Table 2.
Quarterly distribution (n and %) for playing position by gender and competitive level.
| GEN | POS | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | χ2 | df | p | Vc | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||||
| M | Formative categories (U-19/U-21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GK | 4 | 13.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 11 | 36.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 3 | 10.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | 6.7 | 3 | 10.0 | 16.93 | 7 | 0.018 | 0.75 | |
| W | 6 | 11.1 | 15 | 27.8 | 8 | 14.8 | 6 | 11.1 | 10 | 18.5 | 5 | 9.3 | 2 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.7 | 19.19 | 7 | 0.008 | 0.60 | |
| L | 17 | 24.3 | 7 | 10.0 | 9 | 12.9 | 11 | 15.7 | 8 | 11.4 | 7 | 10.0 | 5 | 7.1 | 6 | 8.6 | 11.60 | 7 | 0.115 | 0.41 | |
| CB | 9 | 25.0 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 8.3 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 18.67 | 7 | 0.009 | 0.72 | |
| P | 10 | 26.3 | 9 | 23.7 | 6 | 15.8 | 3 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 5.3 | 6 | 15.8 | 11.74 | 6 | 0.068 | 0.56 | |
| Senior category | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GK | 5 | 27.8 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.33 | 2 | 0.115 | 0.49 | |
| W | 11 | 34.4 | 6 | 18.8 | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 21.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.75 | 3 | 0.626 | 0.23 | |
| L | 8 | 24.2 | 3 | 9.1 | 4 | 12.1 | 18 | 54.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.06 | 3 | 0.001 | 0.72 | |
| CB | 11 | 45.8 | 4 | 16.7 | 8 | 33.3 | 1 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.67 | 3 | 0.022 | 0.63 | |
| P | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25.0 | 12 | 50.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.00 | 2 | 0.223 | 0.35 | |
| W | Formative categories (U-18/U-20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GK | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 4 | 18.2 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 | 10.73 | 5 | 0.057 | 0.70 | |
| W | 5 | 11.9 | 9 | 21.4 | 9 | 21.4 | 7 | 16.7 | 2 | 4.8 | 3 | 7.1 | 5 | 11.9 | 2 | 4.8 | 10.95 | 7 | 0.141 | 0.51 | |
| L | 4 | 8.2 | 9 | 18.4 | 5 | 10.2 | 9 | 18.4 | 3 | 6.1 | 9 | 18.4 | 4 | 8.2 | 6 | 12.2 | 7.33 | 7 | 0.396 | 0.39 | |
| CB | 5 | 20.8 | 2 | 8.3 | 3 | 12.5 | 6 | 25.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 8.3 | 3 | 12.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 6.67 | 7 | 0.464 | 0.53 | |
| P | 2 | 9.1 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 1 | 04.5 | 2 | 9.1 | 6 | 27.3 | 3 | 13.6 | 5.36 | 6 | 0.498 | 0.49 | |
| Senior category | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GK | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.80 | 2 | 0.091 | 0.57 | |
| W | 11 | 34.4 | 14 | 43.8 | 2 | 6.3 | 5 | 15.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.25 | 3 | 0.010 | 0.59 | |
| L | 9 | 29.0 | 11 | 35.5 | 5 | 16.1 | 6 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.94 | 3 | 0.402 | 0.31 | |
| CB | 6 | 42.9 | 3 | 21.4 | 2 | 14.3 | 3 | 21.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.57 | 3 | 0.463 | 0.43 | |
| P | 6 | 28.6 | 5 | 23.8 | 2 | 9.5 | 8 | 38.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.57 | 3 | 0.312 | 0.41 | |
“GEN,” gender; “M,” men; “W,” women; “POS,” playing position; “GK,” goalkeeper; “W,” wing; “LB,” back; “CB,” centre-back; “P,” pivot; “Q1-Q4/Q8,” birth quarter; “χ2,” Chi square; “df,” degrees of freedom; “p,” level of significance; “Vc,” Cramer's V.