Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

	Under 12s		U14s		U16+
	M (n = 2)	F (n = 6)	M (n = 4)	F (n = 5)	M (n = 8)	F (n = 2)
Age (years)	12.0 ± 0.0	11.3 ± 0.5	13.3 ± 0.5	13.2 ± 0.4	17.6 ± 1.8	16.5 ± 0.7
Body mass (kg)	46.5 ± 14.8	47.8 ± 7.7	61.5 ± 14.0	51.1 ± 5.4	69.5 ± 6.0	65.9 ± 8.7
Height (m)	1.7 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	1.8 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.1

Values reported as means ± SD. M = Males, F = Females. U16+ consists of 1 x 15, 3 x 16, 1 x 17, 3 x 18, and 2 x 20-year-olds. Body mass data was self-reported. Significant differences between U12s and U16s, and U14s and U16s body mass (p < 0.05).