Table 1

Wheelchair basketball player characteristics. Results are in means ± SD.

1 (1.0 and 1.5) (n = 4)2 (2.0 and 2.5) (n = 5) 3 (3.0 and 3.5) (n = 4)4 (4.0 and 4.5) (n = 3)
Age (years)23.3 ± 4.529.2 ± 5.621.0 ± 2.930.3 ± 5.1
Total mass (body mass + wheelchair mass) (kg)63.3 ± 8.066.8 ± 12.778.3 ± 16.993.1 ± 9.2
WB training experience (years)3.8 ± 1.011.6 ± 2.9**##
(ES = 2.79 and 3.59, very large)
4.3 ± 2.511.0 ± 3.5*# 
(ES = 2.69 and 2.20, very large)
Note: IWBF = International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. ES = Cohen’s d effect size. * and ** Significantly different from group 1 at a p < .05 and p < .01 level, respectively. # and ## Significantly different from group 3 at a p < .05 and p < .01 level, respectively.