Figure 1. Maximum strength (squat 1 RM, kg – panel A), counter movement jump height (cm – panel B) and 20 m sprint speed (m·s- panel C) pre- and post-training for the control (CG), maximal power (MPG), and traditional periodization (TG) groups, at the instants 0-wk (pre-training), 3-wk, 6-wk, and 9-wk (post-training) (Mean ± SD). *, # and †  - p≤0.05 compared to the control group at the same time point.