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