TABLE 1.

Participants’ anthropometric characteristics by player’s maturity status.

	Pre-PHV (n = 20)	Post- PHV (n = 20)	Total (n = 40)
Experience (years)	2.4 ± 0.5	7.4 ± 1.1**	4.9 ± 2.7
Age (years)	10.9 ± 0.4	17.5 ± 0.3**	14.2 ± 3.3
Maturity offset (years)	−1.4 ± 0.3	3.2 ± 0.5**	0.8 ± 2.4
Height (cm)	164.9 ± 4.8	176.8 ± 6.5**	170.9 ± 8.2
Body mass (Kg)	54.6 ± 5.9	67.1 ± 7.5**	60.9 ± 9.2
BMI (Kg.m–2)	20.1 ± 1.9*	21.4 ± 1.9	20.7 ± 2.0
Body fat (%)	10.1 ± 2.0**	12.4 ± 2.6	11.2 ± 2.6

Significant difference: *: p < 0.005; **: p < 0.001. Values are means and standard deviations (SD), BMI, body mass index; PHV, peak height velocity.