Table 2. Changes in physical fitness parameters of soccer players and control subjects determined during two-soccer seasons (mean ± SD).
| Variables |
CMJ (cm) |
SqJ (cm) |
5J (cm) |
30m (s) |
YYIRT (m) |
VO2max (ml/kg/min) |
| Groups |
SP |
C |
SP |
C |
SP |
C |
SP |
C |
SP |
C |
SP |
C |
| T0-T1 |
3.18 ** |
0.89£ |
1.89 ** |
0.31£ |
1.35 ** |
0.43*£ |
-0.03 |
-0.03 |
769 ** |
21£ |
5.37 ** |
0.11£ |
| T1-T2 |
2.27** |
1.51*£ |
1.38* |
0.93£ |
0.38 |
0.40 |
-0.04 |
-0.01 |
355* |
89£ |
2.38* |
0.04£ |
| T2-T3 |
5.35 ** |
0.91£ |
3.40 ** |
0.69£ |
0.59* |
0.65* |
-0.16* |
-0.05£ |
235** |
79£ |
1.17* |
0.59£ |
| T3-T4 |
2.17 ** |
1.15£ |
0.37* |
0.49*£ |
1.28** |
0.57£ |
-0.05 |
-0.06 |
271 ** |
11£ |
1.86 ** |
0.63£ |
| T0-T4 |
12.66** |
3.78**£ |
6.98 ** |
1.43 **£ |
2.77 ** |
1.17**£ |
-0.29** |
-0.17**£ |
1119 ** |
179**£ |
8.47 ** |
1.41 **£ |
CMJ, countermovement jump; SqJ, squat jump; 5J, highest of five consecutive jumps; 30m, 30-m sprint; YYIRT, distance covered in the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test - Level 1; VO
2max, maximal oxygen consumption; SP, Soccer player; C, Controls; Significant differences in change between time points** p < 0.001. Significant differences in change between soccer players and control subjects £: p < 0.01* p < 0.01
