Table 3. Mean and standard deviation (SD) of baseline and post-intervention physical fitness values for four groups.
SSG+HIIT (n = 14) SSG (n = 14) HIIT (n = 14) Control (n = 15)
CMJ (cm)
Baseline 22.6 ± 2.1 22.9 ± 2.3 22.7 ± 2.3 21.9 ± 1.5
Post-intervention 23.2 ± 1.9 23.4 ± 2.2 23.3 ± 2.1 21.7 ± 1.5
p-value and ES (post-pre) *p < 0.001; d = 0.300 *p < 0.001; d = 0.222 *p < 0.001; d = 0.273 *p = 0.029; d = -0.133
BJ (cm)
Baseline 148.9 ± 7.9 146.7 ± 7.2 149.4 ± 7.2 147.9 ± 6.5
Post-intervention 152.0 ± 7.3 150.4 ± 8.3 153.2 ± 8.7 147.5 ± 6.7
p-value and ES (post-pre) *p < 0.001; d = 0.408 *p < 0.001; d = 0.477 *p < 0.001; d = 0.478 p = 0.626; d = -0.061
5-0-5 COD deficit (s)
Baseline 0.78 ± 0.15 0.76 ± 0.15 0.82 ± 0.17 0.84 ± 0.15
Post-intervention 0.62 ± 0.16 0.62 ± 0.15 0.68 ± 0.15 0.84 ± 0.16#,@,$
p-value and ES (post-pre) *p < 0.001; d = -1.032 *p < 0.001; d = -0.933 *p < 0.001; d = -0.875 p = 0.921; d = 0.000
MSFT (m)
Baseline 572.1 ± 131.4 553.6 ± 118.2 557.9 ± 147.7 548.0 ± 88.1
Post-intervention 687.9 ± 133.8 676.4 ± 119.5 637.9 ± 130.8 521.3 ± 79.8#,@
p-value and ES (post-pre) *p < 0.001; d = 0.873 *p < 0.001; d = 1.033 *p < 0.001; d = 0.575 *p < 0.001; d = -0.318
¶: significant different (p<0.05) from the control group.#: significant (p<0.05) different from SSG+HIIT;@: significant (p<0.05) different from SSG;$: significant (p<0.05) different from the HIIT;ES: effect size; SSG+HIIT: combined small-sided games and high-intensity interval training; SSG: small-sided games; HIIT: high-intensity interval training; CMJ: countermovement jump; BJ: broad jump; COD: change-of-direction; MSFT: multistage fitness test;*: significant within-group differences at p<0.05;