Table 1.Characteristics of the football players by competition level. Data are means (ąSD).

Competition Level

Age
(yrs)

Weight
(kg)

Height
(m)

Training (hours·week-1)

1st national (n = 19)

26 (3)

72.7 (5.5)

1.77 (5.6)

12

2nd national (n = 17)

24 (2)

70.4 (6.1)

1.76 (4.4)

10

1st regional (n = 30)

29 (5)

76.5 (8.2)

1.73 (4.3)

10

Sub 16 years (n =14)

16 (0)

60.7 (4.4)

1.70 (3.9)

10

Sub 14 years (n= 32)

14 (0)

55.1 (5.3)

1.66 (5.9)

8

Sub 12 years (n = 24)

12 (0)

46.8 (5.7)

1.50 (6.0)

4.5