Table 3

Comparison between seasons of all the variables analysed.

n = 9	Sports seasons			Friedman test
n = 9	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	X²r	p
Body mass (kg)	70.6 ± 5.9	74.7 ± 6.5	78.3 ± 6.7	16.222	.0001
Height (cm)	171.6 ± 10.0	177.7 ± 8.2	179.9 ± 6.7	17.543	.0001
BM (m)	7.9 ± 1.6	8.9 ± 1.8*	9.8 ± 1.4†	16.222	.0001
SS (cm)	29.4 ± 3.9	31.4 ± 4.5	33.3 ± 4.2‡	3.486	.18
SCM (cm)	28.4 ± 3.6	30.3 ± 2.7*	34.1 ± 4.0†	11.556	.003
ABK (cm)	33.3 ± 4.2	33.5 ± 5.0	38.2 ± 3.1‡†	14.000	.001
MB: throwing medicine ball (3 kg); SJ: squat jump; CMJ: counter movement jump; ABK: Abalakov; *significant differences between the 13–14 and 14–15 seasons; † significant differences between the 14–15 and 15–16 seasons; ‡ significant differences between the 13–14 and 15–16 seasons. X²r: Friedman test statistic; p: significance value set at p < .05.