Table 6 Typical frequency of training (combat sports and other sessions) with a competition coming up: differences according to current primary sports and current level of competition

Current primary sport:

F(6, 290)

(1)= 6.21, p< .01; (2)= 4.31, p <.01.

MMA

30

6.37^a

2.03

3.23

2.24

MT/KB

46

6.02^b

2.40

3.28

1.97

Boxing

61

5.55

2.30

3.75

1.94

BJJ

58

5.21^c

1.46

2.72^a

1.54

Wrestling

43

5.98^d

2.87

4.42^a

2.50

Judo

26

4.15^abd

1.62

2.73

1.73

TSS

34

3.91^abcd

1.22

2.56^a

2.72

Current level of competition: F (2, 294)

(1)= 1.85, p= .16; (2)= 0.95, p= .39.

Amateur

115

5.30

1.84

3.33

2.13

Regional/State

99

5.17

2.11

3.08

1.83

Elite

84

5.81

3.10

3.51

2.51