Table 2 Effects of age for anthropometrical, hormone profile, physical fitness, general perceptual motor skill, soccer skill and soccer-specific laboratory test variables.
|
|
Main Effect |
Between age groups (p<) |
|
|
F(2,33) |
p< |
η2 |
10y-12y |
12y-14y |
10y-14y |
| Anthropometrics |
Height (m) |
22.604 |
.001 |
.57 |
.01 |
.01 |
.001 |
|
Weight (kg) |
27.937 |
.001 |
.63 |
.01 |
.01 |
.001 |
|
Fat (%) |
1.203 |
ns. |
.07 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Muscle Mass (kg) |
30.866 |
.001 |
.65 |
.01 |
.001 |
.001 |
| Hormone Profile |
Testosterone (nmol/l) |
31.778 |
.001 |
.66 |
.001 |
.01 |
.001 |
| Physical Fitness |
10m (s) |
21.639 |
.001 |
.57 |
ns. |
.001 |
.001 |
|
Agility (s) |
14.023 |
.001 |
.46 |
.05 |
.05 |
.001 |
|
CMJ (cm) |
13.903 |
.001 |
.46 |
ns. |
.01 |
.001 |
| General Perceptual Motor Skills |
PAT (s) |
1.555 |
ns. |
.09 |
- |
- |
- |
|
EHF (times/30s) |
21.371 |
.001 |
.56 |
.001 |
ns. |
.001 |
| Soccer Skills |
Dribbling (s) |
12.102 |
.001 |
.42 |
ns. |
.01 |
.001 |
|
Passing (s) |
12.623 |
.001 |
.43 |
.05 |
.05 |
.001 |
|
∑ Skill (s) |
13.407 |
.001 |
.45 |
ns. |
.01 |
.001 |
| Soccer-Specific Laboratory Test |
Time (s) |
3.378 |
.05 |
.17 |
ns. |
ns. |
.05 |
|
Anticipation (s) |
15.012 |
.001 |
.48 |
ns. |
.01 |
.001 |
|
Dribbling (s) |
1.087 |
ns. |
.06 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Reaction (s) |
2.895 |
ns. |
.15 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Aiming (s) |
1.581 |
ns. |
.09 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Passing (s) |
11.402 |
.001 |
.41 |
.05 |
ns. |
.001 |
|
Accuracy (penalty pts.) |
2.504 |
ns. |
.15 |
- |
- |
- |
CMJ = counter movement jump, PAT = peripheral awareness, EHF = Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination
