Table 3 Changes in fitness characteristics among injured and non-injured players (* p<0.05 for between group differences).
Fitness characteristics | Injured (n=17) | Non-injured (n=14) | ||||
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Pre | Post | Effect size | Pre | Post | Effect size | |
VO 2 max (ml/min/kg) | 58.1±2.3 | 58.3±3.4 | 0.16 | 54.7±3.2 | 60.2±3.3* | 0.99 |
Vertical jump (cm) | 39.4±2.6 | 38.5±2.8 | 0.25 | 36.8±3.9 | 36.5±3.5 | 0.12 |
Flexibility (cm) | 51.8±4.9 | 51.8±4.2 | 0.10 | 45.6±5.7 | 46.5±4.7 | 0.04 |
Ideal sprint time (sec) | 23.0±1.5 | 24.0±0.8 | 0.63 | 22.9±1.4 | 23.6±0.7 | 0.44 |
Total sprint time (sec) | 23.7±1.2 | 24.5±0.8 | 0.51 | 23.5±1.5 | 24.1±0.8 | 0.32 |
RST Performance decrement (%) | 3.2±1.5 | 2.2±0.9 | 0.51 | 2.4±0.8 | 2.2±0.6 | 0.33 |