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| Characteristic | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Age (years) | 15.5 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
| Height (cm) | 175.1 | 4.5 | 171.60 | 2/1 | 170.5 | 2.9 | 172.8 | 5.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.1 | 5.4 | 58.4 | 2.1 | 56.9 | 4.8 | 61.4 | 6.1 |
| Experience (years) | 6.2 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
| Sitting height (cm) | 93.4 | 2.5 | 92.2 | 1.2 | 91.4 | 2.2 | 92.6 | 1.8 |
| Body Fat (%) | 12.4 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 9.28 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 2.25 |
| ATL (AU) | 31810.9 | 812.1 | 32562.0 | 1683.7 | 32855.3 | 990.1 | 31201.3 | 967.6 |
| Maturation (years) | ||||||||
| PHV | 13.5 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
| Maturity offset | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
SD, standard deviation; Age at PHV, number of years the athlete is away from peak height velocity; DF, defenders; Mid, midfielders; WG, wingers; FW, forward; ATL, accumulated training load; AU, arbitrary unit.