TABLE 1.

Sample characterization [Mean (SD)].

Variables	CG (n = 10) mean (SD)	IG (n = 14) mean (SD)	p
Age (years)	13.00 (1.49)	12.43 (1.45)	0.357
Weight (kg)	43.09 (9.48)	38.21 (4.38)	0.156
Height (m)	1.53 (0.11)	1.51 (0.07)	0.487
BMI (kg/m2)	18.05 (2.46)	16.77 (1.02)	0.148
HPO (cm)	0.36 (0.07)	0.39 (0.07)	0.348
Years of practice	5.00 (1.83)	6.50 (3.52)	0.189
Hours/training/week	28.50 (3.37)	27.93 (5.14)	0.762

p ≤ 0.05, independent measures t-test; pretest between groups.

CG, control group; IG, intervention group; BMI, body mass index; HPO, height of push-off; SD, standard deviation.