n | Age began training (1) | Age began competing (2) | ||||
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M | SD | M | SD | |||
Current primary sport: F(6, 290) (1)= 5.70, p< .01; (2)= 8.44, p< .01. | MMA | 30 | 15.73 | 6.74 | 18.43a | 5.84 |
MT/KB | 46 | 17.04a | 6.58 | 19.91a | 7.46 | |
Boxing | 61 | 16.92a | 6.64 | 19.79a | 6.55 | |
BJJ | 58 | 17.91a | 8.13 | 20.47a | 7.46 | |
Wrestling | 43 | 11.65a | 8.85 | 12.65a | 8.85 | |
Judo | 26 | 13.58 | 6.98 | 15.65 | 6.49 | |
TSS | 34 | 13.38 | 6.19 | 16.74a | 5.49 | |
Current level of competition: F(2, 294) (1)= 6.25, p <.01; (2)= 5.75, p< .01. | Amateur | 115 | 17.23a | 6.42 | 19.62a | 6.71 |
Regional/state | 99 | 15.14 | 8.21 | 17.84 | 8.08 | |
Elite | 84 | 13.75a | 7.75 | 16.20a | 7.45 |