Table 2. Physical characteristics of the professional soccer players at each of the eight test occasions. Results are expressed as mean (±SD).
|
Test occasion |
|
PPS1 |
EOS1 |
PPS2 |
MID2 |
EOS2 |
PPS3 |
MID3 |
EOS3 |
| Variable |
(n = 22) |
(n = 22) |
(n = 22) |
(n = 14) |
(n = 17) |
(n = 13) |
(n = 10) |
(n = 11) |
| Age (years) |
26 .0 (4.3) |
27 .0 (5.2) |
25.0 (3.1) |
24.0 (.05) |
25.0 (3.8) |
25.0 (3.4) |
24.0 (3.1) |
25.0 (3.2) |
| Stature (m) |
1.79 (.07) |
1.76 (.06) |
1.79 (.05) |
1.77 (.04) |
1.76 (.04) |
1.77 (.04) |
1.76 (.04) |
1.79 (.04) |
| Body mass (kg) |
81.3 (9.9) |
78.3 (9.1) |
81.0 (9.7) |
79.7 (5.3) |
77.8 (7.2) |
77.9 (4.3) |
78.2 (6.5) |
80.9 (5.1) |
| Fat (%) |
12.6 (3.0) |
11.6 (2.6) |
12.8 (3.0) |
11.6 (2.4) |
11.5 (2.9) |
11.8 (2.3) |
11.5 (2.2) |
11.1 (2.7) |
PPS1-3 = Prior to pre-season, MID 2-3 = Mid-season, EOS 1-3 = End of season.
