Table 5. Means, adjusted means controlling for chronological age, results of ANCOVA, effect sizes, chances of benefit for differences and qualitative inference between elite (n = 18) and non-elite (n = 22) goalkeepers.
Elite
Non-elite
ANCOVA
ES
Magnitude
SWD (%)
% Chances B / T / H
Qinfer
Mean (SD)
AdjM
SE
Mean (SD)
AdjM
SE
F
p
S-Keeper
Right (s)
2.10 (.18
2.054
.038
2.04 (.19)
2.078
.034
.202
.656
.287
Small
.011(.51%)
36.7 / 51.9 / 11.4
Unclear
Left (s)
2.06 (.16)
2.013
.033
2.09 (.18)
2.127
.030
6.111
.018
.219
Small
.007(.35%)
.2 / 99.8 / .0
MLT
LS-Keeper
Right (s)
4.67 (.41)
4.581
.100
4.64 (.45)
4.717
.090
.948
.337
.057
Trivial
.005(.11%)
.0 / 100.0 / .0
MLT
Left (s)
4.60 (.35)
4.508
.097
4.75 (.51)
4.821
.088
5.322
.027
.329
Moderate
.029(.62%)
11.5 / 88.5 / .0
LT
AdjM= Adjusted mean; ES = Cohens’d effect size; SWD = Smallest worthwhile difference; B / T / H = Beneficial / Trivial / Harmful; Qinfer = Qualitative inference; MLT= Most likely Tivial; LT = Likely trivial.