Research Article

The Main and Interactive Effects of Biological Maturity and Relative Age on Physical Performance in Elite Youth Soccer Players

Table 5

Summary of hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting change of direction (s) ability.

VariableModel 1Model 2
BSE BβBSE Bβ

Maturity status (MS)−0.080.02−0.34−0.140.07−0.63
Relative age (RA)−0.050.05−0.09−0.270.06−0.05
Interaction MS × RA0.070.070.32
R20.120.13
F for change in R25.293.83

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