Table 3. Leg mass characteristics of the kicking limb for accurate and inaccurate kickers (expressed in absolute and relative (to body mass) quantities). Values are expressed as mean (±SD).
|
|
Accurate |
Inaccurate |
Effect (d) |
Absolute Mass |
Lean (g) |
11913 (1170) |
11806 (1720) |
.07 |
Fat (g) |
1764(483) |
3017 (1179) ** |
1.39 b |
Total (g) |
14281 (1496) |
15461 (2567) |
.56 d |
Relative Mass |
Lean (g) |
14.8 (.7) |
13.4 (1.1) ** |
1.46 b |
Fat (g) |
2.2 (.5) |
3.4 (1.0) ** |
1.50 b |
Total (g) |
17.7 (.5) |
17.5 (.8) |
.30 d |
Playing experience = total playing experience in years; Sig. = significance level; Effect = effect size; PPM = correlation coefficient between mass and kicking accuracy** = statistical significance (α ≤ 0.01)* = statistical significance (α ≤ 0.05)a = very large effect (d ≥ 2.0)b = large effect (d ≥ 0.2).c = moderate effect (d ≥ 0.6)d = small effect (d ≥ 0.2).