Table 3.
Physical fitness test data for LST and CODST according to age categories (U15, U17, U19). Data are presented as baseline adjusted mean values ± SDs and 90% confidence intervals at post.
| U15 LST (n = 9) |
U15 CODST (n = 9) |
U17 LST (n = 9) |
U17 CODST (n = 9) |
U19 LST (n = 9) |
U19 CODST (n = 9) |
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| POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | Difference (mean ± SD) [CI] | p values (Cohen’s d) | POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | Difference (mean ± SD) [CI] | p values (Cohen’s d) | POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | POST (mean ± SD) [CI] | Difference (mean ± SD) [CI] | p values (Cohen’s d) | |
| Variables | ||||||||||||
| MAS (Km.h−1) | 16.67 ± 0.22 [16.29–17.05] | 16.34 ± 0.23 [15.94–16.74] | 0.33 ± 0.90 [-2.51–1.05] | 0.314 (0.063) | 17.26 ± 0.19 [16.93–17.6] | 17.27 ± 0.19 [16.94–17.61] | 0.01 ± 0.52 [-0.29–0.80] | 0.976 (0.001) | 17.44 ± 0.11 [17.24–17.64] | 17.62 ± 0.11 [17.42–17.81] | 0.18 ± 1.16 [-1.23–0.61] | 0.300 (0.071) |
| CMJ (cm) | 30.68 ± 0.67 [29.5–31.85] | 30.78 ± 0.71 [29.54–32.03] | 0.10 ± 0.91 [-0.47–1.11] | 0.917 (0.001) | 34.72 ± 0.79 [33.32–36.11] | 37.89 ± 0.80 [36.5-39-29] | 3.17 ± 3.84 [-5.97 - (−0.53)] | 0.205 (0.310) | 38.30 ± 1.11 [36.09–40.10] | 39.1 ± 1.11 [37.40–41.41] | 0.80 ± 2.16 [-2.65–0.46] | 0.453 (0.038) |
| SP5 (s) | 1.15 ± 0.02 [1.12–1.19] | 1.14 ± 0.02 [1.1–1.18] | 0.01 ± 0.06 [-0.04–0.09] | 0.589 (0.019) | 1.31 ± 0.03 [1.01–1.1] | 1.057 ± 0.03 [0.99–1.08] | 0.25 ± 0.06 [-0.03–0.06] | 0.132 (0.145) | 1.11 ± 0.21 [1.07–1.14] | 1.08 ± 0.2 [1.04–1.12] | 0.03 ± 0.06 [-0.03–0.08] | 0.392 (0.049) |
| SP10 (s) | 2.25 ± 0.23 [2.14–2.36] | 2.14 ± 0.06 [2.02–2.25] | 0.11 ± 0.23 [-0.06–0.30] | 0.236 (0.087) | 2.07 ± 0.13 [1.8–1.9] | 1.79 ± 0.12 [1.79–1.89] | 0.28 ± 0.09 [-0.06–0.09] | 0.285 (0.076) | 1.85 ± 0.032 [1.79–1.90] | 1.84 ± 0.03 [1.78–1.90] | 0.01 ± 0.09 [-0.07–0.09] | 0.900 (0.001) |
| SPS5 (s) | 1.14 ± 0.01 [1.12–1.17] | 1.13 ± 0.01 [1.1–1.16] | 0.01 ± 0.06 [-0.02–0.05] | 0.516 (0.027) | 1.24 ± 0.14 [1.01–1.26] | 1.18 ± 0.14 [1–1.21] | 0.06 ± 0.11 [-0.08–0.112] | 0.826 (0.003) | 1.05 ± 0.03 [1.01–1.10] | 1.09 ± 0.02 [1.04–1.14] | 0.039 ± 0.11 [-0.12–0.04] | 0.337 (0.061) |
| SPS10 (s) | 2.15 ± 0.02 [2.11–2.2] | 2.15 ± 0.02 [2.1–2.19] | 0.01 ± 0.05 [-0.05–0.07] | 0.887 (0.001) | 2.28 ± 0.14 [2.03–2.35] | 1.97 ± 0.13 [1.89–2.15] | 0.31 ± 0.14 [-0.12–0.08] | 0.264 (0.083) | 2.07 ± 0.04 [2.00–2.14] | 2.07 ± 0.03 [2.00–2.14] | 0.00 ± 0.16 [-0.12–0.10] | 0.999 (0.039) |
CODST = change-of-direction sprint training; CMJ: counter movement jump; LST = linear sprint training, MAS: maximal aerobic speed; SP5: 5-m linear sprint; SP10: 10-m linear sprint; SPS5: 5-m slalom sprint; SPS10: 10-m slalom sprint.