TABLE 1.
Demographic and aerobic capacity variables between the traditional warm-up (TWU) and small-sided soccer game (SSSG) warm-up groups.
| Variables | Overall (n = 20) |
TWU Group (n = 10) |
SSSG Group (n-10) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | ||||
| Age (years) | 19.3 ± 2.6 | 19.3 ± 2.4 | 19.3 ± 2.8 | 1.00 |
| Height (cm) | 162.3 ± 6.0 | 161.5 ± 4.6 | 163.1 ± 7.4 | 0.59 |
| Body mass (kg) | 60.6 ± 8.2 | 62.1 ± 8.5 | 59.1 ± 8.1 | 0.79 |
| Yo-Yo IR1 distance (m) | 908 ± 246 | 976 ± 202 | 840 ± 277 | 0.23 |
| VO2maxpredicted (ml/kg/min) | 44.0 ± 2.1 | 44.6 ± 1.6 | 43.5 ± 2.4 | 0.23 |
Note: p-values derived from separate independent t-tests showing groups to be similar across variables; abbreviations ordered alphabetically; SD: standard deviation; VO2maxpredicted: predicted VO2max; Yo-Yo IR1: Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1.