mainly under 30

Looks OK to me.

If I would like to use majority instead of mainly, how would it fit into the sentence? Can it just replace mainly?

I would say for the first one "mainly players under 30" not "players mainly under 30" -- any one person is either under 30, or not, but not mainly under.

The majority of the players on our team are under 30. With 15 players on the team, at least 8 are under 30.

Our team is made up mainly of players under 30. With 15 players on the team, I'd expect that at leat 10 and maybe more a

The soccer team consists of players, the majority of which are under 30.

The majority of players in the soccer team are under 30.

" any one person is either under 30, or not, but not mainly under."

Thanks GG. Could you help me understand the quoted?

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If I am one person, I cannot be "mainly under 30." I am under 30. I am over 30. If I am 29, I am barely under 30. I suppose if I have replacement knees and hips, I am mainly over 30, with parts that are younger. Or if I have a heart transplant and the donor was 45, but I'm 28, I'm "mainly" under 30, with one small bit of me that is over 30.

Our team has players who are mainly under 30

LOL. It's really funny after learning the real meaning behind. I wonder how a native speaker would have reacted if I had said it. HAHA.

(EDIT: Optilang, do you read it the same way?)

The original sentence was

The soccer team consists of players mainly under 30.

I thought about The soccer team consists mainly of players under 30. I don't like consists mainly of players under ....... as the soccer team consists of players regardless of their age.

We are not referring to individuals, but a collective group, the majority of which is unde

Maybe it's a matter of style. Thanks Optilang and GG.