Table 3. Relative age quarter distribution of total sample and separated for sex, type of sport and biological maturity status.
| Category |
Relative age quarter distribution |
Total (n) |
| First eligible year (1) |
Second eligible year (2) |
Third eligible year (3) |
| Q1(1) |
Q2(1) |
Q3(1) |
Q4(1) |
Q1(2) |
Q2(2) |
Q3(2) |
Q4(2) |
Q1(3) |
Q2(3) |
Q3(3) |
Q4(3) |
| [%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
[%] |
| Total sample |
Total |
13.8 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
10.5 |
9.8 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
572 |
| Male |
11.8 |
11.8 |
13.2 |
10.1 |
10.7 |
7.1 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
365 |
| Female |
17.4 |
12.1 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
207 |
| Type of sport |
Str-Rel |
14.5 |
14.9 |
10.5 |
7.4 |
12.2 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
296 |
| End-Rel |
13.2 |
6.9 |
9.8 |
14.4 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
8.6 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
174 |
| Tech-Rel |
12.7 |
11.8 |
14.7 |
12.7 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
9.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
5.9 |
102 |
| Biological Maturity Status |
Early |
4.9 |
8.2 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
8.3 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
6.6 |
61 |
| Normal |
12.4 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
12.0 |
6.6 |
8.5 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
258 |
| Late |
21.5 |
16.9 |
9.2 |
10.8 |
6.2 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
9.2 |
6.2 |
4.6 |
None |
None |
65 |
| NM |
16.0 |
12.2 |
11.2 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
188 |
Str-Rel = Strength-related; End-Rel = Endurance-related; Tech-Rel = Technique-related; NM = Not measured
