Table 2
Means, standard deviations, means confidence limits (95%), comparisons and Cohen’s d and respective category of effect of groups for experience time, age, anthropometric characteristics, and performance parameters (G1: less experienced; G2 more experienced).
| G1, n = 24 | G2, n = 25 | t p-value | Cohen’s d Effect | |
| Experience time (years) | 4.7 ± 1.0 4.3 to 5.2 | 13.0 ± 6.7 10.2 to 15.7 | –6.0 <.001 | 1.7 large |
| Age (years) | 17.9 ± 5.7 15.4 to 20.3 | 26.5 ± 8.6 22.5 to 30.1 | –4.1 .001 | 1.8 large |
| Height (cm) | 180.0 ± 5.8 177.5 to 182.5 | 179.1 ± 5.8 177.5 to 182.5 | 0.51 .60 | 0.15 trivial |
| Arm span (cm) | 185.6 ± 5.2 183.4 to 187.8 | 185.0 ± 7.2 182.0 to 188.0 | 0.31 .75 | 0.09 trivial |
| Total body mass (kg) | 74.6 ± 8.2 71.1 to 78.1 | 81.0 ± 13.4 75.4 to 86.6 | –1.9 .05 | 0.82 moderate |
| Agility (s) | 3.8 ± 0.2 3.7 to 3.9 | 3.7 ± 0.3 3.5 to 3.8 | 1.61 .11 | 0.39 small |
| Throw speed (m∙s-1) | 17.8 ± 1.2 17.2 to 18.3 | 18.2 ± 1.6 17.5 to 18.9 | –1.0 .31 | 0.28 small |
| Vertical impulsion (cm) | 132.1 ± 10.9 127.4 to 136.7 | 141.0 ± 16.0 134.4 to 147.7 | –2.2 .027 | 0.65 moderate |
