Table 4
Descriptive and two-way ANOVA results of the analyzed variables
| Age group | Quarter | Shifts (n) | Playing time (s) | Shifts/time ratio (n·min-1) |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| U14 | Q1 | 2.03 ± 1.59 | 31.6 ± 27.0 | 4.52 ± 2.65 |
| Q2 | 2.16 ± 1.62 | 30.2 ± 23.9 | 4.86 ± 1.93 | |
| Q3 | 2.48 ± 2.09 | 34.7 ± 27.3 | 4.52 ± 1.71 | |
| Q4 | 1.96 ± 1.46 | 27.8 ± 21.1 | 4.78 ± 2.30 | |
| U16 | Q1 | 2.59 ± 2.48 | 41.1 ± 35.6 | 4.05 ± 1.94 |
| Q2 | 2.81 ± 2.04 | 43.9 ± 33.7 | 4.21 ± 2.03 | |
| Q3 | 2.65 ± 1.78 | 40.5 ± 30.3 | 4.56 ± 2.17 | |
| Q4 | 2.42 ± 1.53 | 38.6 ± 26.5 | 4.37 ± 2.19 | |
| U18 | Q1 | 1.99 ± 1.49 | 30.2 ± 22.4 | 4.37 ± 2.08 |
| Q2 | 1.84 ± 1.29 | 28.4 ± 22.2 | 4.47 ± 2.06 | |
| Q3 | 1.86 ± 1.27 | 27.9 ± 19.5 | 4.47 ± 2.10 | |
| Q4 | 1.92 ± 1.42 | 29.5 ± 22.2 | 4.28 ± 1.67 | |
| Senior | Q1 | 2.23 ± 1.57 | 34.7 ± 26.9 | 4.32 ± 1.73 |
| Q2 | 2.14 ± 1.64 | 34.2 ± 26.0 | 4.19 ± 1.81 | |
| Q3 | 2.18 ± 1.87 | 34.3 ± 26.3 | 4.02 ± 1.80 | |
| Q4 | 1.95 ± 1.67 | 29.4 ± 25.1 | 4.48 ± 2.26 | |
| p (η2) | Age group | < .001 (.02) | < .001 (.02) | < .001 (< .01) |
| Quarter | .11 (< .01) | .31 (< .01) | .53 (< .01) | |
| Age group: Quarter | .21 (<.01) | .35 (< .01) | .85 (< .01) | |
| Note.Significant differences (p <.05) are displayed in bold. | ||||
