Table 1. Performance assessment for both, the RS
multi and RSS group, before and after six training sessions. Data are means (±SD).
| Variable |
RSmulti |
ES |
%-change |
RSS |
ES |
%-change |
| Pre- |
Post- |
Pre- |
Post- |
| Vertical jumping height, cm |
35.7 (7.1) |
34.9 (6.3) |
.11 |
- 2.1 |
32.0 (8.8) |
33.1 (9.1) |
.12 |
3.4 |
| Illinois Agility Test, s |
17.8 (.3) |
17.3 (.5)** |
1.13 |
- 2.8 |
18.2 (.9) |
17.8 (.6)* |
.55 |
- 2.4 |
| 20-m Sprint time, s |
3.26 (.15) |
3.27 (.14) |
.07 |
0.3 |
3.32 (.20) |
3.37 (.16) |
.28 |
1.5 |
| COD speed in response to a visual stimulus: Mean sprint times, s |
| Sprint 1-12 (overall) |
15.7 (1.5) |
14.3 (1.2) **† |
1.03 |
- 9.9 |
15.8 (1.2) |
15.4 (1.2) |
.28 |
- 2.2 |
| Sprint 1-4 (beginning) |
16.2 (1.3) |
14.4 (1.3)**† |
1.36 |
- 12.2 |
15.9 (.8) |
15.6 (.9) |
.42 |
- 2.2 |
| Sprint 5-8 (midsection) |
15.4 (.9) |
14.3 (.7)**† |
1.40 |
- 8.1 |
15.8 (1.1) |
15.6 (1.0) |
.23 |
- 1.6 |
| Sprint 9-12 (end) |
15.5 (1.2) |
14.1 (.8)**† |
1.25 |
- 9.4 |
15.5 (.8) |
15.1 (1.0) |
.43 |
- 2.6 |
| COD speed in response to a visual stimulus:Mean contact times [s] |
| Sprint 1-12 (overall) |
.263 (.097) |
.251 (.041) |
.15 |
- 4.6 |
.237 (.06) |
.216 (.047) |
.38 |
- 9.6 |
| Sprint 1-4 (beginning) |
.270 (.089) |
.253 (.037) |
.24 |
- 6.4 |
.226 (.040) |
.220 (.045) |
.14 |
- 2.7 |
| Sprint 5-8 (midsection) |
.262 (.100) |
.251 (.034) |
.15 |
- 4.5 |
.243 (.057) |
.212 (.041) |
.62 |
- 14.7 |
| Sprint 9-12 (endsection) |
.256 (.078) |
.249 (.030) |
.12 |
- 2.9 |
.241 (.059) |
.216 (.041) |
.50 |
- 11.6 |
COD, Change-of-direction; ES, Effect size; RS
multi, Repeated sprints with multi-directional change-of-direction movements; RSS, Repeated shuttle sprints.* < 0.05** < 0.01*** p < 0.001 compared with Pre-.† significant (p < 0.05) difference to the RSS group at the specific point of measurement
