Table 1 Descriptive statistics (all in given in mean ± SD) of anthropometry and statistical differences from 3 groups of soccer players from different maturity groups

Experience (years)

7.97 ± 0.53

9.72 ± 0.73†

13.01 ± 1.37†

10.5 ± 2.31

Age (years)

11.47 ± 0.53

13.22 ± 0.73†

16.51 ± 1.37†

14 ± 1.91

Maturity offset (years)

-1.71 ± 0.42

0.08 ± 0.54†

2.58 ± 1.03†

0.49 ± 1.91

Height (cm)

151.86 ± 6.97

165.92 ± 5.78†

177.2 ± 5.38†

166.5 ± 11.45

Lower limb length (cm)

78.20 ± 2.90

83.53 ± 3.66†

89.93 ± 4.29†

84.5 ± 6.03

body mass (kg)

42.38 ± 6.66

54.48 ± 7.78†

69.6 ± 7.33†

56.72 ± 12.3

BMI (kg/m2)

18.36 ± 2.21

19.77 ± 2.39†

22.19 ± 2.22†

20.22 ± 2.75

Body Fat (%)

12.31 ± 1.1

14.21 ± 2.01†

13.42 ± 2.67†

13.41 ± 2.18

Lear mass (kg)

36.99 ± 5.48

46.72 ± 6.26†

60.19 ± 5.65†

49.19 ± 11.07