Table 1. Demographic information from the participants who took part in the study.
TENNIS PLAYERS | ||||||
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*Expert | #Recreational | |||||
N | Age | Height | N | Age | Height | |
U12 | 22 | 11.84 (1.12) | 1.60 (.11) | 14 | 11.58 (.81) | 1.59 (.07) |
U16 | 21 | 14.61 (.91) | 1.76 (.04) | 19 | 15.24 (1.32) | 1.69 (.05) |
+ 18 | 12 | 23.00 (6.18) | 1.81 (.04) | 18 | 22.67 (1.76) | 1.76 (.06) |
Data are provided as mean (standard deviation).
*The participants who were considered expert players were those who met the following criteria: i) they had been selected by the Spanish Tennis Federation; ii) they trained at least 4 times per week; iii) they played in national or international competitions.
# The participants who were considered recreational players were those who met the following criteria: i) they trained no more than 2 times per week; ii) they had not taken part in any national or international competition.
U12 = under 12 years old; U16 = under 16 years old; + 18 = older than 18 years old.